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Aircraft operated by Trans Air Cargo Service involved in a runway accident at Kinshasa’s N’djili International Airport on Tuesday after skidding off runway during landing.
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, expressed his “deep sadness” and condolences to the Algerian…
The death toll from last week’s ferry disaster on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba has risen to 94, the police announced on Wednesday.
South African police said 14 suspected illegal miners were killed when a mine dump site collapsed on Monday night.
Ebola deaths from the Bundibugyo strain in eastern DRC have surpassed 2,000, with scientists racing to develop vaccines as the outbreak accelerates.
At least 15 people were killed after a ferry capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, officials said on Wednesday, with 27 others still missing and 77 survivors rescued.
Severe extreme weather forces widespread school closures, cripples electricity supply and disrupts peak traffic in parts of South Africa.
East Africa faces rising danger as an intensifying El Niño threatens severe flooding, extreme heat and disease outbreaks in already fragile communities, the IRC warns.
The incident occurred as the group departed an election campaign rally in Nakonde, a town in northeastern Zambia.
At least 13 million people were affected and more than 3,000 killed by extreme weather and climate linked events across Africa in 2025, new WMO report says.