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Explainer-Why are Ethiopia and Eritrea on the brink of a possible war?
Longtime foes Ethiopia and Eritrea could be headed towards war, officials in northern Ethiopia and regional experts have warned. A...
Mar 183 min read


Congo jails three Chinese citizens in illegal mining crackdown
BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo - A Congolese court has sentenced three Chinese citizens to seven years in prison after they were...
Jan 172 min read


Mozambique president sworn in as post-election protest deaths rise
MAPUTO -Daniel Chapo of Mozambique's long-ruling Frelimo party was sworn in as president on Wednesday at a sparsely attended ceremony, as...
Jan 172 min read


South Africa pulls 36 corpses from illegal mine, arrests 82 survivors
STILFONTEIN, South Africa - South African rescuers have pulled out 36 dead bodies and 82 survivors from a gold mine deep underground in...
Jan 172 min read


Benin festival seeks to dispel voodoo stereotypes
OUIDAH, Benin - Modeste Zinsou, manager of Benin's Python Temple, gently drapes a live snake around a visitor's neck at the country's...
Jan 171 min read


Footage shows trapped miners, dead bodies underground after South Africa raid
JOHANNESBURG -At least 400 illegal miners remained trapped underground in South Africa two months after a police raid, a group working on...
Jan 172 min read


Celebrations in Sudan's Wad Madani as army takes over strategic city
WAD MADANI, Sudan -Civilians and soldiers celebrated in Wad Madani, the capital of Sudan's El Gezira state, after it was recaptured by...
Jan 173 min read


At least 71 killed in Ethiopia road accident
ADDIS ABABA - At least 71 people died in Ethiopia when a truck packed with passengers plunged into a river, according to the spokesperson...
Jan 21 min read


Exclusive-Sudan drops out of hunger-monitor system on eve of famine report
The Sudanese government has suspended its participation in the global hunger-monitoring system on the eve of a report that’s expected to...
Dec 24, 20243 min read


Mayotte cyclone kills several hundred, maybe thousands, in worst storm in century
PARIS/MORONI - Several hundred people and possibly even thousands may have been killed when the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century...
Dec 17, 20243 min read


South Korea acting president Han calls for speedy implementation of 2025 budget
SEOUL - South Korea's acting president Han Duck-soo on Tuesday called for next year's government budget to be swiftly implemented from...
Dec 17, 20241 min read


Soccer-Nigeria's Lookman named African Footballer of the Year
MARRAKECH, Morocco -Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman was named African Footballer of Year by the Confederation of African Football at its...
Dec 17, 20242 min read
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