Armed groups from northern Mali on Tuesday claimed they captured the key town of Bourem, between Gao and Timbuktu, before pulling out, fuelling fears of the collapse of a peace deal between the ex-rebels and government forces.In a statement Tuesday evening, the Malian military said it had repelled a complex attack involving car bombs that …

Armed groups in Mali claim assault on key northern townTue, 12 Sep 2023 21:16:14 GMT Read More »

The Jewish quarter of Marrakesh’s medina was badly hit by Friday’s earthquake, and those visiting Morocco’s main tourist attraction now come across entire families living in the street.The quake killed more than 2,900 people, and many buildings were destroyed or badly damaged in the historic popular district of the old town, where residents live in …

Quake victims and tourists in historic Marrakesh districtTue, 12 Sep 2023 20:12:38 GMT Read More »

At least 2,300 people were killed in catastrophic floods that tore through the Libyan city of Derna, the emergency services said Tuesday, but a far higher death toll is feared.As global concern spread, multiple nations offered to urgently send aid and rescue teams to help the war-scarred country that has been overwhelmed by what one …

At least 2,300 dead in Libya floods, but far higher toll fearedTue, 12 Sep 2023 19:42:13 GMT Read More »

UN cultural agency UNESCO announced Tuesday it was removing the fire-damaged tombs of royal leaders in Uganda from its  endangered heritage list, voicing satisfaction with restoration efforts.The decision on the Tombs of Buganda Kings was passed by the World Heritage Committee at a meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh from September 10-25.Housed in grass-thatched buildings …

UNESCO removes Uganda tombs from endangered heritage listTue, 12 Sep 2023 18:37:40 GMT Read More »

Hopes dimmed on Tuesday in Morocco’s search for survivors, four days after a powerful earthquake killed more than 2,900 people, most of them in remote villages of the High Atlas Mountains.Search-and-rescue teams from the kingdom and from abroad kept digging through the rubble of broken mud-brick homes, hoping for signs of life in a race …

Race against time to find survivors 4 days after Morocco quakeTue, 12 Sep 2023 17:18:47 GMT Read More »

At least 2,300 people were killed in Libya and thousands more were reported missing after catastrophic flash floods broke river dams and tore through an eastern coastal city, devastating entire neighbourhoods.As global concern spread, multiple nations offered to urgently send aid and rescue teams to help the war-scarred country that has been overwhelmed by what …

At least 2,300 dead in Libya floods ‘calamity’, thousands missingTue, 12 Sep 2023 17:08:04 GMT Read More »

Warmer seas, political chaos and inadequate infrastructure combined with devastating effect in the flooding that has killed more than 2,300 people in Libya, experts said on Tuesday.Riverside buildings in the eastern Mediterranean coastal city of Derna collapsed after Storm Daniel brought heavy rainfall that broke river dams and engulfed entire neighbourhoods.Daniel formed around September 4, …

Warmer seas, political chaos drive Libya flood toll: expertsTue, 12 Sep 2023 17:04:38 GMT Read More »

Armed groups from northern Mali on Tuesday claimed to have captured the key town of Bourem, situated between the ancient cities of Gao and Timbuktu, after fighting against the national army.Authorities in Mali made no comment about the operation, which would confirm fears of a return to hostilities between the army and the northern groups …

Armed groups in northern Mali claim capture of key townTue, 12 Sep 2023 14:39:54 GMT Read More »

Alexis’s eyes shine brightly as he holds a football trophy aloft in a stadium in Goma, a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s conflict-torn east.  The young footballer has emerged victorious after a four-day tournament in the city, which — in a rarity for the region — was attended by international scouts.”The cup, it’s …

Football scouts search for talent in DR Congo’s turbulent eastTue, 12 Sep 2023 14:35:24 GMT Read More »

After cheating death himself and escaping the rubble, Abdellah Aeet Bihi found his youngest son, aged four, alive but trapped after Morocco’s earthquake.The boy was still able to talk from under the rubble of their collapsed house.”But I couldn’t get to him,” Bihi, 39, recalled in their village of Talat Nyacoub, destroyed by the Friday …

Unbearable pain of loss tears at Moroccan quake villageTue, 12 Sep 2023 12:28:29 GMT Read More »