World / Africa

Nine die in Uganda New Year stampede: police 01 Jan 2023 - 01:16 pm

Kampala: At least nine people died in a shopping mall crush as revellers rang in the New Year in Uganda's capital on Sunday,...

Morocco to ban arrivals from China over COVID surge 31 Dec 2022 - 10:36 pm

Rabat: Morocco will impose a ban on people arriving from China, whatever their nationality, from January 3 to avert any new wave of...

Mudslides kill at least 10 miners in eastern DR Congo 31 Dec 2022 - 09:02 pm

Bukavu: Mudslides killed at least 10 people at two makeshift mines in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after torrential rain, local officials said...

DR Congo recalls ambassador to France over suspected graft 31 Dec 2022 - 08:41 pm

Kinshasa: The Democratic Republic of Congo has recalled its ambassador to France over suspected "financial misappropriation" in running its embassy in Paris, a...

Several killed in Somaliland protests against govt 31 Dec 2022 - 07:26 pm

Mogadishu: Several people have been killed and others injured in anti-government protests in the southeast of the breakaway region of Somaliland, the head...

South Africa fuel tanker blast death toll climbs to 34 30 Dec 2022 - 04:04 pm

Johannesburg: The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in a South African city east of Johannesburg last week has climbed to 34,...

Fresh clashes between M23, rival militias erupt in east DR Congo 29 Dec 2022 - 09:28 pm

Goma: M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo engaged in heavy clashes with rival militias on Thursday, local sources said, in the...

Ethiopian federal police deploy in Tigray after peace deal 29 Dec 2022 - 08:15 pm

Nairobi: Ethiopia's federal police began to deploy on Thursday in the capital of war-torn Tigray for the first time in 18 months, the...

Three charged over 'racist' fight at South Africa pool 29 Dec 2022 - 07:53 pm

Johannesburg: A white South African man charged with attempted murder for alleged involvement in an altercation with two black teenagers was released on...

Nine killed in fighting in Sudan's Darfur 29 Dec 2022 - 05:53 pm

Khartoum: Nine people have been killed in fighting in Sudan's western Darfur region between groups of Arab Rizeigat and the Fur people, the...

Sudanese general leads mission to South Darfur after violent clashes 29 Dec 2022 - 05:15 pm

Khartoum: The deputy head of Sudan's sovereign council led a mission to the city of Nyala in South Darfur on Thursday to assess...

South Africa tanker explosion death toll jumps to 27 29 Dec 2022 - 11:03 am

JOHANNESBURG: The death toll from a gas tanker blast in Johannesburg on Christmas Eve has climbed to 27, the provincial health department said...

Rwanda says Congo fighter jet briefly violated its air space 29 Dec 2022 - 12:16 am

Kigali: Rwanda's government said on Wednesday that a fighter jet from Democratic Republic of Congo briefly violated its airspace, the latest accusation to...

Algeria offers Sahara tourists visas on arrival 28 Dec 2022 - 10:31 pm

Algiers: Algeria will allow foreign tourists heading to its vast desert south to obtain visas on arrival, part of efforts to "promote tourism...

US safety experts dispute aspects of Ethiopia 737-MAX air crash findings 28 Dec 2022 - 08:43 pm

Nairobi: US air safety experts say Ethiopian inspectors investigating the cause of an Ethiopian Airlines' crash that killed nearly 160 people in 2019...

South Sudan to send 750 troops to DR Congo to fight rebels 28 Dec 2022 - 07:46 pm

Juba: South Sudan will send 750 soldiers to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo soon to join a regional force fighting a rebel...

Somalia rejects Genel Energy's "illegal claim" to oil permits 28 Dec 2022 - 07:41 pm

Nairobi: Somalia rejected on Wednesday what it called an "illegal claim" by Genel Energy to oil exploration and exploitation rights in the country's...