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Elephant tramples Colombian researcher to death in Uganda 12 Apr 2022 - 05:36 pm

KAMPALA: An elephant trampled to death a Colombian researcher who was studying chimpanzees in Kibali National Park in western Uganda, authorities said. Sebastian...

South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province hit by floods, 20 dead 12 Apr 2022 - 04:56 pm

JOHANNESBURG: Prolonged rains and flooding in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province have claimed the lives of at least 20 people, according to local officials....

Rains drive biggest S. African locust infestation in decades 08 Apr 2022 - 10:10 am

South Africa is experiencing its biggest infestation of brown locusts in decades with heavy rains allowing the crop-eating insects to multiply rapidly. Read...

Tunisian president says voting in elections will be for individuals not for lists 06 Apr 2022 - 12:43 pm

Voting in Tunisian parliamentary elections expected to be held in December will take place in two rounds, and the voting will be for...

South Africa ends state of disaster on declining Covid cases 05 Apr 2022 - 03:14 pm

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced an end to the state of disaster he declared more than two years ago to manage the...

Mali says military operation in Moura area kills 200 militants 02 Apr 2022 - 02:21 pm

Mali's military said it has killed over 200 Islamist militants in an operation in the centre of the West African country, the latest...

Ghana to start producing own Covid-19 vaccines in January 2024 30 Mar 2022 - 02:41 pm

ACCRA: Ghana will start producing its own COVID-19 vaccines in January 2024, President Nana Akufo-Addo said on Wednesday in his State of the...

Moderna’s Covid Booster shot will be offered to South African health workers 28 Mar 2022 - 08:29 pm

Moderna Inc.’s coronavirus vaccine will be offered as a booster to some South African health workers, who received either one or two shots...

Tunisia says it has dismantled 150 militant cells in past 6 months 26 Mar 2022 - 05:11 pm

TUNIS: Tunisian police forces have dismantled about 150 militant cells in the past six months, a spokesman for the National Guard said on...

Amid dropping COVID cases, South Africa loosens restrictions 23 Mar 2022 - 02:50 pm

JOHANNESBURG: With declining cases of COVID-19, South Africa's president has announced that it is no longer mandatory to wear masks outdoors and vaccinated...

For 25 cents a day, poor Nigerians get a shot at science education 22 Mar 2022 - 01:17 pm

ABUJA: ANigerian school is targeting students from poor families to give them a chance to excel at science, maths and engineering for a...

9 million children to be vaccinated against polio in Africa 22 Mar 2022 - 12:59 pm

CAPE TOWN, South Africa: A drive to vaccinate more than 9 million children against polio has been launched this week in four countries...

Mali's detained ex-prime minister dies on medical parole 22 Mar 2022 - 09:56 am

BAMAKO: Mali's former prime minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga, arrested over corruption allegations last year, died of an undisclosed illness in hospital on Monday,...

Suspected militants kill 13 soldiers in eastern Burkina Faso 21 Mar 2022 - 04:54 pm

At least 13 soldiers were killed and eight others wounded in Burkina Faso’s eastern Gourma province in an ambush by suspected Islamic extremists,...

Two trains collided in Tunisian capital, 65 injured 21 Mar 2022 - 04:00 pm

TUNIS: At least 65 people were injured in a collision between two trains in the Tunisian capital, officials said on Monday. They said...

S. African court suspends building at new Amazon Africa site 20 Mar 2022 - 04:15 pm

South Africa’s High Court has temporarily halted construction of Amazon.com Inc.’s planned new Africa headquarters in Cape Town and ordered the company to...

Increased power shortages compounds Nigeria’s fuel scarcity woes 16 Mar 2022 - 03:30 pm

Nigerians are experiencing even less reliable electricity supply than usual amid gasoline scarcity that has caused long queues at gas stations for over...