Africa

Zuma’s new party emerges the big winner in South Africa vote

By Zama LUTHULI DURBAN, South Africa, May 31, 2024 (AFP) - South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma staged a surprise…

URGENT: Gunmen kidnap around 150 people in central Nigeria: officials

KANO, Nigeria, May 27, 2024 (AFP) - Gunmen in central Nigeria have kidnapped around 150 people in the country's latest…

US couple among three missionaries killed by gang in Haiti

WASHINGTON, May 25, 2024 (AFP) - A US couple was among three missionaries shot and killed by a gang outside…

US forces lose strategic African position in Niger

ABIDJAN, May 19, 2024 (AFP) - With the US troop withdrawal from military-led Niger underway and due to be over…

Millions suffer ‘severe’ food insecurity in Burkina, Mali, Niger: rights group

  ABIDJAN, May 6, 2024 (AFP) - The number of people suffering from "severe" food insecurity in the military-ruled Sahel…

Haiti jailbreak leaves 4 inmates dead, 2 at large: police

A jailbreak at a prison in northern Haiti led to a lockdown on the streets of the coastal city of…

Flood-hit Kenya and Tanzania buffeted by tropical cyclone

By Tanya WILLMER NAIROBI, May 4, 2024 (AFP) - Coastal regions of Kenya and Tanzania were buffeted by heavy rains…

UK confirms first migrants held for Rwanda deportation flights

LONDON, May 1, 2024 (AFP) - The UK government confirmed Wednesday it had detained an unspecified number of migrants in…

155 killed in Tanzania as heavy rains lash East Africa

DAR ES SALAAM, April 25, 2024 (AFP) - At least 155 people have died in Tanzania as torrential rains linked…

Taiwan hit by strong 5.5-magnitude quake

TAIPEI, April 22, 2024 (AFP) - Taiwan's capital was shaken by a "strong" earthquake early Monday evening, AFP staff reported,…

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