Africa
Mozambique cyclone death toll climbs to 417
The death toll in Mozambique has climbed to 417 after a cyclone devastated swathes of the southern African country, flooding thousands of ...More than 1,000 feared dead in Mozambique storm
More than a thousand people are feared to have died in a cyclone that smashed into Mozambique last week, while scores have ...Ethiopian crash black boxes arrive in Paris for analysis
Two black boxes from the Boeing 737 MAX airplane that crashed in Ethiopia arrived in Paris for expert analysis, officials said, as ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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.




