Africa

DR Congo to probe allegations of sex abuse by Ebola aid workers

  KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- DR Congo said Thursday it would launch an inquiry into accusations that international workers…

65 killed, 330,000 left homeless in Niger floods

NIAMEY, Niger (AFP) -- Three months of pounding rain in Niger has left 65 people dead and affected nearly 330,000,…

Sudan flood death toll rises to 89

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- Floods in Sudan caused by more than a month of torrential rains have killed 89 people…

DR Congo declares end to deadly measles epidemic

KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday declared the end of a 25-month outbreak…

Ebola cases climb to 100 in latest DR Congo outbreak

KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- One hundred cases of Ebola have been recorded in DR Congo's northwest in less than…

Mali opposition offers backing to coup leaders

by Serge Daniel and Malick Konate BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) -- Army colonel Assimi Goita on Wednesday introduced himself as Mali's…

Mali president announces resignation after military coup

by Serge Daniel and Malick Konate BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) -- Mali's president said he was resigning to avoid "bloodshed" early…

Rebel soldiers holding Mali president, PM: govt official

BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) -- Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse are both being held by rebel…

Floods in Sudan kill 63 since July: interior ministry

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- Sudan on Sunday said floods caused by torrential rains have killed 63 people since July,…

33 dead in Niger floods

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast(AFP) --  Thirty-three people in Niger have died and more than 80,000 have been affected by floods caused…

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