The world needs to quit oil and gas. Africa has an idea: Rich countries first
New York Times: African leaders say poorer countries can't be expected to act as quickly.
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Ethiopia on the verge of 'all-out war'
Nation with a population of almost 120 million is teetering on the brink of total chaos.
A taste for pangolin meat and the fall of an African wildlife cartel
New York Times: Yunhua Lin the highest-ranking wildlife criminal prosecuted to date.
Climate report: Africa's rare glaciers soon to disappear
The rare glaciers in Africa are disappearing because of climate change.
Teen becomes hero for finding and returning $70,000
He had to drop out of school in the 7h grade to begin a taxi service with his bike.
Child killer beaten to death by mob after jail escape
He confessed to killing 12 children, after posing as a football coach to them.
Congo confirms new case of Ebola in country's east
A 2018 outbreak in Eastern Congo was the second deadliest in the world, killing thousands.
Africans welcome new malaria vaccine. But is it a 'game changer'?
New York Times: The arsenal of weapons to use against malaria just grew bigger.
A 'historical event': First malaria vaccine approved by WHO
New York Times: Malaria kills about 500,000 people each year, about half of them children.
'People are giving up': Kiwis battling MIQ system to come home
Insights from Kiwis across the globe who are desperate to come home.
'Worrying sign': Researchers detect Malaria resistant to key drug
'Worrying': Scientists have found evidence of a resistant form of malaria in Uganda.
'The world must wake up': UN chief outlines crisis that needs fixing
Guterres speaks of hope in face of 'cascade of crises'.
Gunmen release kidnapped Nigerian students 3 months later
Gunmen release some of the children kidnapped from a school back in May.
Covid-19 vaccines produced in Africa are being exported to Europe
New York Times: Johnson & Johnson sending shots from South Africa to other countries.
'Total annihilation': Ethiopia looks to build army for war on Tigray
'The battle is not with Tigray but with the terrorist forces.'
Migrant family reunited after 17 months, wife makes it out of South Africa hours before lockdown
South African woman lucky to reunite with Whangārei-based husband after 17 months.
Child soldiers grow five-fold in a year in West African country
More soldiers have been spotted in a recent attack by jihadis in the West African nation.
West African Covid cases escalate as vaccination rates remain low
Cases are increasing in West Africa as region's vaccinations lag behind richer nations.
'They just left us': Greece accused of setting migrants adrift at sea
New York Times: Greece is struggling to deal with the influx of asylum seekers.
'Good against bad' in South Africa riots
'The scariest day I've lived through': A glimmer of hope after chaos strikes South Africa.
'I was in tears': South Africans take stand against rioting
More than 200 violent incidents happened in poor areas overnight in South Africa.
Militias fill lawless vacuum in South Africa after worst violence since Apartheid
A horrible feeling of deja-vu has descended on South Africa as mob violence escalates.
Death toll mounts as South Africa engulfed in violence, looting, fires
Chaotic scenes as scores of people loot food, electric appliances, liquor and clothing.
WHO: Third booster shot 'not needed'
World Health Organisation appeals for the scarce shots to be shared with poor countries.
Africa marks its 'worst pandemic week' yet
New York Times: The continent has been experiencing a brutal wave of infections.
Kiwis listed second in countries rated by return to normality during Covid
The Economist has developed a 'normalcy index', which ranks nations by their progress.
Haunted by the stench of death: Revolution unravels into horror
Sudan's successful changes are crumbling under political games and an economic crisis.
Isn't one enough? The country debating allowing women multiple husbands
The country already allows men to take multiple wives - so what's the difference?
Covid surge in Africa raises fears of a calamity like India's
New York Times: The pandemic is worsening in Africa as more contagious variants spread.
Angelina Jolie visits Burkina Faso as UN Special Envoy
The actress said the world is not doing enough to help the war-weakened country.
'Do African lives not matter?': UN rebuked amid Tigray famine
A US diplomat has condemned the UN for failing to act.
'This is insane': Africa desperately short of Covid vaccine
In the global race to vaccinate people, Africa is tragically at the back of the pack.
'Barbaric': Gunmen kill 100 in Burkina Faso village
It is the country's deadliest attack since it was overrun by jihadists five years ago.
Princess Charlene of Monaco unrecognisable after latest haircut
Princess Charlene has debuted another radical hairstyle in incredible new photos.