Africa

At least 81 injured in downtown Cairo fire

CAIRO , Egypt (AFP) -- At least 81 people including firefighters suffered minor injuries on Monday when a fire spread…

Landslides kill nearly 50 in Rwanda

KIGALI, Rwanda (AFP) -- At least 49 people were killed this weekend in landslides caused by torrential rains in rural…

Three killed, 20 injured in Burundi blasts

NAIROBI , Kenya (AFP) -- The mayor of Burundi's capital on Monday vowed to crush "terrorists" blamed for a spate…

At least 50 injured in downtown Cairo fire

CAIRO , Egypt (AFP) -- At least 50 people including firefighters suffered minor injuries on Monday when a fire spread…

Morocco jails brother of presumed Paris attacks ringleader

RABAT , Mor (AFP) -- A Moroccan court has sentenced the younger brother of suspected Paris attacks ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud to…

Mother of Kenya building collapse miracle baby dies

NAIROBI , Kenya (AFP) -- The mother of a seven-month-old girl miraculously pulled alive after four days in the rubble…

Red Cross suspends travel after workers kidnapped in DR Congo

KINSHASA , DR Congo (AFP) -- The International Committee of the Red Cross announced Wednesday it was suspending planned travel…

Floods following drought worsen Ethiopian hunger

by Karim LEBHOUR DERALA , Ethiopia (AFP) -- Stuck on a track in eastern Ethiopia, trucks carrying food for the…

Three ICRC workers kidnapped in DR Congo

GOMA , DR Congo (AFP) -- Armed men kidnapped three workers for the International Committee of the Red Cross in…

Poaching for ivory identified as major threat to African elephants

As its protest of sincerity, Kenya has burned 105 tons of ivories on Saturday for the largest scale of ivory…

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