Only two survivors rescued after boat overturned off Libyan coast, UN migration agency saysFifty-three people are dead or missing after…
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Ebo Taylor, Ghanaian highlife pioneer and guitarist, dies age 90
Taylor, who did for Ghanaian music what his friend Fela Kuti did for Nigeria, has been called the greatest rhythm…
Read More53 dead or missing after migrant boat capsizes in Mediterranean
Only two survivors rescued in tragedy off Libyan coast, UN migration agency saysThe UN migration agency said 53 people had…
Read MoreWeather tracker: Spain and Portugal hit by third fatal storm
Storm Marta sweeps Iberian peninsula just days after Storms Kristin and Leonardo brought deadly flooding and major damageSpain and Portugal…
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RSF drone attack kills 24 people fleeing fighting in central Sudan, says doctors group
Eight children including two infants among dead in vehicle carrying displaced people, says Sudan Doctors NetworkA drone attack by a…
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Thousands of Malawi businesses close in protest over tax changes
Peaceful demonstrations force a delay in measures aimed at improving revenue collection but which many fear will be fatal for…
Read MoreWeather tracker: Storm Leonardo continues to batter Europe and northern Africa
Spain and Portugal hit with torrential rain while flash floods in Morocco force more than 100,000 people to evacuateThe Iberian…
Read MoreNigeria sends troops to villages attacked by jihadist fighters
President says army will ‘checkmate barbaric terrorists’ who attacked Woro and Nuku in Kwara state, killing 170 peopleNigeria will deploy…
Read MoreGunmen have killed at least 162 people in west Nigeria attack, says Red Cross
Government blames ‘terrorist cells’ for attack in Woro village, one of country’s deadliest in recent monthsGunmen have killed at least…
Read MoreUgandan opposition leader still in hiding as feud with president’s son escalates
Bobi Wine’s whereabouts unknown since he fled what he said was night raid on his home by police and militaryBobi…
Read MoreDeath of Nigerian singer highlights crisis of ‘preventable’ snakebite fatalities
Ifunanya Nwangene died in hospital after being bitten in her Abuja home, raising questions about the availability of effective antivenomsIn…
Read MoreTrump-led abuses amid ‘democratic recession’ put human rights in peril, HRW report says
Rights group says growing authoritarianism and abuses in US, Russia and China threaten global rules-based orderThe world is in a…
Read MoreSick and wounded Palestinians enter Egypt after Israel reopens Rafah crossing
About 150 people expected to leave Gaza on first day border is unsealed out of 20,000 adults and children who…
Read MoreWeather tracker: Cyclone Fytia in Madagascar kills several people and floods homes
Island’s first tropical storm of season may bring 150mm of rain – meanwhile, eastern Europe freezes with possible night-time lows…
Read MoreIsrael agrees to limited reopening of Rafah border crossing in Gaza
Tens of thousands of ill and wounded Palestinians await evacuation as diplomatic efforts inch forwardMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe…
Read MoreInternational law meant to limit effects of war at breaking point, study finds
Report covering 23 conflicts over last 18 months concludes more than 100,000 civilians have been killed as war crimes rage…
Read MoreMore than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern DRC, officials say
Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum, used in mobile phonesMore than 200…
Read MoreIslamic State claims attack on international airport and airbase in Niger
Motorcycle-riding militants launch strikes using heavy weaponry and drones, damaging planes belonging to Ivorian carrier and Togolese airlineThe Islamic State…
Read MoreSouth Africa expels top Israeli diplomat over ‘insulting attacks’ on president
Ariel Seidman declared persona non grata and given 72 hours to leave country after remarks on social mediaSouth Africa has…
Read MoreGunfire and blasts heard at airport in Niger with planes hit – reports
Source says two aircraft on ground ‘destroyed’ although authorities yet to comment on situationGunfire and loud blasts have been heard…
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