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Spain’s Canary Islands on Wednesday mark 30 years since two young men from Western Sahara arrived on their shores — the first in an ever-growing procession of migrants from Africa.Since then, over 200,000 migrants have landed on the Atlantic archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa after travelling hundreds of kilometres on packed, rickety boats in …

Canary Islands mark 30 years of migrant influxWed, 28 Aug 2024 01:57:21 GMT Read More »

Families of Burkina Faso civilians killed in a massacre have accused the army of exposing them to their jihadist killers by making them leave their village to dig a trench.Armed men carried out the attack in the village of Barsalogho in north-central Burkina Faso on Saturday, killing dozens of civilians and security personnel, local sources …

Burkina victims’ families criticize army over jihadist massacreTue, 27 Aug 2024 21:22:34 GMT Read More »

Gerard walks despondently around his small pharmacy in the centre of Burundi’s main city Bujumbura, surveying the many empty shelves.”Patients are dying due to a lack of access to certain treatments,” says the pharmacist, who is in his 60s.One of the world’s most impoverished nations, Burundi is plagued by crippling shortages of basic necessities — …

‘Life is impossible’: Burundians battle crippling shortagesTue, 27 Aug 2024 03:29:20 GMT Read More »

At least 132 people have died in war-torn Sudan as a result of flooding and heavy rains this year, the health ministry said Monday.The country has experienced an intense rainy season since last month, with intermittent torrential flooding mainly in the country’s north and east. “The total number of affected states is 10, while the number …

At least 132 killed in Sudan flooding: health ministryMon, 26 Aug 2024 19:24:25 GMT Read More »

A Chinese hospital ship has docked in Cape Town to bring much-needed free medical care to South African patients as part of a joint exercise between the two nations, the army said Monday.The “Peace Ark” arrived on South Africa’s western shores on August 22 and will “provide independent medical services for seven consecutive days”, South …

S.Africa patients flock to docked Chinese hospital shipMon, 26 Aug 2024 12:56:59 GMT Read More »

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday replaced various ministers, including from the foreign and defence portfolios, the Tunisian presidency said in a statement posted on Facebook without explanation.The abrupt reshuffle replaced 19 ministers and three state secretaries who assist ministers, just days after Saied sacked the former prime minister.”This morning, August 25, 2024, the President …

Tunisia president replaces key ministers in sweeping reshuffleSun, 25 Aug 2024 19:11:14 GMT Read More »

She was hounded from the Miss South Africa contest in a torrent of vicious, xenophobic abuse. But Chidimma Adetshina could become Nigeria’s Miss Universe this week after being welcomed with open arms into the beauty pageant.The 23-year-old law student — who was born in Soweto to a Nigerian father — was forced to pull out …

Pilloried South African beauty queen gets second chance in NigeriaSun, 25 Aug 2024 14:22:50 GMT Read More »

Conservationists said Saturday that they plan to bomb a remote South African island with tonnes of pesticide-laced pellets to kill mice that are eating albatrosses and other seabirds alive.Hordes of mice are devouring the eggs of some of the world’s most important seabirds that nest on Marion Island, about 2,000 kilometres (1,240 miles) southeast of …

S.Africa plan to ‘bomb’ mice that eat albatrosses aliveSat, 24 Aug 2024 15:01:50 GMT Read More »

Zambia is bracing for electricity cuts of 17 hours a day from next month as a prolonged drought dries up its hydropower dams, undermining economic activity and putting jobs at risk.Since the southern African country declared a national disaster in February because of the drought, it has been scaling back power supply and importing electricity …

Drought-hit Zambia to extend power cuts to 17 hours a daySat, 24 Aug 2024 14:25:56 GMT Read More »