Moroccan boy trapped in well dies before rescue
A small boy trapped in a well in northern Moroccan for five days died before rescuers were able to reach him late on Saturday and retrieve his body, two government ...
At least 60 people killed in militia attack in DR Congo
At least 60 people were killed in a militia attack early on Wednesday at a displaced persons’ camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the head of a local ...
Guinea-Bissau president: Failed coup may have been linked to drug trade
Guinea-Bissau‘s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo survived an attempted coup on Tuesday but said many members of the security forces had been killed repelling an attack on democracy that may ...
After narrow escape from violence, Cameroon refugee gives birth to triplets
Heavily pregnant Fatime Eliane journeyed for three days by foot and dugout canoe last month to flee violence in northern Cameroon between herders, farmers and fishermen.
Upon arriving in neighbouring ...
Cameroon stadium stampede kills at least eight
At least eight fans died and 38 people were injured in a stampede at the Yaounde Olembe Stadium in Cameroon on Monday before the host nation’s round of 16 game in ...
Huge explosion in Ghana mining region kills residents, fells buildings
An explosion in Ghana‘s rural Western Region on Thursday razed hundreds of buildings and killed an unknown number of residents when a truck carrying explosives to a gold mine ...
Construction begins at DP World’s $1.1 bln port in Senegal
Senegal President Macky Sall on Monday laid the foundation stone for the construction of a $1.13 billion deep-water port being developed by Dubai’s state-owned port operator DP World at Ndayane, ...
Firefighters battle new blaze at South African parliament, suspect charged with arson (Update 2)
A new blaze broke out on Monday at the complex housing the two chambers of South Africa’s national parliament in Cape Town, one day after a devastating fire swept ...
Fire erupts at South African parliament building in Cape Town
By Nqobile Dludla and Wendell Roelf
A fire erupted at the South African parliament in Cape Town on Sunday, with media coverage showing flames coming from the roof of the ...
Farewell to ‘our national conscience’ at funeral of South Africa’s Tutu (Updated)
President Cyril Ramaphosa lauded the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu as “our moral compass and national conscience” as South Africa bade farewell at a state funeral on Saturday to a hero ...
South Africa lifts curfew as it says COVID-19 fourth wave peaks
South Africa has lifted a midnight to 4 a.m. curfew on people’s movement with immediate effect, believing the country has passed the peak of its fourth COVID-19 wave driven ...
Somalia’s al Shabaab fighters kill at least 7 in attack near capital
Fighters from Somalia’s al Shabaab militant group attacked a town north of the capital, Mogadishu, on Thursday, killing at least seven people as they battled government security forces, a ...
Cathedral bells toll for South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero Tutu
South Africans remembered anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu with cathedral bells, flowers and warm words on Monday, a day after he died in a Cape Town nursing home aged 90.
Tutu, ...
FACTBOX-Global reaction to the death of South Africa’s Desmond Tutu
South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a veteran of the struggle against white minority rule, died on Sunday aged 90.
Following are some reactions to his death.
PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA
“The ...
South Africa’s Bishop Desmond Tutu has died aged 90 (Update 2)
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa’s struggle against white minority rule, has died aged 90, the presidency said on Sunday.
Tutu was diagnosed with ...
US concerned over Turkey’s drone sales to conflict-hit Ethiopia
U.S. authorities have taken issue with Turkey over its sales of armed drones to Ethiopia, where two sources familiar with the matter said there was mounting evidence the government ...
Punches thrown in Ghana parliament over proposed electronic payments tax
A brawl broke out on the floor of Ghana’s parliament late on Monday as lawmakers debated a proposed tax on electronic transactions that has divided the house for weeks.
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Severe illness in S.Africa’s Omicron outbreak lower than in past waves
Early hospital data from South Africa shows less than a third of patients admitted for COVID-19 during the latest wave linked to the Omicron variant are suffering severe illness, compared ...
US CDC to collect data on southern Africa passengers over Omicron
U.S. officials ordered airlines to disclose passenger names and other information about those who have recently been in eight southern African countries and will give it to local and ...
WHO flags Omicron risk, curbs tighten worldwide, Biden urges vaccination (Update)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday the Omicron coronavirus variant carried a very high risk of infection surges as more countries closed borders, casting a shadow over economic ...
S.Africa says it is being punished for early Covid variant detection
South Africa said on Saturday it was being punished for its advanced ability to detect new COVID-19 variants early, as travel bans and restrictions imposed because of the new Omicron ...
Concerned by new South African variant, countries move to tighten Covid-19 measures
Asian and European countries rushed to tighten restrictions on Friday after a new and possibly vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant was detected in South Africa, with Singapore and India announcing stricter border ...
Islamist bombing near school in Somalia kills 8, injures 13 children
An Islamist suicide bombing outside a school in Somalia’s capital killed eight people and wounded 17 including 13 children, the latest in a string of deadly blasts this year in a ...
At least five killed as huge explosion, gunfire rocks Somali capital
At least five people died and 23 others were injured after a huge explosion rocked Somalia’s capital Mogadishu early on Thursday, triggering a plume of smoke which rose from the ...