Africa

OFFICIALS in the Democratic Republic of Congo say at least six people have died in a suicide bomb attack on a crowded restaurant in the eastern city of Beni.Police prevented the…
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SOUTH Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma can appeal a court ruling last week that he should not enjoy medical parole and should return to jail.High Court Judge Elias Matojane…
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PEOPLE in Kenya will have to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination to use public transport or enter government offices, the health ministry said Wednesday, ignoring a court order against…
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A MADAGASCAR minister was one of two survivors to have swum some 12 hours to shore Tuesday after their helicopter crashed off the island’s northeastern coast, authorities said.A…
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SOUTH Africa will next month start giving Pfizer booster shots against coronavirus, a health official said Friday, a day after the country reported a near-record high in daily cases of…
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A KEY Benin opposition leader went on trial on terrorism charges on Friday, nine months after she was arrested just before President Patrice Talon’s re-election in April.Reckya…
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SEVEN United Nations peacekeepers were killed on Wednesday when a logistical convoy struck an explosive device in central Mali, the UN mission MINUSMA said.“The initial toll is…
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THE World Food Programme (WFP) has suspended distribution of food aid in two northern Ethiopian towns after gunmen looted its warehouses.Looters from rebel Tigrayan forces held aid…
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A POLICE officer in Kenya shot dead his wife and five other people with an AK-47 in the early hours of Tuesday morning, officials have said.A neighbour heard "a loud bang" from the…
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ETHIOPIA'S government said Monday it had recaptured two strategic towns from rebel fighters, the latest in a rapid series of battlefield victories claimed by forces loyal to Prime…
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