About 40 migrants were feared dead after a boat carrying about 50 people travelling from Western Sahara to Spain’s Canary Islands capsized, a Spanish-governmental organisation, said on Friday. “Traged...
Mali’s gold exports eased 0.3% in 2020 because of a drop in exports from artisanal production, external trade data from the country’s statistics agency showed on Saturday. Mining, mostly for gold, is ...
Forces loyal to Vice President Riek Machar and a splinter group have clashed in South Sudan, but the two sides gave conflicting reports on Saturday – with each claiming to have killed dozens of soldie...
Sudan recalled its ambassador to neighbouring Ethiopia on Sunday, frustrated by the stance of Ethiopian officials whom it said were refusing Sudan’s offer to mediate in the ongoing conflict in Tigray....
Incident manager for COVID-19 response at the WHO’s regional office for Africa Dr Ann Fortin says the biggest threat facing the fight against the pandemic is misinformation about the vaccines. She add...