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BBC World Service Launches New Podcast For Audiences In Africa

5 hours ago

The BBC World Service has launched The Comb - a brand new weekly podcast for young listeners in Africa, pr ...

In limbo off Lampedusa. By Alessandro SERRANO (AFP/File)

Suicide attempts, fights aboard rescue boat carryi...

7 hours ago

Humanitarian group SOS Mediterranee launched an alert on Friday that its rescue boat carrying 180 migrants was in crisis ...

Peter Enyinnaya says he fell into a 'trap' when he was on his way to work in Libya. By Shahzad ABDUL (AFP)

Father searching for 'Miracle' daughter after sea ...

13 hours ago

His wife was three months pregnant when Peter Enyinnaya was ambushed in Libya. When he eventually returned from capti ...

The coronavirus crisis and lockdowns have hit African airlines hard as travel dropped off. By Michele Spatari (AFP)

Africa airline industry lost $55 bn from virus shu...

Jul 2, 2020

Africa's travel and tourism industry has lost $55-billion due to the closure of borders to limit the spread of coronavir ...

DR Congo, mineral-rich and dirt-poor. By John WESSELS (AFP)

Israeli mining magnate dodged US sanctions in DRC ...

Jul 2, 2020

Israeli mining magnate Dan Gertler used a global money laundering network to get around US sanctions and extract further ...

Whistleblowing: AFRICMIL Challenges Attorney Gener...

Jul 2, 2020

The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has restated its call for an honest implementati ...

A waxwork of former emperor Haile Selassie in his palace compound. By Michael TEWELDE (AFP)

London police probe destruction of Haile Selassie ...

Jul 2, 2020

British police on Thursday said they were investigating the criminal damage of a statue of former Ethiopian emperor Hail ...

Mary Robinson will lead the probe alongside Gambia's chief justice and the World Bank's integrity vice president. By CRISTINA QUICLER (AFP/File)

Mary Robinson to lead probe into African Developme...

Jul 2, 2020

Ireland's former president Mary Robinson will lead a panel to investigate the leader of the African Development Bank (Af ...

The Coney Island beach in New York City may be open, but the sign makes it clear how far away you should stay from people to remain safe from COVID-19. By Angela Weiss (AFP)

US virus cases smash daily record as global infect...

Jul 2, 2020

New daily coronavirus cases in the United States soared past 50,000 for the first time Wednesday, as the World Health Or ...

Coronavirus cases have surged once more in the US where the first airport-based COVID-19 testing facility has opened at JFK International. By Johannes EISELE (AFP)

Global virus infections soar as US deaths spike ag...

Jul 1, 2020

Coronavirus infections hit their highest level worldwide in the past week, WHO data showed Wednesday, as the worsening p ...

Egypt has re-opened its most iconic tourist site, the pyramids of Giza, in a bid to restart the vital sector despite the coronavirus. By Khaled DESOUKI (AFP)

WHO says Mideast at 'critical threshold' in virus ...

Jul 1, 2020

The World Health Organization warned Wednesday the Middle East was at a decisive moment in the fight against the novel c ...

Passengers from Hungary were among the first to arrive in Corfu after several months of restrictions. By ANGELOS TZORTZINIS (AFP)

EU reopens to outside visitors as virus surges in ...

Jul 1, 2020

The European Union reopened its borders on Wednesday to visitors from 15 countries but excluded the United States, where ...

Health experts say the world must urgently help nations battling the virus. By Arun SANKAR (AFP/File)

Outside Europe, nations floundering in virus' firs...

Jul 1, 2020

As Europe begins its cautious reopening after weathering the pandemic's first wave in lockdown, many developing and midd ...

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, warned that the US could see 100,000 new coronavirus cases a day. By POOL (GETTY IMAGES/AFP)

EU bars visitors from US where experts warn of pot...

Jul 1, 2020

The European Union reopened its borders Wednesday to visitors from 15 countries -- but not the virus-stricken United Sta ...

A New Strain Of Flu With 'Pandemic Potential' Has ...

Jul 1, 2020

This is in response to the news that a new strain of the flu with 39;pandemic potential 39; has been found in ...

Smarter Response And Recovery Measures Can Help Pr...

Jul 1, 2020

ldquo;Social cohesion is built over years and is the result of policies that allow everybody in society to share ...

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he will not be holding campaign rallies because of the pandemic. By ALEX WONG (GETTY IMAGES/AFP)

Biden says no campaign rallies, EU bars visitors f...

Jun 30, 2020

US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Tuesday he will not hold campaign rallies because of the coronavirus p ...

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