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Flooding caused by torrential rain and fierce winds on South Africa’s eastern coast have killed at least 22 people, local authorities said on Tuesday.Flooding hit several locations in two eastern provinces, two rare tornados were spotted, temperatures plunged and snow fell in some central regions.  At least 11 people died in Eastern Cape, a spokesperson …

South African floods kill at least 22 peopleTue, 04 Jun 2024 15:57:56 GMT Read More »

Nigerian union leaders on Tuesday suspended a nationwide strike to allow for more wage talks after they disrupted flights, shut down the national power grid and closed public offices and schools.The stoppage called by two main unions, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), came as Africa’s most populous nation struggles with …

Nigeria unions suspend nationwide strike to allow more wage talksTue, 04 Jun 2024 13:36:19 GMT Read More »

At least 18 people have died in flooding caused by torrential rain on South Africa’s eastern coast, local authorities said on Tuesday.At least seven died in Eastern Cape province, a spokesperson from Nelson Mandela Bay municipality, at the heart of the floods, told AFP.And the provincial government in neighbouring KwaZulu-Natal said at least 11 people …

South African floods kill at least 18 peopleTue, 04 Jun 2024 12:58:14 GMT Read More »

Cafes and markets are bustling, roads are being rebuilt and factories and banks are operating again.Although Ethiopia’s northernmost region of Tigray is still gripped by a humanitarian crisis, the capital Mekele is slowly crawling back to normality 19 months after a peace deal ended one of the world’s deadliest recent conflicts.”People are finally finding some …

Tigray capital slowly emerging from shadow of warTue, 04 Jun 2024 10:31:01 GMT Read More »

Nigerian union leaders on Tuesday held talks over a government offer to increase the minimum wage on the second day of a nationwide strike that has disrupted flights and closed down public offices.The stoppage called by two main unions, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), comes as Africa’s most populous nation …

Nigeria unions in talks on second day of strikeTue, 04 Jun 2024 09:35:55 GMT Read More »

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday announced billions of dollars in new aid and investment support for Africa, as South Korea looks to boost trade ties with the continent.Seoul is hosting delegations from 48 African countries for a major summit this week, which Yoon had told AFP would aim to secure deals on everything from …

S. Korea earmarks $24bn in aid, investment support for AfricaTue, 04 Jun 2024 05:35:27 GMT Read More »

Afghanistan produced a dominant bowling and batting performance to thrash debutants Uganda by 125 runs in the T20 World Cup in Guyana on Monday.Afghanistan openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran laid the foundations for the win with an opening stand of 154 in Afghanistan’s 183-5.Left-arm seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi dazzled with five wickets for just nine …

Afghanistan rout debutants Uganda in T20 World Cup openerTue, 04 Jun 2024 04:45:20 GMT Read More »

Kenyan investigators found seven more bodies on Monday as exhumations resumed in a forest where hundreds of victims of a doomsday starvation cult were buried in mass graves, police said.The remains of 436 people have now been unearthed in a remote wilderness inland from the Indian Ocean coastal town of Malindi in a grisly case …

Kenya finds seven more bodies as cult massacre exhumations resumeTue, 04 Jun 2024 00:11:14 GMT Read More »

Nigerian labour unions shut down the national power grid and disrupted flights on Monday as they launched an indefinite strike that closed schools and public offices after failing to reach a new minimum wage deal with the government.Africa’s most populous country is facing its worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation, with double-digit inflation leaving many …

Nigeria union strike shuts power grid, schools, disrupts flightsTue, 04 Jun 2024 00:05:41 GMT Read More »

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was in Guinea on Monday on the first leg of an African tour aimed at buttressing Moscow’s influence in the world’s poorest continent.Russia, which has seen relations with the West plummet after sending troops into Ukraine in 2022, has sought to boost its influence in Africa in recent years. Lavrov arrived …

Russia’s Lavrov launches Africa tour in junta-led GuineaMon, 03 Jun 2024 17:19:46 GMT Read More »