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West Africa leaders meet as region struggles with coups 10 Dec 2023 - 04:37 pm

Abuja: West African leaders met in Nigeria's capital Abuja on Sunday for talks on their region in deepening crisis, after four countries fell...

Egyptians head to polls in election likely to give Sisi third term 10 Dec 2023 - 12:39 pm

Cairo: Polling stations opened on Sunday for Egyptians to vote in a presidential election overshadowed by war in neighbouring Gaza and with little...

Zimbabwe opposition condemn one-sided by-elections 09 Dec 2023 - 05:28 pm

Harare: Zimbabwe held crucial by-elections on Saturday with the opposition in turmoil after being excluded from voting lists and President Emmerson Mnangagwa's party...

Heavier rains in East Africa due to human activity: study 07 Dec 2023 - 04:11 pm

Nairobi: Climate change caused by human activity made torrential rains that have lashed East Africa since October and killed more than 300 people...

Dozens injured in Seychelles blast at explosives depot 07 Dec 2023 - 03:10 pm

Mahe Island, Seychelles: A huge blast at an explosives depot in Seychelles on Thursday injured dozens of people and brought down buildings, prompting...

Seychelles declares state of emergency after explosion, floods: govt 07 Dec 2023 - 10:40 am

Nairobi: Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan declared a state of emergency on Thursday, ordering all citizens except essential workers to stay at home, after...

Death toll from Tanzania landslides rises to 68 06 Dec 2023 - 04:17 pm

Dar es Salaam: At least 65 people have been killed in landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in northern Tanzania, the prime...

Three months after quake, Morocco villages face winter chill 06 Dec 2023 - 01:25 pm

Ouirgane, Morocco: Temporary camps set up following a deadly earthquake in southern Morocco three months ago are starting to look worryingly permanent as...

Mauritania ex-president Aziz sentenced to 5 years for corruption 05 Dec 2023 - 08:57 pm

Nouakchott: A court inMauritania's capital Nouakchott on Monday sentenced former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to five years in prison for having abused...

Death toll from floods in Somalia rises to 110: UN 03 Dec 2023 - 06:17 pm

Mogadishu: The death toll from the El Nino-induced heavy rains and flash flooding have killed at least 110 people and affected more than...

70-year-old Ugandan woman gives birth to twins 01 Dec 2023 - 04:30 pm

Kampala: A Ugandan woman aged70has given birth to twins, her doctor said Thursday, in what the mother hailed as a miracle. Safina Namukwaya...

More than a million displaced in Somalia floods 30 Nov 2023 - 11:17 am

Mogadishu: More than a million people have been displaced in Somalia after the country was hit by severe flooding caused by torrential rains,...

Nigerian president outlines first budget after reforms 29 Nov 2023 - 05:47 pm

Abuja: Nigeria's president said Wednesday economic growth and national security were among his main concerns as he outlined his first budget since coming...

Sierra Leone treating deadly Sunday clashes as failed coup 28 Nov 2023 - 11:03 pm

Freetown: Sierra Leonean authorities were treating clashes that killed 21 people in the capital Freetown at the weekend as a failed coup attempt,...

South Africa platinum mine lift plunge kills 11 28 Nov 2023 - 08:25 pm

Johannesburg: Winding gear at a giant South African platinum mine failed sending an elevator into a precipitous fall that killed 11 workers and...

11 people killed in platinum mine in South Africa 28 Nov 2023 - 04:53 pm

Pretoria: Eleven people were killed inside a platinum mine, located 100 km from Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa. Impala Platinum, the...

Top ICC prosecutor ends further probes in Kenya 27 Nov 2023 - 08:15 pm

The Hague: A senior International Criminal Court prosecutor on Monday announced that she was dropping all further investigations into crimes committed in Kenya...

Kenya offers 11 state companies for sale 27 Nov 2023 - 05:35 pm

Nairobi: Kenya's finance ministry said on Monday it will offer stakes in 11 state-owned companies to raise funds for depleted government coffers as...