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Congo orders partial evacuation of eruption-hit Goma 27 May 2021 - 10:10 am

Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo: Congolese authorities on Thursday ordered the partial evacuation of Goma, a city that has been rocked by hundreds...

Around 20,000 homeless, 40 missing in Congo volcano aftermath, says UN 26 May 2021 - 04:32 pm

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo: More than 20,000 people are homeless and 40 still missing in the aftermath of a volcanic eruption in...

Earthquakes in Congo raze buildings, stoke fear of second volcanic eruption 25 May 2021 - 08:56 pm

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - An earthquake on the border of Congo and Rwanda razed buildings in the city of Goma on...

Mali's former coup chief takes power after military arrests president 25 May 2021 - 04:58 pm

Bamako: Mali's interim vice president, Colonel Assimi Goita, said on Tuesday that he had seized power after the transitional president and prime minister...

Earthquakes at Congo border raise fears of second volcano eruption 25 May 2021 - 02:01 pm

Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo: An earthquake measuring 5.3 magnitude rocked the borderlands between Rwanda and Congo on Tuesday morning, the Rwandan Seismic...

Mali's president and PM arrested by mutinous soldiers 25 May 2021 - 11:03 am

Bamako, Mali: Mutinous soldiers arrested Mali's transitional president and prime minister Monday hours after a government reshuffle left out two members of the...

Algeria plans strict health measures as it prepares to resume flights 24 May 2021 - 09:34 pm

ALGIERS - Algeria will impose strict health measures on passengers when it partially resumes international flights next month, the prime minister's office said...

Congo's Goma hit by tremors after volcanic eruption, scores missing 24 May 2021 - 08:09 pm

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Repeated tremors shook the Congolese city of Goma on Monday, unnerving families still reeling from a volcano...

Tremors shake Congo city, close schools, shops after volcanic eruption 24 May 2021 - 03:00 pm

Goma: Waves of earth tremors rocked the Congolese city of Goma on Monday, unnerving residents still reeling from a volcano eruption at the...

EU forces train Malian soldiers to strike jihadists from afar 24 May 2021 - 12:07 pm

MOPTI, Mali: The long barrel of a howitzer cannon aims into scrubland around a military base in conflict-hit central Mali. After a countdown,...

Congo volcano leaves death and smoking wreckage, but major city spared 23 May 2021 - 11:15 pm

GOMA - A volcanic eruption in eastern Congo left a smoking trail of destruction half a mile wide on Sunday that buried hundreds...

Lava stops short of Congo city after volcanic eruption 23 May 2021 - 11:25 am

Goma: A smoking trail of lava from a volcanic eruption appeared to have halted a few hundred metres from the edge of eastern...

Kenya seeks alternatives to AZ COVID vaccine after delays 20 May 2021 - 07:22 pm

NAIROBI - Kenya's health ministry said it is in talks with vaccine manufacturers such as Johnson and Johnson as it seeks alternatives to...

Zimbabwe reports first cases of coronavirus variant from India 19 May 2021 - 09:00 pm

HARARE - Zimbabwe has detected the first cases of the new coronavirus variant that emerged in India, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga said on...

Malawi burns 20,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses that expired 19 May 2021 - 02:13 pm

Blantyre, Malawi: Malawi has burned nearly 20,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines because they had expired. The government incinerated 19,610 doses of the vaccine...

Sudan bans travellers from India, imposes other COVID-19 restrictions 19 May 2021 - 12:07 am

KHARTOUM - Sudan will restrict all travellers who have visited India within the prior two weeks, the country's health emergency committee said in...

India's halt to vaccine exports 'very problematic' for Africa 18 May 2021 - 08:41 pm

ADDIS ABABA - An extended halt to exports of COVID-19 vaccines from India, where authorities are battling a wave of domestic infections, risks...

Tanzanian experts say COVID-19 vaccines safe, recommend joining COVAX 17 May 2021 - 07:54 pm

NAIROBI - Experts appointed by Tanzania's new president have declared COVID-19 vaccines to be effective and recommended joining the COVAX facility that shares...