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Tanzania: Landslide death toll rises to 76
At least 76 people were killed in landslides caused by heavy rains in northern Tanzania last week, President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who visited the scene, said on Thursday.
Burundi: Parliament validates new electoral commission, opposition criticizes
Burundi's National Assembly approved the composition of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Ceni) by a large majority on Thursday, with the opposition denouncing a "violation of procedure".
Egypt: election preparations get underway
Egypt is busy preparing for its presidential election which will take place from Sunday 10 to Tuesday 12, with the result expected on December 18.
Here are the richest countries in Africa
According to IMF growth projections, this ranking should not experience any upheaval in the years to come.
Floods in East Africa: “the worst is yet to come”, warns the WFP
Devastating floods threaten to worsen food insecurity in East Africa as heavy rains lash a region that less than a year ago was in the grip of drought, warned Thursday the United Nations World Food Program (WFP).
Al Ahly Gears Up with Confidence for Clash Against Belouizdad
Ahead of the CAF Champions League Group D clash against Algeria's Belouizdad, the defending champions of Al Ahly held a training session at Cairo's Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium. Mohamed El Shenawy, goalkeeper and captain of Al Ahly, displayed confidence.
Ethiopia: Thousands in Dasenech distrirct left homeless after devastating flood
“This is one of the areas which are affected by triple effects of droughts, different diseases outbreak, including flood. Recently, the heavy rainfall which happened in the upper stream of the Omo River, this district called Dasenech is affected. Majority of the population, it's about 79,000 people
Transnational organised crime poses “vicious threat” to world
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres on Thursday warned of the vicious threat that transnational organised crime poses to the world's peace, security and sustainable development.
Pics of the day: December 7, 2023
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Zimbabwe court bars opposition MPs from crucial by-elections
"The courts of Zimbabwe have ceased to be a just and neutral arbiter of disputes and that is worrying," he told AFP. ZANU-PF victories in the by-elections would take it closer to the two-thirds parliamentary majority needed to amend the constitution.