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Death toll in Mozambique from Cyclone Idai rises to 446

Authorities say the death toll in Mozambique from Cyclone Idai is now 446. Environment minister Celso Correia said that nearly 110,000 people are now in...

Ethiopians hold mass funeral ceremony for plane crash victims

Thousands of Ethiopians have attended a mass funeral ceremony in the country’s capital, a week after a plane crash killed 157 people. Some victims’ relatives...

Grieving families given soil from Ethiopian crash site

Grieving family members of victims of the Ethiopian air disaster are being given sacks of earth to bury in place of the remains of...

Pilot of stricken Ethiopian plane ‘called in emergency soon after take-off’

The pilot of the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed requested permission “in a panicky voice” to return to the airport shortly after take-off, the...

20 confirmed dead after children caught in Nigeria building collapse

Twenty people have been confirmed dead in a school building that collapsed in Nigeria, most of them children. Lagos state health commissioner Jide Idris said...

Fears for pupils as school building collapses in Nigeria

Rescue efforts are under way in Nigeria after a three-storey school building collapsed while classes were taking place. Scores of children are thought to be...

Ethiopia to send crash plane’s black box abroad for analysis

The black box from the Boeing jet that crashed and killed all 157 people on board will be sent overseas for analysis, an Ethiopian...

‘No survivors’ after Ethiopian Airlines plane crashes with 157 people on board

Latest: All passengers on the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa are dead, according to Ethiopia's state broadcaster. The airline...

Death toll in Somalia bombing and clashes rises to 18 with at least 40 injured

The death toll from a car bombing and clashes between security forces and gunmen near a hotel in Somalia’s capital has risen to 18,...

Deadly Cairo train crash caused by brawling conductors

A deadly train crash at Cairo's main station which left 25 people dead was triggered by a brawl between two conductors. Prosecutor General Nabil Sadek...

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