Africa

Locust invasion creates food crisis for 1 million Ethiopians: UN

ADIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) -- Swarms of locusts in Ethiopia have damaged 200,000 hectares (half a million acres) of cropland…

Haftar forces pound Libya capital after losing towns

TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) -- The forces of Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar rained rockets on the capital Tripoli early Tuesday…

Second Ebola death in DR Congo ahead of hoped-for deadline

KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- A second death from Ebola has been recorded in eastern DR Congo in the final…

Ebola virus on the rise again in Democratic Republic of Congo amid COVID-19 pandemic

  (Eagle News) -- The World Health Organization said that it has confirmed "a new case of Ebola virus disease"…

Pandemic may cause Africa’s 1st recession in 25 years: World Bank

  by Susan NJANJI and Sofia CHRISTENSEN Agence France Presse JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- The World Bank warned Thursday…

Virus hits 66 at one SAfrican hospital, national tally jumps to 1,749

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Sixty-six people, most of them staff at one South African hospital, have tested positive for…

Coronavirus threatens nearly 20 million African jobs: study

  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) -- Millions of lost jobs, mounting debt woes and plunging remittances are among the economic…

Coronavirus infects medics at Egypt cancer centre

  CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- Egypt's main cancer institute has confirmed 15 cases of the novel coronavirus among its medical…

South Africa’s detected coronavirus cases rise to 1,505

  CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa on Friday announced two more coronavirus deaths and 43 new confirmed…

Malawi announces first coronavirus cases

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AFP) -- Malawi on Thursday announced its first three coronavirus infections, one of the last African countries to…

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