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Rescuers raced against time on Monday to find survivors in the rubble more than 48 hours after Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in over six decades, with...
Rescuers hunt for survivors of Morocco quake with over 2,000 dead
Survivors of Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades struggled to find food, water and shelter on Sunday as the search for the missing...
Morocco earthquake kills more than 2,000 people, survivors sleep rough
Moroccan earthquake survivors huddled for a night in the open on the High Atlas Mountains on Saturday, a day after the country’s deadliest quake in...
Algeria to allow Morocco flights after quake despite bad ties
Morocco’s deadly earthquake prompted Algeria, which cut ties with its neighbour two years ago, to put aside the countries’ bad relations and open its air space to...
Morocco earthquake kills over 1,000 people, rescuers dig for survivors (Update 2)
Rescuers dug through rubble for survivors in collapsed houses in remote mountain villages of Morocco on Saturday, in the wake of the country’s deadliest earthquake...
At least 49 civilians, 15 soldiers killed in northeast Mali attacks -interim government
At least 49 civilians and 15 soldiers were killed when Islamist militants attacked a military camp and a vessel in northeastern Mali, the interim government...
EXCLUSIVE-US military repositions some troops in Niger, pulls non-essential personnel
The Pentagon is repositioning some troops and equipment within Niger and will withdraw a small number of non-essential personnel “out of an abundance of caution,”...
At least 32 killed in Sudanese army strikes on Tuesday -activists
At least 32 civilians were killed and dozens injured in artillery strikes by the Sudanese army on Tuesday, one of the highest tolls from a...
Burkina Faso says 53 soldiers, volunteers killed in clashes with militants
Seventeen soldiers and 36 volunteer fighters have been killed in heavy clashes with militants in northern Burkina Faso, the army said on Tuesday, the worst...
Gabon coup leader sworn in as interim president in scene of jubilation
The leader of a coup that ousted Gabon’s President Ali Bongo was sworn in as interim president and cheered by jubilant supporters on Monday in...