Africa

17 die as cyclone lashes Mozambique, Malawi

NAMPULA, Mozambique (AFP) -- The death toll from a cyclone that struck Mozambique this week climbed to 12 on Sunday…

Germany to deliver more anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine

  FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- Germany will increase its weapons deliveries to Ukraine following the Russian invasion by sending an…

Cyclone Emnati lashes Madagascar

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AFP) -- Cyclone Emnati overnight lashed the island nation of Madagascar, still reeling from the impact of another…

UN says ‘race against time’ as new storm nears Madagascar

The UN warned Tuesday that authorities and aid workers were racing against the clock to protect people as Madagascar braces…

School’s out in Zimbabwe after 135,000 teachers suspended

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) -- A strike by Zimbabwean teachers that has crippled learning entered a second week on Monday, with…

Saudi secures 2,450 wells after Moroccan boy’s death

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - Saudi Arabia has said it filled and fortified thousands of abandoned wells across the country,…

Humanitarian crisis feared as cyclone kills 21 in Madagascar

  by Adele Dhayer Agence France Presse ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AFP) -- Cyclone Batsirai swept out of Madagascar on Monday after…

Cyclone Batsirai kills six, displaces tens of thousands in Madagascar

by Adele Dhayer Cyclone Batsirai killed at least six people and displaced nearly 48,000 when it struck Madagascar overnight, the…

Morocco in shock after tragic death of ‘little Rayan’

IGHRANE, Maroc, Feb 6, 2022 (AFP) - Morocco was in shock Sunday after emergency crews found a five-year-old boy dead…

Cyclone Batsirai closes in on eastern Madagascar

As powerful Cyclone Batsirai closed in on eastern Madagascar on Saturday people sought shelter in more secure concrete buildings while…

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