CHAIRMAN: DR. KHALID BIN THANI AL THANI
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World / Africa

Urban middle class may offer lifeline to rural Africa 27 Mar 2019 - 10:17 pm
People walk past the general post office in the central business district in Lagos January in this 2012 file photo. Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye
Storm-slammed Mozambique must rebuild for 'tomorrow's climate' 27 Mar 2019 - 10:17 pm
People of Buzi take shelter in the Samora M Machel secondary school used as an evacuation center in Beira Mozambique on March 21, 2019 following the Cyclone Idai. AFP/Yasuyoshi Chiba
Crisis drives the South Africa to Zimbabwe cargo shuttle 27 Mar 2019 - 09:00 pm
Groceries and other goods stand ready on the side of the road in central Johannesburg to be transported across the border to Zimbabwe by oMalayitsha on February 20, 2019. AFP / Gulshan Khan
Farmers, herders find common ground in Central African Republic 27 Mar 2019 - 09:00 pm
Awatche's self-defence leader shakes hands with a Fulani breeder, on March 17, 2019.  AFP / Florent Vergnes
Mozambique confirms cholera cases among cyclone victims 27 Mar 2019 - 02:41 pm
People queue for food in a camp for those displaced in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique, March 26, 2019. Picture taken March 26, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
One in three fear losing homes in West and Central Africa 26 Mar 2019 - 08:09 pm
Displaced people return to their village in the western Tai area near the border with Liberia, June 17, 2012. Reuters/Luc Gnago
Around 1.85 mln people affected by cyclone in Mozambique: UN 26 Mar 2019 - 12:17 pm
Workers offload food aid from a South African National Defence Force helicopter in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Buzi, near Beira, Mozambique, March 25, 2019. Reuters/Mike Hutchings
Comoros awaits results of divisive poll 26 Mar 2019 - 11:07 am
Comoros incumbent President Azali Assoumani casts his ballot for the presidential election at a polling station in Mitsoudje, in Comoros March 24, 2019. REUTERS/Ali Amir Ahmed
Ex-World Bank economist among seven charged in South Sudan with insurgency 25 Mar 2019 - 06:07 pm
Thirty-five year-old Peter Biar Ajaj (C) looks on during his first appearance before the judiciary headquarters in Juba, South Sudan on March 21, 2019.  AFP/Akuot Chol
In diplomatic first, DR Congo's Tshisekedi lays wreath at Rwanda memorial 25 Mar 2019 - 06:07 pm
The Twitter account of the genocide memorial published a video of Tshisekedi, who was elected in January, laying a wreath at the memorial in Kigali, a diplomatic first. (Photo courtesy: Kigali Genocide Memorial 
@Kigali_Memorial)
Ethiopian Airlines CEO says pilots got correct training 25 Mar 2019 - 04:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Officer Tewolde Gebremariam. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
Uganda holds 3.6 tons of gold possibly from Venezuela 25 Mar 2019 - 04:09 pm
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Perilous times for Mozambican children impacted by cyclone 25 Mar 2019 - 02:44 pm
Evacuees from Buzi village carry their belongings as they arrive at the displacement center near the airport, after Cyclone Idai, in Beira, Mozambique, March 25, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Mali sacks senior army officers, dissolves militia after massacre 24 Mar 2019 - 09:05 pm
Detail of the badge of a member of the Malian Army (Fama), in Anderamboukane, in Menaka region, on March 22, 2019. AFP / Agnes Coudurier
Death toll from central Mali massacre up to 134, says UN 24 Mar 2019 - 09:05 pm
A member of the Malian Army (Fama), is seen at the military base in Anderamboukane, Menaka region, on March 22, 2019. AFP / Agnes Coudurier
Boko Haram kill 7 Niger villagers near Nigeria border 24 Mar 2019 - 08:45 pm
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Ethiopian Airlines chief questions Max training requirements 24 Mar 2019 - 08:18 pm
Tewolde Gebremariam (Photo courtesy: YouTube/The Africa Ceo Forum)
Death toll in Mozambique from Cyclone Idai rises to 446 24 Mar 2019 - 02:36 pm
A rainbow appears in the sky in Buzi, Mozambique, on March 23, 2019, after the area was hit by the Cyclone Idai. The death toll in Mozambique on March 23, 2019 climbed to 417 after a cyclone pummelled swathes of the southern African country, flooding thou