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Libya forfeit Nigeria match after 'inhumane treatment' 26 Oct 2024 - 05:51 pm

Johannesburg: Libya must forfeit an Africa Cup of Nations fixture to Nigeria, African football authorities ruled on Saturday, after the Super Eagles complained...

3.0 magnitude earthquake hits Northeastern Algeria 26 Oct 2024 - 08:52 am

Algiers: An earthquake measuring 3 on the Richter scale struck Bejaia province, northeast of the capital Algiers, Friday, without recording any human or...

UN Agencies renew warning on continued deterioration of humanitarian crisis in Sudan 25 Oct 2024 - 10:27 pm

New York: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) renewed their warning of the continued...

Nigeria releases American crypto executive after dropping money laundering case 24 Oct 2024 - 10:18 pm

Washington: An American cryptocurrency executive held in Nigeria for the past eight months has been released after authorities there announced they were ending...

South Africa 'shattered' by divorce of rugby star Kolisi 23 Oct 2024 - 02:08 pm

Johannesburg:South Africans were stunned Wednesday after news emerged that one of the country's most prominent couples, Springbok rugby captain Siya Kolisi and his...

Uganda fuel truck explosion kills at least 10 22 Oct 2024 - 09:07 pm

Kampala: A fuel truck ran out of control and exploded into flames near the Ugandan capital on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people,...

Rwandan genocide survivors describe the 1994 mass killings at a Paris trial 22 Oct 2024 - 07:56 pm

Paris: Bullets flew. Then men with machetes and clubs burst into a convent where people had found refuge, killing almost all the boys...

Activists say over 70 dead in two days of Sudan fighting 22 Oct 2024 - 07:26 pm

Kassala, Sudan: Sudanese volunteer rescuers reported four children were among 20 people killed in an army air strike in the capital Khartoum Tuesday,...

US condemns killings of Mozambique opposition figures after election 22 Oct 2024 - 11:55 am

Washington: The United States on Monday condemned the killings of two associates ofMozambique's leading opposition candidate Venancio Mondlane, who were gunned down on...

$\Supporters of the Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique (PODEMOS) run from tear gas lobbed at them by units of the Mozambican anti-riot police during a strike called in Maputo, on October 21, 2024. (Photo by ALFREDO ZUNIGA / AFP)$

Tunisia President sworn in for second term 21 Oct 2024 - 07:39 pm

Tunis: Tunisian President Kais Saied was sworn in today for his second five-year term during a formal session of parliament. Saied secured a...

WHO certifies Egypt as malaria-free 20 Oct 2024 - 06:45 pm

Geneva: Egypt was certified as malaria-free on Sunday, with the World Health Organization calling the achievement "truly historic" and the culmination of nearly...

WHO urges Rwanda to see off Marburg outbreak 20 Oct 2024 - 06:41 pm

Geneva: The WHO chief on Sunday urged Rwanda to keep up its fightback against Marburg, as the country battles an outbreak of one...

Rwanda says no community transmission of Marburg virus, with zero new infections in recent days 20 Oct 2024 - 06:37 pm

Kampala, Uganda: Rwanda's health minister said Sunday that an outbreak of the Marburg virus is not spreading in the country, citing the absence...

Uganda reports 49 new mpox cases 18 Oct 2024 - 10:19 pm

Kampala: Uganda on Friday reported 49 newmpoxcases, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed infections in the country to 145, according to authorities. The...

Kenya's Ruto nominates new deputy after impeachment 18 Oct 2024 - 11:40 am

Nairobi: Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday nominated his interior minister as deputy to replace Rigathi Gachagua who was sacked in a historic...