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More than 10,000 people have fled northern Cameroon after deadly clashes between fishermen and herders from two neighbouring communities. The clashes have led to the death of 20 people so far. Those fleeing from the region have sought assistance in neighbouring Chad. Clashes began following a dispute between an ethnic …

Police in Germany said on Monday they were carrying out a large-scale rescue operation in southern Bavaria to find several people missing in the collapse of a wooden bridge in a flooded stream. Four people were rescued following the incident in the Höllental Gorge near the Austrian border, a local …

After Tunisia, it is the turn of Morocco to be affected by wildfires. Fortunately, firefighters in Morocco were fighting to contain forest fires in the mountainous Chefchaouen region in the north. Moroccan forces on Monday posted to Twitter pictures of the attempts to put to put out the fires: عمل …

After the confirmation of the first cases of the Ebola epidemic, Ivory coast launches a vaccination program. The announcement was made by the health ministry. The minister said the family of the infected teenager and health workers involved were the first to be given the jab. On Monday, Serge Ehole …

Authorities in Ivory Coast have confirmed the discovery of avian influenza cases in the south-east of the country. The cases were detected in a traditional poultry farm in Mondoukou, a locality in the Grand-Bassam area. In a statement, local authorities said they had already taken measures to curb the spread …

The tracing of people who came into contact with Ivory Coast’s first Ebola case in 25 years has been completed, says the World Health Organization (WHO). “The woman travelled across the country for five days on arrival from Guinea before she was confirmed to have contracted Ebola”, BBC quoted the …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the president-elect of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, on his victory in the country’s just concluded presidential election. President Buhari has also praised Zambians for coming out in their numbers to vote for candidates of their choice, saying “the prospect of a united, stable and prosperous …

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on the international community to unite to “remove the terrorist threat” in Afghanistan after the capture of Kabul by the Taliban. After successfully driving out the Afghan president, the Taliban now have control of the country. Concerned, Antonio Guterres, the UN …

US special forces will soon be deployed to the east of the country to help fight Islamist militants, has said Felix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He said they would stay for several weeks, supporting the Congolese army in its campaign against the Allied Defence Forces (ADF). …

The forests of northern Morocco are burning for the second day in a row. 200 hectares have already gone up in smoke. Fortunately, no victim is to be deplored for the time being according to the authorities. The changing winds “do not help to control the fire,” said the regional …