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Malawi's president, Lazarus Chakwera appealed for support as he attended the funeral of some of the victims of Cyclone Freddy in the southern city of Blantyre. "Malawi is in a state of disaster. What Cyclone Freddy has done is to pull us…

Dozens of Burkina Faso nationals in Tunisia have been repatriated back home. Report says 64 passengers arrived at Burkina Faso's capital on a government-chartered plane. They were welcomed by emotional relatives along with some…

Mozambican President, Filipe Nyusi has announced the immediate allocation of close to $3.4m for reconstruction in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy. President Nyusi said the amount would be spent on rebuilding schools and destroyed…

Kenya has signed deals with UAE's ADNOC and Saudi Aramco for the supply of petroleum products with a six months credit period. The energy minister said the move is designed to curb demand for dollars that has weakened the local currency.…

At least 5 people have been killed and 11 wounded, including a governor, in a suicide bombing in southwestern Somalia. The attack was not immediately claimed, but eyes are on the Shebab, an al-Qaeda-affiliated group that regularly…

US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken is travelling to Africa for a two-nation tour the latest in a series of visits to the continent by top American officials. Security, a ravaging drought, and the jihadist threat in the Sahel will be…

The death toll in Malawi from Tropical Storm Freddy has risen to 99. Report says 85 deaths have been recorded in the city of Blantyre alone. The country is struggling to contain the effects of the storm, which has wreaked devastation,…

Kenya's President William Ruto has appointed Susan Koech, a career banker who has also worked in top government posts, to be the second deputy governor of the central bank. Report says the post had been unoccupied for more than five…

Japan has marked the 12th anniversary of the massive earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster with a minute of silence nationwide. The 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that ravaged large parts of Japan's northeastern coast on March…

A bomb exploded during an award ceremony for journalists in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif, killing at least one person and wounding eight, including children. Police spokesman, Mohammad Asif Waziri said the blast went off at…