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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

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

Gunmen kill at least 12 civilians in central Mali village

Gunmen kill at least 12 civilians in central Mali village

Gunmen have killed at least 12 civilians in an attack on a village in central Mali, two officials said on Friday, the latest reported attack in an area rife with jihadist activity. The West African nation is battling a violent insurgency with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State that took root in i

73 migrants presumed dead after shipwreck off Libya

73 migrants presumed dead after shipwreck off Libya

At least 73 migrants were reported missing and presumed dead following a shipwreck off the Libyan coast on Tuesday, the official Twitter account of International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya said on Wednesday. Reuters said seven survivors made it to shore from the boat, which was carr