World & Africa

Fire engulfs an 18-story tower block in Sudan’s capital as rival forces battle for the

By Associated Press An 18-story building in the centre of Sudan’s capital was engulfed in flames Sunday as fighting between
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Coup-led Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso establish Sahel alliance for mutual defence

By AFP The leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger on Saturday signed a charter establishing a defence alliance, ministerial
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Kenya fuel prices hit all-time high adding to hardships for millions

By AFP Fuel prices have reached record highs after an adjustment by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority.  Kenyans now face
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Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a controversial South African political figure, laid to rest

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a controversial South African politician and traditional minister of the Zulu nation, was
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Libya probes the collapse of two dams after flooding devastated an eastern city, killing over

By Associated Press DERNA: Libya’s top prosecutor said he has opened an investigation into the collapse of two dams that
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10 000 now feared missing in Libya’s floods, and the death toll could be ‘huge’,

By AFP The death toll from freak floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically, with 10 000 people
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A Tanzanian opposition leader was arrested briefly amid human rights concerns

By Associated Press NAIROBI: Tanzania’s opposition leader Tundu Lissu was arrested and later released on bail by the police who
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Historic Cairo cemetery faces destruction from new highways as Egypt’s government reshapes the city

By Associated Press CAIRO: The cane chairs and umbrella still stand in the courtyard of Hussein Omar’s family mausoleum, where
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Moroccans sleep in the streets for 3rd night following an earthquake that took more than

By Associated Press AMIZMIZ, Morocco: People in Morocco slept in the streets of Marrakech for a third straight night as
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More than 2,000 dead in Morocco after powerful earthquake rocks country

By Reuters The death toll in the wake of an earthquake in Morocco surged past 2 000. Many people, afraid
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