Landslides kill at least 36 people as heavy rains lash northwestern Kenya
At least 36 people, including seven children, have been killed by landslides triggered by unusually heavy rains in northwestern Kenya, a local official said on Saturday....
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Zimbabwe says 200 elephants have died in drought
More than 200 elephants have died amid a severe drought, Zimbabwe’s parks agency said, and a mass relocation is planned to ease the problem. Zimbabwe...
Jordan, UAE, Turkey, Sudan accused of violating sanctions on Libya -U.N. report
Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey have repeatedly violated an arms embargo on Libya and it is “highly probable” that a foreign attack aircraft...
‘So many dead’: Survivors describe terrifying Burkina Faso ambush
A mine worker shot during an ambush on a mining convoy in Burkina Faso said on Friday he was one of only three survivors from...
Pirates kidnap four crew from Greek boat off Togo
Pirates attacked a Greek oil tanker off the coast of Togo in the early hours of Monday and fled after taking four crew members as...
Mali says 54 killed in militant attack on army post
At least 53 soldiers and one civilian were killed in a militant attack on a military post in northern Mali on Friday, the government said....
Humankind’s ancestral ‘homeland’ pinpointed in Botswana
A large ancient wetlands region spanning northern Botswana – once teeming with life but now dominated by desert and salt flats – may represent the...
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his peacemaking efforts with Eritrea. Ethiopia and Eritrea, longtime foes who fought a border war...
Twin attacks hit EU military convoy in Somali capital and US base in Baledogle
Separate attacks hit a U.S. military base in the Somali town of Baledogle and a European military convoy in the Somali capital on Monday, a...
Hundreds of captives, many boys in chains, freed in Nigeria
More than 300 captives, most of them children and many in chains, have been rescued from a building in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna, a...
Tears and tributes as leaders, supporters bid farewell to Mugabe
Zimbabwe’s founder Robert Mugabe was honoured as an icon, principled leader and African intellectual giant at a state funeral on Saturday, after a week of...
Mugabe’s body brought home but Zimbabweans unsure of his burial place
The body of Zimbabwe’s founder Robert Mugabe arrived home at the country’s main airport on Wednesday, but it was still unclear where he would be...
Pope gives hope to Mauritians who want UK to return islands
Pope Francis wrapped up his trip to Africa on Monday with a lightning visit to Mauritius, saying Mass for 100,000 people and giving hope to...
Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe dies in Singapore
Robert Mugabe, the guerrilla leader who led Zimbabwe to independence in 1980, died aged 95 on Friday, two years after the army brought an ignominious...
Pope heads to Mozambique to help consolidate peace
By Philip Pullella Pope Francis heads to Mozambique on Wednesday to encourage the country’s fragile peace, starting a three-nation African tour where climate change, poverty...
South African police make more arrests as riots spread
By Onke Ngcuka South African police arrested more than 80 people and confirmed five deaths as riots in Johannesburg and the capital Pretoria intensified on...
Thousands flee deadly violence in Cameroon’s separatist regions – sources
Thousands have fled a fresh flare-up of violence in Cameroon’s separatist English-speaking regions in the past few days, a local security source and a government...
Eggs from last northern white rhinos fertilised, scientists say
Seven eggs from the world’s last two remaining northern whiterhinos have been successfully fertilised artificially, reviving hopes of saving the endangered animals, scientists said on...
YouTube shuts accounts connected to Hong Kong misinformation
By Elizabeth Culliford and Paresh Dave SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google announced on Thursday that its YouTube streaming video service disabled...
Trade in giraffes to be regulated for first time
Countries voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to regulate international trade in giraffes, an endangered species, and in their body parts, overcoming objections by southern African states...
