Africa
At least five missing in landslide in central Kenya
A landslide that followed heavy rain in central Kenya has swept away at least five people, residents said on Wednesday, and the Red Cross said its workers would assist in ...
Nigeria's Senate proposes death penalty for drug trafficking
Nigeria's Senate on Thursday proposed significantly toughening penalties for drug trafficking, making the death penalty the new maximum sentence ...
Global tech giants in Africa AI gold rush
Multinationals are opening a new battle front to shape the development, use and governance of artificial intelligence in Africa, as countries on ...
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Chad votes in first Sahel presidential poll since ...
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 ...
WATCH | 'Africa needs electricity': Djimon Hounsou & Global Citizen CEO on ending poverty ...
The Global Citizen NOW summit is seeking to drive action to end extreme poverty.
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 ...
Floods kill at least 42 in central Kenya; toll may rise after dam bursts
At least 42 people have been killed in floods in central Kenya's Mai Mahiu area and police warned the number of deaths ...
Kenya Airways says Congo is harassing airline after its staff detained
Kenya Airways on Friday accused authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo of harassment over the continued ...
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 ...
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