The Wars Nobody Watches: Africa’s Expanding Arc of Conflict
For much of the international media, Africa’s wars appear only in fragments: a coup in the Sahel, a massacre in Sudan, an insurgent attack in Somalia…
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DR Congo says 129 people killed in attempted prison break
At least 129 people were killed as they attempted to escape from a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa.
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West Africa's ultimatum to Niger coup leaders nears deadline
West African defense chiefs have drawn up a plan for potential military intervention if Niger's coup is not overturned by the weekend after media…
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'We will starve': floods engulf farms in West Africa
Nearly 2.5 million acres of farmland across West and Central Africa are submerged following unprecedented floods, threatening food security in the re…
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Cholera hits displaced Nigerians in flooded state
Nigeria's government declared a cholera outbreak in the northeastern state of Borno. An estimated one million people are at risk of catching the …
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WHO launches new initiative to stop the spread of invasive malaria vector in Africa
In a 2019 vector alert, WHO identified the spread of Anopheles stephensi as a significant threat to malaria control and elimination – particularly in…
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Horn of Africa faces its 5th failed rainy season
Ethiopia, Somalia and parts of Kenya will likely witness the fifth consecutive failed rainy season as the World Meteorological Organization forecasts…
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As hunger bites, babies die in Somalia
In the Somali town Dollow, the impact of Somalia's worst drought in four decades is laid bare. Two babies have been buried one day after being bo…
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South Africa's Aspen to supply COVID vaccine by June
South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare strikes deal with Johnson & Johnson to package, sell and distribute the American group's COVID vaccines u…
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Millions face hunger in Horn of Africa: UN
The U.N.'s World Food Programme says 13 million people are facing severe hunger in the Horn of Africa, and is calling for immediate assistance to…
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Deadly storm Ana causes destruction in southern Africa
The death toll from tropical storm Ana has risen to at least 12 in Mozambique and Malawi, authorities said, although officials and aid agencies are s…
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Vaccine inequality leaving 'swathes' behind: WHO
The WHO’s Emergencies Director Mike Ryan said that over half of the world's population has received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, but only 7%…
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This little box turns Ivory Coast farm waste into gas
‘KubeKo,’ an award-winning waste converter developed by chemical engineer Noel N'guessan, is helping farmers in Ivory Coast turn tons of agricult…
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COVID-19 could cause HIV surge in Africa: UNAIDS
West and Central Africa could see a rise in HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths in a few years due to disruptions in health services because of th…
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Africa's glaciers will be gone by 2040s says U.N.
Africa's fabled eastern glaciers will vanish in two decades, 118 million poor people could face imminent drought, floods or extreme heat, and cli…
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Africa calls for climate finance tracker after donors fall short
Ahead of the COP26 climate conference, a report has warned of the dire consequences for Africa from global warming, and the continent's lead nego…
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Russia puts U.N. Africa sanctions panels 'on hold'
Russia is delaying the appointment of independent panels of experts that monitor violations of United Nations sanctions in several African countries,…
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Dozens of South African penguins killed by bees
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES - More than sixty endangered South African penguins died after being stung by Cape Honey bees, according to conservationists.…
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Africa vaccine hub to copy Moderna shot
A tech transfer hub that aims to produce COVID-19 vaccines for Africa will replicate Moderna's mRNA shot - but faces an uphill battle as talks wi…
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First case of Marburg virus found in West Africa
Health authorities in Guinea are monitoring 155 people who may have been in contact with a confirmed case of Marburg virus disease, a highly infectio…
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