Mozambique floods spiralling into escalating emergency, UN warns/in /by
The United Nations says floods in Mozambique have spiralled into a rapidly escalating emergency.
Fire crews battle to contain wildfires east of Cape Town/in /by
Wildfires burning in Franschhoek, east of Cape Town flared up on Tuesday, leaving fire crews scrambling to contain the blaze once again.
Sudan: Aid arrives in Port Sudan as war rages on/in /by
Desperately-needed humanitarian aid has arrived in Port Sudan as the fighting in the country rages on. The war, which broke out in 2023, has triggered what the U.N describes as the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
Burkina Faso: Damiba extradited by Togo/in /by
Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba has been extradited by Togo to his home country, Burkina Faso, where he’s accused by the junta of plotting a string of coups and assassination attempts.
AFCON: Teranga Lions celebrate victory in Dakar/in /by
Following their victory over Morocco in the Africa Cup of Nations, Senegal's Teranga Lions held a victory parade in the capital Dakar, drawing tens of thousands of fans.
Cuts in USAID funding cripples healthcare in Malawi/in /by
It has undone decades of progress, notably in fighting HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis.
Belgian court reopens Patrice Lumumba murder case/in /by
The family of murdered Congolese independence icon Patrice Lumumba said Tuesday they hope to get justice, as a Belgian court weighs prosecuting the sole surviving suspect over the 1961 killing.
Death toll from floods in Mozambique and South Africa continues to climb/in /by
Rescue operations are underway in South Africa and Mozambique, where flooding has claimed dozens of lives. It comes after weeks of heavy rains have lashed the two neighbouring countries.
What to know about the Chagos Islands as Trump slams the UK’s sovereignty deal/in /by
U.S. President Donald Trump has turned his fire on a deal between Britain and Mauritius to settle the future of the Chagos Islands, the contested Indian Ocean archipelago that is home to a strategic U.S. military base.
South Sudan’s president fires interior minister, wife of detained VP Machar/in /by
The president of South Sudan has dismissed his interior minister, the wife of a detained opposition leader with whom he was running a unity government following a peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war.