Africa

6.0 magnitude quake strikes off Tanzania: USGS

NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- A shallow 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck southeast of the Tanzanian financial centre of Dar es Salaam…

Sudan rains and floods claim 20 more lives

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- At least 20 people were killed and 13 others wounded Sunday in torrential rains and flooding,…

Over a million COVID-19 cases in Africa: AFP count

  JOHNANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- The number of COVID-19 cases in Africa has risen to over one million, with…

Floods affect more than 50,000 in Sudan: UN

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- More than 50,000 people have been affected by flooding across Sudan over the past week, the…

Coronavirus infects 24,000 S. African health workers

  JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Some 24,000 health workers in South Africa have contracted the coronavirus, 181 of whom…

South Africa coronavirus cases top 500,000: government

  by Susan NJANJI Agence France Presse JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa has now registered more than 500,000…

DR Congo launches mass vaccination against cholera

BUKAVU, DR Congo (AFP) -- Health workers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have launched a bid to vaccinate more…

Gunmen kill at least 20 farmers in Sudan’s Darfur: tribal chief

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- Gunmen killed at least 20 people, including children, who were visiting their farms in Sudan's war-torn…

South Africa virus death toll tops 5,000: official

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa's death toll from coronavirus has passed the 5,000 mark, according to official figures…

Ebola cases rise in new DR Congo outbreak

by Junior KANNAH / Samir TOUNSI à KINSHASA MBANDAKA, DR Congo (AFP) -- The Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo's…

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