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Rwandan and Congolese leaders discuss worsening conflict
AFP, Published on 08/02/2025
» BUKAVU, DR Congo - Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi joined a summit in Tanzania on Saturday where regional leaders called for an “immediate ceasefire” in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Race against time for rescuers as hundreds feared dead in Mayotte
AFP, Published on 16/12/2024
» SAINT-DENIS DE LA REUNION - Rescuers raced against time Monday to reach survivors after a devastating cyclone ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, destroying homes across the islands, with hundreds feared dead.
Southern African troops to deploy against rebels in east DRCongo
AFP, Published on 09/05/2023
» WINDHOEK - Southern African countries on Monday agreed to deploy forces to help quell violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where armed groups have terrorised civilians for decades.
Malawi says cholera crisis risks worsening after Cyclone Freddy
AFP, Published on 20/03/2023
» BLANTYRE (MALAWI) - Malawi faces increased risk of a surge in cholera cases following the devastation caused by Cyclone Freddy that has destroyed water systems and toilets, the health ministry warned Monday.
Cut off by cyclone, Malawian villagers face hunger, perilous journeys
AFP, Published on 19/03/2023
» MULANJE (MALAWI) - A husband holds his heavily pregnant wife's hand as the two wade across roaring floodwaters in southern Malawi.
Cyclone Freddy affects 500,000 people in Malawi: UN
AFP, Published on 18/03/2023
» BLANTYRE (MALAWI) - Cyclone Freddy, which dissipated this week after a record-breaking rampage, has caused more than 460 deaths in southern Africa and affected more than half a million people in Malawi, the UN said Friday.
Cyclone Freddy death toll in Malawi hits 326
AFP, Published on 17/03/2023
» BLANTYRE (MALAWI): The death toll in Malawi from Cyclone Freddy has risen to 326, the country's president said Thursday, bringing the total number of victims across southern Africa to more than 400 since February.
Malawians dig through mud for cyclone dead
AFP, Published on 16/03/2023
» BLANTYRE, Malawi: Lacking sniffer dogs and armed just with shovels, rescuers in storm-ravaged Malawi on Thursday went on a grim hunt for buried bodies after Cyclone Freddy struck the southern African country, killing more than 200 people.
Rescuers scramble to find Malawi cyclone survivors
AFP, Published on 15/03/2023
» BLANTYRE, Malawi: Rescuers scrambled on Wednesday to reach survivors in Malawi's battered city of Blantyre, after Cyclone Freddy struck southern Africa for a second time triggering floods and landslides that have killed more than 200 people.
Malawi cyclone survivors battle despair as hopes for survivors dwindle
AFP, Published on 14/03/2023
» BLANTYRE (MALAWI) - Survivors of Cyclone Freddy clung to dwindling hopes of finding missing relatives on Tuesday after the storm slammed into Malawi for its second strike on Africa in a record-setting rampage.