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Africa
Kenya's desperate need for more snake antivenom
Experts worry that by using traditional snakebite remedies, patients are losing precious time but they are popular because antivenom treatments are expensive.
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18h ago

At least 26 people were killed Monday when a truck drove over a roadside bomb in northeast Nigeria near the border with Cameroon, a military source told AFP.
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Uganda declared the end of an Ebola virus outbreak Saturday, which has killed at least two people in the east African nation since late January.
By AFP
3d ago
The African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) is tasked with combating the Al-Shabaab Islamist group.
By AFP
4d ago
Tanzania's main opposition party said 13 officials had been arrested on their way to a rally to support their leader Tundu Lissu on Thursday as he faced a charge of treason in court.
By AFP
5d ago
President Cyril Ramaphosa praised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for agreeing to an unconditional ceasefire in the war with Russia so that peace talks could begin.
By AFP
5d ago
Desperate Ugandans are using poison to kill thousands of migrating white storks and other protected birds because they have so few sources of food.
By AFP
5d ago
Tanzania's main opposition party said on Thursday at least two of its officials had been arrested on their way to a rally to support leading government opponent Tundu Lissu.
By AFP
5d ago
Now, after the death of Pope Francis, the west African clergyman's name is buzzing around the Vatican.
By AFP
5d ago
Tanzania opposition leaders arrested ahead of Tundu Lissu’s court hearing on treason charges; Chadema Party deputy chair John Heche and SG John Mnyika detained in Dar es Salaam.
By AFP
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DR Congo government and the M23 group on Wednesday issued a landmark joint statement saying they had agreed to halt fighting in the east of the country.
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5d ago
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) will immediately exit projects around the world, likely leaving the works under construction unless other partners step in.
By AFP
5d ago
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