Zimbabwe ex-president Mugabe dies aged 95
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) -- Robert Mugabe, who led Zimbabwe from 1980 to 2017, has died aged 95, the country's president announced…
5 years ago
Africa
Japan to host Africa aid forum as China looms large
by Shingo ITO TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan hosts development talks with African leaders this week, looking to boost its…
5 years ago
Two dead, 5 missing after flash flood at Kenyan park
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- Six tourists, including a foreigner, and their guide were swept away Sunday after a flash flood…
5 years ago
15 dead in Mali building collapse
BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) -- Fifteen people were killed on Sunday when a three-storey building under construction collapsed "like a house…
5 years ago
19 killed in Uganda fuel truck blast: police
KAMPALA, Uganda (AFP) -- Nineteen people died when a fuel truck barrelled into other vehicles in a busy town in…
5 years ago
Filipino, not Chinese, sailors kidnapped off Cameroon: document
DOUALA, Cameroon (AFP) -- Most of the sailors kidnapped off the Cameroon coast last week were Filipinos, not Chinese as…
5 years ago
Sudanese celebrate transition to civilian rule
by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali and Jean-Marc Mojon Agence France Presse KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- Rapturous crowds filled the streets…
5 years ago
Death toll climbs to 75 in Tanzania fuel tanker blast
MOROGORO, Tanzania (AFP) -- The death toll from a fuel truck explosion in Tanzania rose to 75 on Monday…
5 years ago
Rwanda shuts DR Congo border after Ebola cases in frontier city
By Bienvenu-Marie Bakumanya and Albert Kambale Agence France-Presse GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) -- Rwanda has shuttered its frontier with…
5 years ago
Death toll in Nigeria Boko Haram funeral attack rises to 65
GAJIRAM, Nigeria (AFP) -- An attack this weekend by Boko Haram fighters on a funeral in northeast Nigeria has left…
5 years ago
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