Africa

Planes collide mid-air killing two in Kenya

NAIROBI, March 5, 2024 (AFP) - A student pilot and instructor died on Tuesday when their aircraft collided with a…

Violence rages in Haiti for second day

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2024 (AFP)  - Gangs aiming to oust Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry wreaked havoc in the capital…

Meningitis kills 20 Nigerian school students

KANO, Nigeria, Feb 28, 2024 (AFP) - A meningitis outbreak in Nigeria has killed at least 20 boarding school students…

Mauritius grounds flights as it braces for tropical storm Eleanor

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Feb 22, 2024 (AFP) - Mauritius grounded flights and shut schools as a strong tropical storm approached…

S. Korea orders striking doctors back to work, threatens legal action

SEOUL, Feb 19, 2024 (AFP) - South Korea ordered trainee doctors back to work Monday after they resigned en masse…

Hungry Nigerians dig up anthills as food crisis grips the nation

By Aminu ABUBAKAR KANO, Nigeria, Feb 15, 2024 (AFP) Desperate Nigerians have been protesting against soaring food prices as an…

Gunmen kill Nigerian traditional monarch, kidnap wife

ABUJA, Feb 2, 2024 (AFP) - Gunmen killed a Nigerian traditional monarch and kidnapped his wife after raiding his palace,…

Mali gold mine collapse kills more than 70

BAMAKO, Jan 24, 2024 (AFP) - More than 70 people have been killed after a tunnel collapsed at a Malian…

Cameroon launches historic large-scale malaria jab campaign

SOA, Cameroon, Jan 22, 2024 (AFP) - Cameroon on Monday launched the first malaria vaccination programme to be offered nationwide…

Kenya cult leader faces mental health tests before murder charges

MALINDI, Kenya, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) - A Kenyan court on Wednesday gave prosecutors two weeks to conduct mental health…

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