Africa

Blaze kills 34 at illegal Benin fuel depot

COTONOU, Sept 23, 2023 (AFP) - At least 34 people died in Benin near Nigeria's border on Saturday when a…

S.African chickens hit by ‘worst’ bird flu outbreak

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 22, 2023 (AFP) - South African poultry farmers have warned of possible chicken and egg shortages as they…

Ukraine says ship carrying wheat leaves port for Egypt

KYIV, Ukraine, Sept 22, 2023 (AFP) - A ship carrying wheat has left a Ukrainian port and was heading to…

President Biden urges UN to authorize international security mission in Haiti

UNITED NATIONS, United States, Sept 19, 2023 (AFP) - US President Joe Biden urged the United Nations on Tuesday to…

Devastation unleashed: Libya’s Derna counts the dead as flood toll climbs

DERNA, Libya, Sept 13, 2023 (AFP) - Libya's devastated eastern city of Derna was counting its dead on Wednesday with…

10,000 missing in Libya storm floods, death toll ‘huge’: Red Cross

GENEVA, Sept 12, 2023 (AFP) - The death toll from freak floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically,…

Morocco rescuers scour rubble for survivors after quake kills 2,100

TAFEGHAGHTE, Morocco, Sept 10, 2023 (AFP) - Using heavy equipment and even their bare hands, rescuers in Morocco on Sunday…

Morocco mourns quake victims as death toll passes 2,000

TAFEGHAGHTE, Morocco, Sept 10, 2023 (AFP) - Moroccans on Sunday mourned the victims of a devastating earthquake that killed more…

S.African rhino farm, world’s largest, bought by NGO

The largest rhino farm in the world, which is home to 2,000 animals and located in South Africa, has been…

In Africa first, Uber launches electric motorcycles in Kenya

Uber has announced the launch of electric motorcyle taxis in the Kenyan capital Nairobi in what it says is a…

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