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Alleged killer of Ugandan Olympian dies from burns, hospital says
ELDORET, Kenya - The man accused of dousing in petrol and setting alight Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died from burns sustained...
Sep 11, 20242 min read


After Burkina Faso massacre, outcry grows over junta's silence
OUAGADOUGOU - One of the worst massacres in Burkina Faso's history has provoked a fierce public outcry from victims' relatives and...
Sep 5, 20243 min read


'I saw horrible things': Burkina Faso massacre survivor describes bloodshed in trenches
OUAGADOUGOU - A woman who survived the massacre of hundreds of villagers in central Burkina Faso described the horror of searching...
Aug 31, 20243 min read


Factbox-Countries donate mpox vaccines to combat outbreak in Africa
Some countries have pledged to donate doses of mpox vaccines to combat an outbreak of the disease in Africa, after the World Health...
Aug 29, 20242 min read


Explainer-What's behind the war that has driven Sudan to famine?
A conflict in Sudan that erupted in April 2023 has unleashed waves of ethnic violence, created the world's largest internal displacement...
Aug 29, 20244 min read


Explainer-Why is mpox an emergency again, and how worried should I be?
LONDON - The World Health Organization has declared that an outbreak of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact,...
Aug 17, 20243 min read


Exclusive-Mpox in Africa prompts $500 million funding from Gavi for vaccines
LONDON - The global vaccine group Gavi has up to $500 million to spend on getting shots to countries affected by an escalating mpox...
Aug 16, 20242 min read


WHO confirms first case of new mpox strain outside Africa as outbreak spreads
STOCKHOLM/CHICAGO - Global health officials on Thursday confirmed an infection with a new strain of the mpox virus in Sweden and linked...
Aug 16, 20242 min read


Boost for South Africa's Zuma as prominent leftist politician joins his party
JOHANNESBURG - The deputy leader of South African opposition party the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) said on Thursday he was resigning...
Aug 16, 20241 min read


Landslide kills eight in Ugandan capital
KAMPALA - A landslide at a landfill in Uganda's capital Kampala has killed eight people, the city's authorities said on Saturday. The...
Aug 12, 20241 min read


Analysis-In deluge of protests, fuel subsidies prove hard to abolish
LONDON - Like thousands of Nigerians and millions of others across the developing world, higher fuel costs have irked Antonia Arosanwo. ...
Aug 9, 20244 min read


Somalia beach attack kills 37 civilians, minister says
MOGADISHU - At least 37 civilians were killed and 212 were injured in an explosion at a popular beach restaurant in the Somali capital...
Aug 6, 20242 min read
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