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'What can we do?': Millions in African countries need power

'What can we do?': Millions in African countries need power

From Zimbabwe, where many must work at night because it's the only time there is power, to Nigeria where collapses of the grid are frequent, the reliable supply of electricity remains elusive across Africa. The electricity shortages that plague many of Africa's 54 countries are a serious drain on

Morocco restricts tomato exports over high domestic prices

Morocco restricts tomato exports over high domestic prices

Morocco has restricted tomato exports since late February with a total ban in place from last week until Thursday to lower domestic prices, the head of the country's main fruit and vegetable exporters' group said on Friday. Lahoucine Aderdour, head of the Federation of Moroccan Exporters of Fruits

Migrant boats sink off Tunisia; five dead, at least 33 missing

Migrant boats sink off Tunisia; five dead, at least 33 missing

Four African migrant boats sank off Tunisia on Wednesday and Thursday as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, leaving at least five dead and 33 missing, while the Coast Guard rescued 84 others, a judicial official said. Judge Faouzi Masmoudi said the boats sank off the coast of Sfax, ad

120 leaders invited to Biden's 2nd Summit for Democracy

120 leaders invited to Biden's 2nd Summit for Democracy

The Biden administration has extended invitations to 120 global leaders for next week's Summit for Democracy, including to representatives from eight countries that weren't invited to the White House's inaugural summit in 2021. That's according to a senior administration official, who spoke to The

43,000 estimated dead in Somalia drought last year

43,000 estimated dead in Somalia drought last year

A new report says an estimated 43,000 people died amid Somalia’s longest drought on record last year and half of them likely were children under 5 years old. The Associated Press says it is the first official death toll announced in the drought withering large parts of the Horn of Africa. A

Cyclone Freddy toll surpasses 300

Cyclone Freddy toll surpasses 300

The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy has passed 300 people, with authorities in Mozambique taking several days to assess the extent of the damage and loss of life. The storm tore through southern Africa over the weekend for a second time after first making landfall in late February. It is o

11 killed, 16 more missing as tropical storm hits Malawi

11 killed, 16 more missing as tropical storm hits Malawi

At least 11 people have died in Malawi's Blantyre district and 16 more are missing in the destruction caused by tropical storm Freddy, police said on Monday. Freddy has broken records for the duration and strength of tropical storms in the southern hemisphere. It struck central Mozambique as a cyc

Islamist militants kill 25 in Nigeria

Islamist militants kill 25 in Nigeria

Islamist militants have killed at least 25 people in an attack in a fishing town in Nigeria's Borno state, police and residents said on Thursday. Police commissioner Abdu Umar linked the attack in Dikwa to Boko Haram insurgents. He said a policeman was killed in a separate incident. Dikwa is clos

36 killed after Islamist militants attack Congo village

36 killed after Islamist militants attack Congo village

    Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 36 people in an overnight attack on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official, the head of a civil society group and a survivor said on Thursday. The assailants are believed to be rebels from the Allied Democrat

Nigerians vote in election, hoping for better economic times

Nigerians vote in election, hoping for better economic times

Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday to elect a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari, with many hoping the next leader will steer Africa's most populous nation and biggest economy on a new course after years of worsening violence and hardship, reports Reuters. The main candidates in the most w