Africa
Floods in southern Africa kill 115
At least 115 people were killed in Mozambique, Malawi and South Africa after heavy rains affected 843,000 people across southeast Africa, officials ...UN environment talks open under shadow of Ethiopian plane crash
An assembly of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) opened in Nairobi under a dark cloud cast by the plane crash that killed ...Ethiopian Airlines flight to Nairobi crashes, killing 157
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet to Nairobi crashed early on Sunday with 149 passengers and eight crew members aboard, the ...Madagascar battles killer measles outbreak
Frangeline is aged two but weighs no more than a four-month-old -- the terrible result of her battle with measles, which is ...Guinea-Bissau votes in hope of ending long leadership deadlock
Voters in Guinea-Bissau went to the polls Sunday to elect a new parliament in the hope of ending a protracted leadership deadlock ...Tens of thousands of Algerians protest against Bouteflika
Tens of thousands of Algerians defied heavily deployed riot police on Friday and resumed mass protests against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika posing the ...Hundreds of travellers stranded in Nairobi airport strike
Hundreds of travellers were stranded at Nairobi\'s international airport Wednesday as riot police deployed and teargas was fired to disperse striking workers.US airstrike in Somalia kills 35 al-Shabab extremists
The United States military said Monday that its latest airstrike in Somalia killed 35 fighters with the al-Shabab extremist group not far ...Senegal votes with President Sall confident of first-round win
Senegal went to the polls Sunday in an election that incumbent President Macky Sall is tipped to win after his main challengers ...South Africa imposes severe power cuts ahead of election
South Africa on Monday introduced its most severe electricity rationing in nearly five years, presenting President Cyril Ramaphosa with a major political ...




