9 men killed in Zambia quarry gravel collapse/in /by
The men were operating illegally in the quarry and were loading gravel onto a truck, police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said. The driver of the truck survived with injuries and was taken to the hospital.
Niger: Torrential rains cut off Niamey from the rest of the country/in /by
"In N'Dounga Tarey, we had more than 12 houses collapse due to the heavy rain. We did not suffer any loss of life, but there were material damages such as houses, millet fields, and rice fields," said Idrissa Issoufou Souley, a resident of N'Dounga Tarey.
Guterres warns of catastrophic rising seas in the Pacific island nations/in /by
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued yet another climate SOS to the world, highlighting seas that are rising at an accelerating rate, especially in the far more vulnerable Pacific island nations.
Denmark to close embassies in Mali and Burkina Faso/in /by
Copenhagen says the decision is part of its new strategy for cooperation with countries in Africa.
Ordeal continues for Gaza residents with new Israeli evacuation order/in /by
Israeli evacuation orders now cover around 84% of Gaza's territory, according to the United Nations, which estimates that around 90% of Gaza's population of 2.3 million have been forced from their homes.
Sudan’s top military leader visits site of collapsed dam/in /by
Local officials say at least 60 people may be dead and many more missing following the bursting of the Arbaat Dam.
At least 100 people killed in central Burkina Faso in latest jihadi attack/in /by
At least 100 villagers and soldiers were killed in central Burkina Faso during a weekend attack on a village by al-Qaida-linked jihadists.
Germany to donate 100,000 mpox vaccine shots to contain outbreak in Africa/in /by
Germany will offer financial support to the World Health Organization (WHO) through various mechanisms to combat mpox and assist its African partners via the GAVI vaccine alliance, the spokesperson stated.
Tunisia: 19 ministers, 3 state secretaries appointed in “indispensable” cabinet reshuffle/in /by
Kamel Maddouri is Tunisia’s third PM in three years. The ministers overseeing finance, justice, and the housing have so far survived all cabinet reshuffles.
WHO launches 6 months plan to halt mpox transmission/in /by
"The mpox outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighbouring countries can be controlled, and can be stopped,"