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The sun and moon converged in a "ring of fire" solar eclipse Sunday (June 21), stunning skywatchers across parts of Africa and other parts of the world. The eclipse aligns with the annual Summer Solstice.   Other details: While not everyone around the world was...

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The Algerian government authorised the resumption of urban transport services last week Sunday, but the strict measures imposed by the government are causing discontent. On Monday, the taxi drivers demonstrated at the headquarters of the national union of taxi drivers...

The landlocked once fertile West African nation of Burkina Faso has been hard hit by drought and desertification. The area used to support generations of farmers, but families now can only scrape a living. Go deeper: Food insecurity already affects two...

South Africa is drawing up plans for a 2,500-megawatt nuclear programme to try to solve the country's power supply problem, the energy ministry announced Sunday. "Given the long lead-time of building additional new nuclear capacity, upfront planning is necessary for...

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The Democratic Republic of Congo has begun administering Ebola vaccinations in the north-east of the country in an effort to stop the spread of the virus which resurfaced in the country recently. Backstory: A new outbreak in Mbandaka, the capital...

South Africa's Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize has said Cuban doctors brought in to fight the coronavirus outbreak will cost the country $14 million (£11m). The minister said the 187 specialists - including biostatisticians, epidemiologists, family physicians and health technologists -...