Africa

Cyclone Batsirai has weakened overnight but floods are still expected due to heavy rain after it hit eastern Madagascar with strong winds. “Batsirai has weakened,” Meteo Madagascar said on Sunday, adding that the cyclone’s average wind speed had almost halved to 80 kilometres per hour, while the strongest gusts had …

Cameroon sealed a sensational comeback against Burkina Faso to win the match for third place Saturday at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Goals from Steeve Yago, Andre Onana’s own goal and Djibril Ouattara gave Burkina Faso a commanding 3-0 lead at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Cameroon’s capital of Yaounde. …

The death toll from a storm that struck three southern African countries has risen to 70 as emergency teams battle to repair damaged infrastructure and help tens of thousands of victims. As of Thursday, Madagascar has reported 41 dead, with 18 others killed in Mozambique and 11 in Malawi. Remnants …

Cameroon’s progress at the African Cup of Nations was overshadowed by a stampede outside the stadium that killed at least six people and wounded 40 others during the host nation’s victory over Comoros. Monday’s crash happened as crowds struggled to get access to Olembe Stadium in the capital of Yaounde …

Ethiopia’s military is planning to enter the Tigray regional capital of Mekelle and “eliminate” rebellious forces. In an interview with state-affiliated media outlet Fana late on Friday, General Abebaw Tadesse, Ethiopian Defence Forces (EDF) Deputy Army Chief,  said the country would not be at peace until the Tigray People’s Liberation …

At least 17 people have been killed and nearly 60 injured in an explosion that devastated part of a town in western Ghana after a truck carrying explosives collided with a motorcycle. “A total of 17 people have unfortunately been confirmed dead, and 59 injured people have been rescued,” Information …

At least 29 people in Liberia, including 11 children and a pregnant woman, have died in a stampede of worshippers at a Christian ceremony in a densely populated area of the capital, Monrovia. The stampede erupted when a gang of thugs armed with knives attacked some of the hundreds attending …

A Tunisian man has died in hospital from injuries inflicted by police, activists say, in what would be the first death from protests against President Kais Saied’s assumption of extra powers. A Tunis court investigating the death said the man, found in a coma on Mohamed V Street in the …

Kenyan police said they have launched an investigation after badly decomposed bodies, some of which bore signs of torture, were found in a river. Nineteen cases of bodies being found dumped in the Yala had been reported over the past two years, police said on Wednesday. “This number represents a …

Mali’s former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who led the West African country from 2013 until he was ousted in a coup in 2020, has died at the age of 76 in the capital Bamako. His death early on Sunday — announced in an alert by the state broadcaster ORTM — …