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Zambia: emergency services fail to locate missing miners

Emergency services dispatched to help around thirty illegal miners, missing for two days in a mudslide in Zambia, have been unable to locate them, the government reported.

African countries defend large delegations at COP28

African countries defend large delegations at COP28

COP28: Protestors call for additional financing for loss and damage fund

"The message of this action today is that after the creation of the loss and damage fund on day one, Global North countries haven't paid enough into the loss and damage fund. We need the rich countries to pay into the loss and damage fund in the scale ...

South Africa intercepts buses carrying more than 400 unaccompanied children from Zimbabwe

Border officials in South Africa say they have intercepted dozens of buses carrying more than 400 young children from Zimbabwe without parents or legal guardians in an anti-trafficking operation.

Tanzania: landslide death toll hits 47

Landslides in northern Tanzania have killed at least 47 people and injured 85 others following landslides caused by torrential rain on Saturday, according to a local official.

Uganda: 70-year-old woman gives birth to twins

A Ugandan woman has become Africa's oldest new mother after giving birth aged 70 to twins on Wednesday in Kampala.

Germany: Gambian sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity

A German court on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment a Gambian member of a death squad that assassinated opponents of former dictator Yahya Jammeh, a judgement described as a "small step" on the road to justice by the victims' relatives.

Tunisia: Maghreb farmers embrace drones to fight climate change

"When farmers use technology, they can save up to 30 percent on water, increase their yields by 30 percent and reduce their costs by up to 20 percent. That's why new technologies are so important to farmers today, and why our expertise can help them ma...

Guinea-Bissau: exchanges of fire after the release of 2 ministers

Guinea-Bissau National Guard soldiers freed two members of the government who were being questioned by the police on Thursday night, before exchanging gunfire with special forces, according to military and intelligence sources.

Tunisia: At least 20 wounded Gazans received in Tunis for treatment

"In terms of age, there's a one-year-old baby and then there's a 65-year-old. The majority are young people. There are men and women. We have divided them between the public and private sectors in the Tunisian health system and the military hospital. D...