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France used ships and military aircraft to rush rescuers and supplies to Mayotte on Monday after the tiny French island territory off Africa was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century. Authorities fear hundreds and possibly…

Haiti’s main international airport reopened a month after gang violence in the capital, Port-au-Prince, forced it to shut down. There was heavy security at checkpoints on roads leading to Toussaint Louverture International Airport.…

Authorities in Sierra Leone on Thursday started a nationwide rollout of the single-dose Ebola vaccine, the first such campaign in West Africa where a deadly outbreak 10 years ago resulted in the death of thousands. The 2014 Ebola…

More than 300 migrants have been arrested in Libya's desert by the 444 Brigade. The powerful militia group that operates under the auspices of the Libyan army, said in a statement that its patrolling commanders detained the migrants and…

Twenty-four people died after two boats capsized off the Madagascar coast in the Indian Ocean, Somalia's government said. Somalia’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi said 46 people were rescued. “We are working tirelessly to ensure…

Malian Prime Minister Choguel Maiga was sacked, A decree was read on national television by the secretary-general of the presidency. Alfouseyni Diawara read the 3-article text signed by the president of the transition Gel Assimi…

Mozambique’s government has imposed a ban on demonstrations, after deadly post-election protests broke out in October. It insists the move is needed to restore public order. The country’s interior minister has called on residents to…

Mozambique police has fired teargas and bullets at protesters in the capital Maputo who had gathered at the scene where two opposition party figures were shot dead on Saturday after a disputed election. A witness saw some police officers…

Ivory Coast's government has announced a ban on all student unions following the deaths of two students and the arrest of 17 suspects in a confrontation between police and a student association with connections to some of the most powerful…

Nearly 6,300 people have fled their homes in the aftermath of an attack in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members that killed at least 70 people, according to the U.N.’s migration agency. Nearly 90% of the displaced are staying with…