Africa

Gunmen kill eight at birthday party in S.Africa: police

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Gunmen opened fire on a group of people celebrating a birthday at the weekend in…

Migrants in Morocco limbo as they cling to Europe dreams

by Kaouthar Oudrhiri Agence France-Presse CASABLANCA, Morocco (AFP) -- Oumar left home in Guinea five years ago in search of…

Senegal road crash kills 22

DAKAR, Senegal (AFP) -- Twenty-two people died on Monday when a bus and a truck collided in northern Senegal, firefighters…

Gunmen attack Nigeria train station, kidnap more than 30

Lagos, Nigeria (AFP) Gunmen attacked a train station in southern Nigeria, kidnapping around 30 people and wounding others, police and…

Uganda set to declare end of Ebola outbreak

  Kampala, Uganda (AFP) Uganda said on Monday it was expecting to declare an end to an Ebola virus outbreak…

WHO: XBB.1.5 is “the most transmissible subvariant that has been detected yet”

https://youtu.be/7N8VH2uTWLQ   Outside of China, many experts have their attention on the US and Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, which has been…

Egyptians hit by soaring food prices as crisis bites

CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) - Public anger has been growing for months in Egypt over a severe dollar crunch and soaring food prices.…

Children among nine dead in Uganda New Year stampede

Kampala, Uganda (AFP) At least nine people died, most aged between 10 and 20, in a shopping mall crush as…

Rebels kidnap civilians in DR Congo clashes: local sources

GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) -- M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are holding civilians hostage for suspected collaboration…

Ten killed in fuel tanker explosion near Johannesburg: rescuers

Ten people died and around 40 others were injured when a fuel tanker exploded in Boksburg, a South African city…

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