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Egyptian court adjourns Suez Canal blockage case so new offer can be considered

An Egyptian court adjourned until July 4 the case of a hulking cargo vessel that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week earlier...

DR Congo residents flee after volcano erupts

DR Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo volcano has erupted for the first time in nearly two decades, sending lava on to a major road as panicked...

Spain returns 6,600 migrants back to Morocco

More than 6,600 of the 8,000-plus migrants who swam or jumped over border fences into one of Spain’s North African enclaves this week have...

Doctors optimistic about health of Malian woman’s nine babies

A Malian woman’s nine premature babies are being closely monitored in a Moroccan clinic, with medical staff working around the clock to stabilise their...

Spain and Morocco square-off after 6,000 migrants arrive in North Africa enclave

Spain is facing a humanitarian and diplomatic crisis after thousands of Moroccans took advantage of relaxed border controls in their nation to swim or...

Vaccine deserts as some countries have no Covid-19 jabs at all

Many poorer countries are scrambling to secure coronavirus vaccines and some, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), have yet to receive any doses. The...

Cape Town wildfire burns university library as students evacuated

A wildfire raging on the slopes of Cape Town’s Table Mountain spread to the University of Cape Town, burning the historic campus library and...

Archaeologists unearth ancient pharaonic city in Egypt

Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old lost city, complete with mud brick houses, artefacts and tools from pharaonic times. Noted archaeologist Zahi Hawass said an...

Tributes for matriarch of Obama family in Kenya following death ‘aged 99’

Sarah Obama, the matriarch of former US President Barack Obama’s Kenyan family has died, relatives and officials confirmed. She was at least 99 years old. Mama...

Survivors sought after deadly Egyptian building collapse

At least five people have died and another two dozen were injured after an apartment building collapsed in the Egyptian capital. Rescue workers are looking...

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