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Local authorities warned that the death toll was likely to rise, while around 140 injured people were being treated in hospital

Fuel tanker explosion kills at least 147 in Nigeria

An explosion tore through crowds of people who had rushed to collect fuel spilling from a crashed tanker in northern Nigeria, killing at least 147, the national emergency agency said.

World • 16 Oct 24

Zimbabwe has around 100,000 elephants, the second-biggest population in the world after Botswana

Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants amid food shortages

Zimbabwe will cull 200 elephants as it faces an unprecedented drought that has led to food shortages, while also tackling a ballooning population of the animals, the country's wildlife authority said.

Africa • 13 Sep 24

Gedeon Kakule, 13, survived contracting mpox earlier this year

Africa CDC declares mpox public health emergency

Africa's top public health body has declared a public health emergency of continental security over an outbreak of mpox that spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring countries.

World • 13 Aug 24

Leader of the starvation cult Paul Mackenzie pictured at the Shanzu Court in Mombasa, Kenya last June

Kenya starvation cult leader on trial over mass deaths

The leader of a Kenyan starvation cult went on trial for manslaughter over the deaths of more than 400 of his followers in one of the world's worst cult-related tragedies.

World • 12 Aug 24

The coastguard said the vessel sank off the coast of Mauritania

25 dead, dozens missing after boat capsized off Africa

At least 25 people have died and dozens are missing after their boat capsized off Mauritania, the country's news agency AMI said, in the latest in a series of migrant tragedies off west Africa.

World • 24 Jul 24

Boris Johnson was the instigator of the plan during his tenure as prime minister

Rwanda plan cost €830m to deport 4 people, UK govt says

The Conservative government's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda was the "most shocking waste of taxpayer money I have ever seen", Britain's Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said.

Africa • 22 Jul 24

An ambulance in Mogadishu in June 2023 (File image)

Five killed in Somali car bomb blast during Euro final

Five people have been killed in a powerful car bomb blast at a café in the Somali capital Mogadishu that was packed with football fans watching the Euro 2024 final, local media said, citing police.

World • 15 Jul 24

The Nigerian military took back the town of Gwoza in 2015 from militants

At least 18 people killed in series of Nigeria attacks

At least 18 people have been killed and 19 seriously wounded in attacks targeting a wedding, a hospital and a funeral in northeastern Nigeria, authorities said.

World • 30 Jun 24

Dozens of protesters gathered in Nairobi's central business district and soldiers were deployed

Kenya police fire rubber bullets at protesters

Kenyan police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators in Nairobi, as protesters returned to the streets despite President William Ruto abandoned contentious tax hikes after deadly clashes.

World • 27 Jun 24

Police clash with demonstrators in the capital Nairobi

Kenya's president vows response to 'treasonous' protests

Kenya's President William Ruto has promised to take a tough line against "violence and anarchy" after protests over planned tax increases turned deadly and demonstrators ransacked parliament.

World • 25 Jun 24

Cyril Ramaphosa (centre) will head what he calls a government of national unity with five other parties

Ramaphosa starts new term with multi-party government

South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in for a second full term as president at a ceremony in Pretoria, after his weakened African National Congress struck a government coalition deal.

World • 19 Jun 24

It was part of a motorcade transporting the body of Saulos Chilima, who died in a plane crash last week

Four killed in Malawi by vice president's funeral convoy

A vehicle in the convoy of Malawi's late vice president's funeral procession crashed into mourners at a village on, killing four people and injuring 12, according to police.

World • 17 Jun 24

Saulos Chilima had been seen as a potential candidate in next year's presidential election (file pic)

Malawi vice president, nine others, killed in plane crash

Malawi's Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine other people were killed when the military plane they were travelling on crashed, the country's president Lazarus Chakwera said.

World • 11 Jun 24

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said ANC negotiators had already held talks with several parties

South Africa's ANC eyes national unity government

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that his African National Congress (ANC) would seek to form a government of national unity after failing to win an outright majority in last week's general election.

World • 06 Jun 24

President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the election result was a victory for democracy

Ramaphosa urges unity after historic ANC setback

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South African party leaders to work together in the public interest after his ANC lost its 30-year-old governing majority in a bruising general election.

World • 02 Jun 24

Gwede Mantashe, chairman of the African National Congress, at the Independent Electoral Commission national results centre in Midrand, South Africa

South Africa's ANC loses majority, seeks coalition

South Africa's ruling ANC await the imminent confirmation that it has lost its three-decade-old absolute majority and will have to find allies if it is to remain in power.

Africa • 01 Jun 24

The building was under construction when it collapsed

Dozens missing after building collapse in South Africa

Rescue workers have made contact with 11 people under the rubble of a building in South Africa that collapsed while under construction.

World • 07 May 24

The floods have caused widespread damage to infrastructure such as roads and bridges

Floods kill at least 45 in central Kenya after dam bursts

Heavy rains in central Kenya killed at least 45 people after flood waters swept away houses and cars in the town of Mai Mahiu, a government minister has said.

World • 29 Apr 24

Mozambique has a long Indian Ocean coastline

Over 100 dead in Mozambique ferry incident - president

More than 100 people died after a ferry sank off the northern coast of Mozambique, President Filipe Nyusi said, and almost 20 others were still missing.

World • 08 Apr 24

Britain's Russ Cook becomes the first person to run the entire length of Africa

'I'm pretty tired': Man finishes running length of Africa

A British man has become the first person to run the full length of Africa after he crossed the finish line in Tunisia.

World • 08 Apr 24

Botswana banned trophy hunting in 2014 but lifted the restrictions in 2019 under pressure from local communities

Botswana vows to send elephants to Germany in hunting row

Botswana's president has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in a dispute over the import of hunting trophies.

World • 03 Apr 24

Minister Charlie McConalogue at a UN Refugee Camp in Kakuma, north west Kenya

Ireland to increase World Food Programme funding by 40%

Ireland is set to increase its contribution to the United Nations World Food Programme by 40% between 2025-2027.

Ireland • 14 Mar 24

Women stand side-by-side at the University of Nairobi to remember those who have been murdered

Women tackle femicide epidemic in Kenya

As the world celebrates women, Kenya mourns their loss. According to local reports, 30 women have fallen victim to violence since the beginning of the year, sparking intense nationwide debate.

World • 10 Mar 24

A video grab from AFPTV shows families of abducted pupils gathering during the visit of the Kaduna State governor Uba Sani after gunmen kidnapped over 280 from a school in Kuriga, Nigeria

Gunmen kidnap 280 pupils from Nigerian school - teacher

Gunmen have kidnapped more than 280 pupils during a raid on a school in northwest Nigeria, a teacher and a resident said, in one of the country's largest mass abductions.

Africa • 08 Mar 24

Sudanese families in South Sudan after fleeing the Sudan civil war

Sudan risks becoming 'world's largest hunger crisis' - UN

Sudan risks becoming the "world's largest hunger crisis," the head of the UN's World Food Programme has warned.

World • 06 Mar 24