New Zealand’s prime minister says Cyclone Gabrielle, which for days battered the North Island, is a weather event not seen “in a generation”. Chris Hipkins’ government earlier declared a state…
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South Africa: Tour bus crash kills 20 in Limpopo province
A head-on collision between a tour bus and an armoured cash-in-transit van has killed 20 people and wounded 68 others in South Africa. The vehicles collided on a motorway bridge…
Kenya: President Ruto hosting a national prayer day
Kenyan President William Ruto is hosting a national prayer day to seek God’s intervention on challenges facing the country including drought and hunger. The interdenominational event is being held at…
Equatorial Guinea: WHO to meet over Marburg virus outbreak
The World Health Organization says it’s to hold an emergency meeting on the outbreak of the Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea. Nine people have died from the haemorrhagic fever, and…
Rwanda: Schools to get Starlink internet
Rwanda will prioritise education institutions in its plan to roll out low-cost internet delivered by Starlink, an internet initiative owned by SpaceX, a company founded by US billionaire Elon Musk,…
Eritrean: President Afwerki – US of supported rebels in Ethiopia’s civil war
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has accused the US of supporting Tigrayan rebels during the recently concluded civil war in northern Ethiopia. In a Sunday interview with local media, the president…
Syria: Mother and baby rescued twice in three days
A Syrian mother and her newborn baby are recovering after being rescued from the rubble of her earthquake-hit home twice in a week, a charity says. Dima was seven months…
South Africa: Schools suspended amid flooding in SA province
A municipality in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province has suspended schooling and health services amid heavy floods. The floods have damaged roads and homes, leaving many families in Nkomazi Municipality displaced.…
South Africa: Equatorial Guinea vice-president’s superyacht and homes seized
South African officials have seized a superyacht and two palatial homes owned by Equatorial’s Guinea’s Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang. A court ordered the seizures after local businessman Daniel Janse van…
Tanzania: Government unveils ‘largest’ ship in Great Lakes region
Tanzania has floated a locally built cargo and passenger ship in the Lake Victoria port of its north-western city of Mwanza. The vessel, which the government says is the biggest…