JOHANNESBURG — South African anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela's granddaughter, Zoleka Mandela, has died of cancer at age 43, her family said on Tuesday.
KARIMA — The lush palm groves of Karima are a long way from Sudan's battlefields, but the war's effects are all too present, leaving farmers struggling to find buyers for this year's harvest.
NIAMEY — Niger's coup leaders said early Tuesday they wanted to establish a "negotiated framework" for the planned withdrawal of French troops from the West African country.
JOHANNESBURG — The Kingdom of Eswatini, Africa's last remaining absolute monarchy, will hold parliamentary elections on Friday, with political parties banned from contesting.
BAMAKO— Mali's ruling junta on Monday announced a delay to a presidential election scheduled for February that was aimed at returning civilian leaders to power in the jihadist-hit West African nation.
PORT SUDAN — Outbreaks of dengue fever and acute watery diarrhoea have "killed hundreds" in war-torn Sudan, medics reported on Monday, warning of "catastrophic spreads" that could overwhelm the country's decimated health system.
CAIRO — Egypt’s electoral authority Monday said the North African nation will hold its presidential election from December 10-12 and the winner will be announced on December 18.
NIAMEY - The July 26 coup in Niger unleashed a power struggle that remains unresolved between the new military leaders and the ECOWAS regional bloc backed by several Western nations demanding the elected president's return. But France's decision to pull out its ambassador and then troops by the end of the year could now help to break the stalemate
TRIPOLI - The office of Libya's prosecutor general on Monday ordered the arrest of eight officials as part of his inquiry into the recent flood disaster which killed thousands.
TUNIS — A devastating flood in war-torn Libya's east has fomented popular discontent, which is however unlikely to threaten the status quo in the country split between two rival administrations, analysts say.
JOHANNESBURG — Rhino numbers grew across Africa last year, conservationists said last week, hailing the first bit of "good news" in a decade for an animal threatened by poaching.
PARIS — Scientists this week said they have found the "missing ingredient" for pink diamonds, some of the world's most expensive stones due their rarity and beauty, and the discovery could help find more.
PARIS — The tiny Italian island of Lampedusa has seen record migrant arrivals, but experts dismiss far-right claims of being submerged by migration as "political manipulation" and "racist."
UNITED NATIONS - Mali "will not stand idly by" if foreign governments intervene in neighouring Niger, Bamako's top diplomat warned the United Nations on Saturday, after both countries' juntas joined a mutual defense pact.
Nearly 70 countries at the United Nations this week signed a first-ever treaty on protecting the international high seas, raising hopes that it will come into force soon and protect threatened ecosystems vital to the planet.
WADI HALFA, SUDAN- In the border town of Wadi Halfa, up to 20,000 displaced people live in limbo while waiting to cross into Egypt.
MARSEILLE - Pope Francis on Saturday led tens of thousands of worshippers packed into a stadium for a mass in Marseille after earlier striding into a politically loaded debate in the French Mediterranean city by urging European states not to treat migrants as invaders.
MOGADISHU - A suicide bomber killed at least 21 people and wounded dozens more in central Somalia Saturday after driving a truck packed with explosives towards a security checkpoint, triggering a blast that razed nearby buildings, police said.
Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen Hassen told the United Nations on Saturday that his country wants quicker implementation of a peace deal in Tigray, including disarmament of former rebels.
BENGHAZI — Libya's eastern administration Friday said it would host an international conference next month on rebuilding the flood-wrecked port city of Derna.
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