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Tag: Africa
Morocco struck by 6.8 magnitude earthquake
CNN — A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco Friday night, killing more than 600 people and damaging buildings in the...
Kenya’s hard won gains against malaria threatened by surging temperatures
CNN — Mary Achieng’s family is in the malaria ward at Nightingale Hospital in western Kenya almost every month. On...
Ali Bongo Ondimba: Gabon’s ousted leader freed, allowed to travel, junta says
CNN — The military leaders who staged a coup in Gabon have freed ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba and he...
Africa Climate Summit: Billions pledged to green projects but leaders warn of need ‘to act with urgency’
CNN — The inaugural Africa Climate Summit drew to a close on Wednesday, with the host, Kenya’s president William Ruto,...
US sanctions RSF’s Abdelrahim Dagalo over human rights abuses
CNN — The United States has imposed sanctions on Abdelrahim Dagalo, the deputy leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces...
Africa Climate Summit: Electric motorcycle startup Spiro expands into Kenya
CNN — Spiro, a startup looking to eliminate fuel-guzzling motorbikes and scooters from the roads by trading them in for...
Zimbabwe: President Mnangagwa sworn in after disputed polls
CNN — Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in for a second five-year term Monday, a week after securing an...
Eritrean Defense Forces committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity in Tigray, Amnesty International alleges
CNN — The Eritrean Defense Forces committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity in Tigray, Ethiopia, immediately before and...
Ten lions killed in southern Kenya as human-wildlife conflict escalates
CNN — Ten lions have been killed in southern Kenya this past week, including six on Saturday alone, as human-wildlife...