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Death toll from Kenya floods rises to 228
The number of people killed by flooding and other impacts of the heavy rains battering Kenya has risen to 228, the interior ministry said on Sunday.
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Kenya searches for more than 90 missing after floods
Rescuers were searching on Tuesday for at least 91 people missing in heavy flooding across Kenya, the interior ministry said.
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Contaminated cough syrup no longer available in Africa, says WHO
A contaminated batch of Benylin paediatric syrup is no longer available in African countries where it was sold, the ...
Clinging to ropes, passengers escape bus swept away by Kenya floodwater
Passengers on a bus that was swept downstream by floodwater on Tuesday in Kenya's east clung to ropes as they crossed ...
Zimbabwe's new ZiG currency starts trading, credibility doubts linger
Zimbabwe's new gold-backed currency started trading on Monday amid doubts that the country's third such relaunch in a ...
SA and Rwanda now rekindling strained relations, says Ramaphosa
Strained diplomatic relations between South Africa and Rwanda are on the mend after a three-hour bilateral meeting held ...
Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame leads genocide commemoration 30 years on
Rwanda's President, Paul Kagame on Sunday led commemorations to mark 30 years since the 1994 genocide that killed more ...
Senegal's new president Bassirou Diomaye Faye announces oil, gas and mining sector audit
Senegal will conduct an audit of the oil, gas and mining sectors, newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye told ...
Botswana threatens Germany with 20,000 elephants
The president of Botswana has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany.
Hunger grips Southern Africa as Zimbabwe declares drought a disaster
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday declared Zimbabwe's drought a national disaster and said the country needs ...
Somalia's Puntland refuses to recognise federal government after disputed constitutional ...
Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland said on Sunday it has withdrawn from the country's federal system and will ...
Nigeria to grant mining licences only to companies that process locally
Nigeria will only grant new mining licences to companies that present a plan on how minerals would be processed ...
Year-long war dims Sudan’s Ramadan festivities
The feasts and festivities of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan have been muted in Sudan this year with millions of ...
Ghana parliament speaker criticises president for delaying anti-LGBTQ bill
Ghana's speaker of parliament has said President Nana Akufo-Addo's refusal to act on an anti-LGBTQ bill for the time ...
Zimbabwe sect Ishmael Chokurongerwa leader accused of child abuse is denied bail
The leader of a religious sect in Zimbabwe was denied bail on Tuesday after being arrested last week for suspected ...
Zimbabwe sect leader Ishmael Chokurongerwa held after 251 children rescued from farm ...
A Zimbabwean sect leader and "self-styled prophet" appeared in court on Thursday charged with child abuse after police ...
Blinken talks to Kenyan president about Haiti crisis
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Kenyan President William Ruto about the Haiti crisis and the two men ...
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