BLANTYRE—The last thing Lukia Akimu remembers is the surge of floodwater that hit her village near Mount Soche earlier this week when Tropical Cyclone Freddy tore through southern Malawi. The next thing she knew, she woke up in the hospital, her head wrapped in bandages and her neck in a brace. “I saw a lot…
Survivors in Shock as Cyclone Freddy Toll Passes 300 in Malawi, Mozambique
Officials: 2 Men Arrested in Burglary of Salah’s Cairo Home
CAIRO—Two men were arrested on suspicion of burglarizing Mohamed Salah’s Cairo villa earlier this month while the Egyptian soccer star was out of the country, authorities said Wednesday. In a statement, Egypt’s Interior Ministry said the suspects stole several pairs of soccer cleats, a medal, a small crystal ball, and cable TV receivers from the…
Malawi, Mozambique Race to Rescue Survivors as Cyclone Toll Rises Above 270
BLANTYRE/MAPUTO—Malawi and Mozambique were racing to rescue survivors from Tropical Cyclone Freddy on Wednesday as the death toll rose above 270 from one of the most powerful storms recorded in the southern hemisphere. Freddy tore through southern Africa for the second time in a month over the weekend and was still causing heavy rain on…
Hundreds Dead as Cyclone Freddy Wrecks Malawi, Mozambique
BLANTYRE, Malawi—The devastating Tropical Cyclone Freddy which has ripped through southern Africa in a rare second landfall has killed at least 219 people in Malawi and Mozambique since Saturday night, with the death toll expected to rise. Heavy rains that triggered floods and mudslides have killed 199 people in Malawi, authorities said Tuesday. President Lazarus…
30 Migrants Missing in Shipwreck Off Libya
ROME—Thirty people are missing and 17 were rescued in the central Mediterranean on Sunday after the boat in which they were traveling from Libya capsized in bad weather, Italy’s coastguard said. The tragedy comes just weeks after a Feb. 26 shipwreck near the southern region of Calabria, in which at least 79 died. Alarm Phone,…
Harris to Travel to Ghana, Tanzania, Zambia to Strengthen US Partnerships in Africa
Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff leave the United States in late March to travel to the African cities of Accra, Ghana; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and Lusaka, Zambia. The recent U.S.-Africa Leaders Forum, which President Joe Biden convened in Washington in December 2022, will serve as a foundation for the vice…
Record-Strength Cyclone Freddy Displaces Hundreds in 2nd Mozambique Landfall
JOHANNESBURG—Cyclone Freddy displaced hundreds of people as it battered central Mozambique on Sunday after making landfall for a second time in a month, breaking records for the duration and strength of tropical storms in the southern hemisphere. Communications and electricity supply in the storm area have been cut so the extent of the damage and…
Train Rams Into Public Bus in Nigeria’s Lagos, Killing 6
ABUJA—A train rammed into a public bus in Nigeria’s commercial hub of Lagos on Thursday, killing six people and injuring dozens of others, as the bus driver tried to beat the train signal, emergency services and the state governor said. The accident happened at a bus stop in the Ikeja axis of Lagos, a city…
Africa’s ‘Big Two’ Economies Punished for Lack of Action Against Terrorist Financiers
JOHANNESBURG—The world anti-money laundering organization Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has “grey-listed” Africa’s two biggest economies, Nigeria and South Africa. The Paris-based task force said the action was taken because both countries hadn’t done enough to prevent illicit financial flows and terrorist financing. Financial experts warn the gray-listing could be “devastating” to Nigeria’s and South…
ISIS Terrorists Kill at Least 35 in East Congo Village, Army Says
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo—ISIS terrorists killed at least 35 people in an overnight attack on a village in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in retaliation for a military crackdown on rebel activity, an army spokesperson said on Thursday. The assailants were members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), Anthony Mualushayi said, referring to…
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