Africa

Cyclone-hit Mozambique fears cholera epidemic

by Nicolas DELAUNAY BEIRA, Mozambique (AFP) -- Doctors and nurses wearing Wellington boots and face masks tended to patients in…

Mozambique families devastated by cyclone tragedy

by Nicolas DELAUNAY BEGAJA, Mozambique (AFP) -- Twelve people perched precariously on a branch of a mango tree, sheltering from…

Up to 500,000 displaced by southern Africa cyclone

  by Adrien Barbier and Nicolas Delaunay, with Nina Larson in Geneva Agence France Presse BEIRA, Mozambique (AFP) -- Survivors…

Malian leader vows security as massacre toll hits 160

OGASSOGOU, Mali (AFP) -- Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita vowed Monday to beef up security as he visited a village…

Disease fears mount for Africa cyclone survivors

by Adrien BARBIER and Joaquim NHAMIRRE BEIRA, Mozambique (AFP) -- Disease is threatening to aggravate the already dire conditions facing…

Moroccan police disperse protesting teachers with water cannons

RABAT, Morocco (AFP) - Baton-wielding riot police used water cannons to disperse teachers protesting in the Moroccan capital on Saturday…

Mozambique cyclone death toll climbs to 417: government

  BEIRA, Mozambique (AFP) -- The death toll in Mozambique has climbed to 417 after a cyclone devastated swathes of…

Idai disaster: Stranded victims still need rescue from heavy rains as UN scales up response

Dire conditions persist in vast areas of southern Africa affected by Cyclone Idai as heavy rain continues to cause “massive…

Toll from cyclone-hit southern Africa surges as UN launches health aid

by Adrien BARBIER and Joaquim NHAMIRRE BEIRA, Mozambique (AFP) -- The death toll from a cyclone that ravaged three southern…

Aid agencies struggle to rescue Mozambique cyclone victims as waters rise

by Adrien BARBIER and Joaquim NHAMIRRE International aid agencies raced Wednesday to rescue survivors and meet spiralling humanitarian needs in…

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