01:57 Benin After Niger coup, sanctions pain strikes at shutdown Benin border With the closure of land routes between Niger and Benin, many people have turned to canoes and motorised boats to cross the River Niger at their ...
00:41 Libya Libyans protest against authorities in flood-hit Derna There have also been calls for the UN to set up an office in Derna, for urgent reconstruction of the city and compensation for those affected ...
02:06 Libya Emergency teams in flood-hit Derna lament “humanitarian disaster” amid dearth of volunteers "From a health perspective, we have a shortage of medical supplies, a lack of medical equipment and children's supplies, and a shortage of volunteers," ...
South Africa South Africa: at least 20 De Beers employees die on the road At least 20 employees of the mining giant De Beers died on Sunday in South Africa in a road accident, aboard a bus providing connections with ...
South Africa SA advises two-minute shower over water shortage Water providers in Johannesburg, South Africa, have issued a pressing call to action for the city's residents and suburban communities to join ...
02:35 Zimbabwe Beating and torture allegations emerge in Zimbabwe after election More than a dozen opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) figures — from elected representatives to officials and activists — have been ...
01:12 South Africa South Africa: Unusual waves hit the coast of Cape Town Strong tides combined with violent winds caused a powerful swell over the weekend, with water overtopping the dykes and flooding streets and ...
01:46 South Africa South Africa holds state funeral for Zulu leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi "I have never met a man with such an enormous capacity to forgive and I doubt I will ever meet another one. He was simply extra ordinary, he ...
01:02 Libya Libya floods: Level of destruction “never seen before”, death toll reaches 11,300 Untold numbers are buried under mud and debris that includes overturned cars and chunks of concrete.
01:14 Libya Libya: Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in coastal city of Derna The enormous surge of storm water burst two upstream river dams late Sunday and reduced Derna to a wasteland where entire city blocks and untold ...
Libya Libya buries thousands in mass graves after flood, mayor says death toll could triple The deluge swept away entire families on Sunday night and exposed vulnerabilities in the oil-rich country that has been mired in conflict since ...
11:07 Business Africa Climat: Are carbon credits the solution? [Business Africa] In this week's Business Africa: the effectiveness of carbon credits called into question; Gabon's economy put to the test by the coup d'état ...
01:17 China In China, Zambia's Hichilema eyes collaboration after tour of top tech firms Business featured high on the agenda of Hakainde Hichilema's Shenzhen stop-off, with the leader visiting five leading companies over the course ...
01:18 Libya Fears mount of surging death toll in Libya flood disaster The Mediterranean coastal city of Derna was hit by a huge flash flood late Sunday that witnesses likened to a tsunami after two upstream dams ...
01:35 Libya Libya Floods: 'the damage is huge, hard to describe' says Khalifa Haftar The search is still ongoing for the missing people that were swept away by strong floods which caused the collapse of a number of dams and buildings ...
Democratic Republic Of Congo Protests in DRC 3 days after arrest of a journalist Stanis Bujakera is accused of "spreading false rumors and disseminating false information for an article published by Jeune Afrique implicating ...
01:06 Democratic Republic Of Congo Cobalt, copper mining leading to forced evictions in DR Congo- Amnesty International Instead of benefiting from the growth of the mining sector, people living in the Kolwezi region "are being forced to leave their homes and farmland ...
01:35 Morocco Morocco: Survivors recall first moments of devastating quake as death toll climbs "When the earthquake hit, I came home to find the house destroyed and the children under the rubble. I didn't think any of them would make it ...
02:04 Morocco Moroccan citizens step in to help quake victims Ordinary citizens are stepping in to do their bit for victims of the deadly earthquake in Morocco, after some complained that the authorities ...
01:29 Morocco Earthquake in Morocco: provisional death toll rises to 1,037 The provisional death toll from the violent earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday night has risen to 1 037, the Ministry of the Interior has ...
01:04 Morocco Morocco: at least 632 dead in powerful earthquake At least 632 people died in a powerful earthquake that devastated Morocco on Friday night, causing widespread damage and panic in Marrakech, ...
00:54 Cameroon Cameroon: At least three killed in attack blamed on separatist rebels Witnesses said armed militants stopped cars, shot at passengers and set vehicles on fire early on Thursday
01:50 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe: Rusty caravan provides wedding relief for lovebirds "We try to market our products to the couples, those who come to wed here at the court. So they come in the morning, we try to advertise our ...
02:20 Kenya Kenya bets on carbon credits as it hosts first Africa climate summit "The restoration and expansion of Africa's natural carbon sinks are not just an environmental imperative, in fact. They are an un-parallelled ...
01:45 Kenya Activists demonstrate against Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi As African leaders come together for the landmark to foster new era and policies towards clean energy during the African climate summit held ...
00:59 Israel Strong reactions in Israel over bloody Eritrean migrants protest in Tel Aviv "I think that everyone that broke the law here needs to be arrested and needs to be put in prison and not only to sit in jail but needs to sit ...
02:04 Senegal Senegal revives train line for religious festival Senegal on Friday temporarily brought back into service a long-closed railway line to take worshippers to an annual religious festival.
01:57 Nigeria Nigeria: Road safety Commences clampdown on rickety vehicles In a bid to reduce road accidents in Nigeria, the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), has commenced the immediate clampdown on all rickety vehicles ...
02:39 Republic of the Congo Congolese sculptors showcase their wood carving skills The third edition of the Woodworking Trade Fair in Brazzaville showcases the work of Congolese sculptors.
02:16 United Kingdom London's Notting Hill Carnival gets underway for its 55th year One reveller acknowledged the historic roots of the festival, which evolved out of the Windrush generation, which brought migrants from the West ...