'Extremely dangerous': Warring faction seizes control of bio lab in Sudan
A national health lab that holds biological material has been seized in Khartoum.
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For a second day groups battled for control in the chaos-stricken nation.
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South Africans are nervously bracing for a controversial 'national shutdown'.
Hundreds dead as Cyclone Freddy wrecks Malawi and Mozambique
Rare second landfall brings heavy rains that trigger floods and mudslides.
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UK govt admits tough new plan to stop Channel migrants 'pushes law'
“If you enter Britain illegally, you will be detained and swiftly removed,” govt says.
Nigerian cash crisis brings pain to families
The shortage of cash means even basics like food and medicine are hard to get.
Pastor dies trying to fast for 40 days to imitate Jesus
Francisco Barajah lasted 25 days without food and water before he died.
Aussie teacher Mark Ciavarella allegedly poisoned, fed to crocodiles
Family of man who was allegedly poisoned and fed to crocodiles 'absolutely devastated'.
At least 145 people feared dead after Congo boat sinking
A boat overloaded with goods and animals sank at night on a river in northwestern Congo.
Global push to treat HIV leaves children behind
New York Times: Young patients are harder to reach with 100,000 dying of Aids each year.
World Bank warns global recession a looming threat
Forecast slashed due to weakening growth expected in world's top economies.
South Africa leader fights for political future over scandal
Anti-apartheid icon says he’s innocent of charges that he hid at least US$580,000.
German hostage freed after 2018 jihadi abduction in Niger
“Taking hostages has proven to be a lucrative business that bankrolls terrorist groups."
Super-mosquito ‘invasion’ could trigger malaria surge
The arrival of the "Anopheles stephensi" in at least five African countries is a "threat".
Nigerian stowaways found on ship’s rudder after 11-day voyage
Trio found on the oil tanker at the Las Palmas port suffering dehydration and hypothermia.
Civilians flee Kherson again, as Zelenskyy, EU leaders meet over food security
It comes as Ukraine marks anniversary of Stalin-era famine, “Holodomor".
‘Barbed wire curtain’ rises in Europe amid war in Ukraine
The Iron Curtain and Berlin Wall may have gone, but new barriers are going up.
World population hits 8 billion, creating many challenges
Much of the growth is coming from developing nations in Africa.
Rachael Waugh: Somalia on the brink - we need to act
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COP27 UN climate summit: Grim backdrop of a world in crisis
Envoys from around the world gather in Egypt to tackle global threats.
Global food concerns rise as Moscow halts grain deal
US President Joe Biden warns of global hunger increase because of Russia’s move.
Stephen Knowles: Famine in the Horn of Africa - was Live Aid just a Band-Aid?
OPINION: The scourge of starvation returns 40 years on.
Protesters attack French Embassy in Burkina Faso after coup
Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba has been overthrown nine months after he mounted a coup.
This man wants to give $1k to every poor person on Earth. Could his plan work?
Telegraph: Poor people don't need rich expats telling them what to do, says Rory Stewart.
'A historic blow': 1.8 tons of cocaine seized, five arrested in Nigerian raid
It has been described as the country's largest ever drug bust.
Two pilots fall asleep mid-flight while plane soars past destination airport
The napping crew was eventually woken by the sound of emergency sirens.
Mount Kilimanjaro installs internet, social media-loving travellers rejoice
Climbers can now tweet, Tiktok and Instagram their way up the gigantic mountain.
A royal family feuds over who should be king of the Zulus
NYT: One of Africa's most storied monarchies is locked in a succession soap opera.