Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

Africa

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CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Wildfires plague U.S. West and Brazil, Yagi rampages in Vietnam

Extreme weather is again striking multiple places around the world, including wildfires in California, a hurricane that threatens Louisiana, drought and wildfires in the Amazon and flooding in Nigeria

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Wildfires plague U.S. West and Brazil, Yagi rampages in Vietnam
Africa|Business|Travel

Kenya aviation workers' union ends strike, union official says

Members of Kenya's aviation workers' union have agreed to resume work after spending the day on strike, the head of the country's umbrella trade union organisation said on

Kenya aviation workers' union ends strike, union official says
Africa|News

A year on, Libya flood survivors grieve for their dead

The flood that crashed through the Libyan town of Derna a year ago killed Hassan Kassar's four children and left him homeless in a wrecked city, where reconstruction has been

A year on, Libya flood survivors grieve for their dead
Africa|Environment

Floods gush through Nigerian zoo, sweeping snakes and crocodiles into neighborhoods

Floods gush through Nigerian zoo, sweeping snakes and crocodiles into neighborhoods

Floods gush through Nigerian zoo, sweeping snakes and crocodiles into neighborhoods
Africa|News

The identities of Wagner mercenaries lost in a Mali ambush revealed

Among the dozens of Wagner mercenaries presumed dead after a lethal battle with Tuareg rebels during a desert sandstorm in Mali

The identities of Wagner mercenaries lost in a Mali ambush revealed
Africa|Education|News

South Africa's coalition government sees first real friction over education bill

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's office said he would sign into law a disputed education bill, prompting the first sign of real friction in his unity

South Africa's coalition government sees first real friction over education bill
Africa|Business|News

Workers call off protest that grounded flights at Kenya's main airport

Kenya’s airport workers’ union has called off a strike that grounded flights in the country’s main airport on Wednesday over awarding the contract for its modernization and operations to an Indian firm

Workers call off protest that grounded flights at Kenya's main airport
Africa|News|World

New president of UN General Assembly calls for unity to tackle borderless issues

Cameroon’s former prime minister has taken over the presidency of the U.N. General Assembly and called for nations to unite and to address global challenges from climate change and poverty to conflicts and armed violence

New president of UN General Assembly calls for unity to tackle borderless issues
Africa|Election|News|World

Opposition candidates file court appeal questioning Algerian presidential election outcome

The two opposition candidates who ran in Algeria’s election are challenging the result and calling into question President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's landslide victory

Opposition candidates file court appeal questioning Algerian presidential election outcome
Africa|Finance|News|World

UN Libya mission to resume talks between factions over bank governor

The U.N. mission in Libya will resume facilitating talks between factions in Tripoli on Wednesday to try to resolve the central bank crisis that has slashed oil output and threatened

UN Libya mission to resume talks between factions over bank governor
Africa|Crime|News

Alleged killer of Ugandan Olympian dies from burns, hospital says

The man accused of dousing in petrol and setting alight Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died from burns sustained during the fatal attack on the

Alleged killer of Ugandan Olympian dies from burns, hospital says
Africa|Environment|News|World

Flooding kills more than 20 people in Morocco and Algeria

Torrential downpours hit North Africa’s normally arid mountains and deserts over the weekend

Flooding kills more than 20 people in Morocco and Algeria
Africa|Election|News

Rejected poll monitors accuse Tunisia's election authorities of bias

Election officials in Tunisia have doubled down on their decision to deny accreditation to certain election observer groups

Rejected poll monitors accuse Tunisia's election authorities of bias
Africa|News|World

At least 21 killed in airstrike on Sudanese market as civil war rages

At least 21 killed in airstrike on Sudanese market as civil war rages

At least 21 killed in airstrike on Sudanese market as civil war rages
Africa

RSF paramilitaries kill 31 in Sudanese city of Sennar, activists say

At least 31 people have been killed and 100 wounded since the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces renewed an assault on the city of Sennar in southeastern Sudan on Sunday, a

RSF paramilitaries kill 31 in Sudanese city of Sennar, activists say
Africa|Election|News|World

Algeria's president joins opponents in claiming election irregularities after being named the winner

After being declared the winner of Algeria’s election, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has joined his two challengers in criticizing the country’s election authority for announcing results that contradicted earlier turnout figures and local tallies

Algeria's president joins opponents in claiming election irregularities after being named the winner
Africa|Crime|News|Sports

Paris pays tribute to Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei who died after allegedly being set on fire by her boyfriend

Paris pays tribute to Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei who died after allegedly being set on fire by her boyfriend

Paris pays tribute to Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei who died after allegedly being set on fire by her boyfriend
Africa|Economy|Finance

Egypt August inflation seen dropping despite price hikes

Egypt's inflation is forecast to have declined for a sixth month in August, helped by a favourable base effect, but some analysts say it is likely to have increased month on month

Egypt August inflation seen dropping despite price hikes
Africa|Election|News

Algeria declares President Tebboune election winner with 95% of vote

Algerian authorities declared President Abdulmadjid Tebboune the overwhelming winner of Saturday's election on Sunday, but a rival candidate alleged irregularities

Algeria declares President Tebboune election winner with 95% of vote
Africa|Election

Algerian candidate Hassani Cherif's campaign says it recorded election violations

Algerian presidential candidate Abdelaali Hassani Cherif's campaign said in a statement on Sunday that it had recorded cases of violations in the country's Saturday presidential

Algerian candidate Hassani Cherif's campaign says it recorded election violations
Africa|News|World

Rubble and grief: Morocco’s High Atlas marks one year since record earthquake

A year after a deadly earthquake struck Morocco's High Atlas mountains, reconstruction efforts are slowly moving forward

Rubble and grief: Morocco’s High Atlas marks one year since record earthquake
Africa|Crime|News

Morocco stops 45,000 migrants from crossing to Europe in 2024

Morocco has stopped 45,015 people from illegally migrating to Europe since January and busted 177 migrant trafficking gangs, Morocco's state news agency MAP reported on Friday,

Morocco stops 45,000 migrants from crossing to Europe in 2024
Africa|News

21 children are now known to have died in Kenya school fire

Officials say the number of children who were burned to death in a school dormitory in central Kenya has risen to 21

21 children are now known to have died in Kenya school fire
Africa|Economy|Finance|News

China stops short of Africa debt relief as it pledges more cash

China stopped short of providing the debt relief sought by many African countries this week, but pledged 360 billion yuan ($50.7 billion)

China stops short of Africa debt relief as it pledges more cash
Africa|Election|News|Political

Algeria's 78-year-old president is expected to breeze to a second term in election

Algerians have voted in an election to decide whether army-backed President Abdelmadjid Tebboune gets another term in office — five years after pro-democracy protests prompted the military to oust the previous president after two decades in power

Algeria's 78-year-old president is expected to breeze to a second term in election

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