At least 300,000 Africans expected to die in pandemic, UN agency says
The COVID-19 pandemic will likely kill at least 300,000 Africans and risks pushing 29 million into extreme poverty, the UN Economic Commission for Africa says.
View ArticleHow has the world's poorest continent so far escaped a coronavirus explosion?
Coronavirus has been slow to spread in Africa, but as hot spots begin to blaze, experts fear the disease could become entrenched in some of the continent's most vulnerable nations for years to come.
View ArticleFrench army kills Al Qaeda North Africa chief Droukdel, captures IS group leader
The French military and allied forces kill Al Qaeda's North Africa chief Abdelmalek Droukdel and capture an Islamic State group leader during operations in northern Mali, France's Defence Minister says.
View Article'Godzilla dust cloud' prompts health warning for Caribbean residents
A choking blanket of dust making its way across the Caribbean from Africa is described as the "most significant event in the past 50 years".
View ArticleFrance returns trophy skulls of Algerian resistance fighters
The resistance fighters were decapitated by French colonial forces and their remains displayed in a museum for decades, but they will now be buried in their homeland as part of independence celebrations.
View Article'Significant threat to our country': Government tries to keep terrorist...
Abdul Nacer Benbrika's finished his 15-year prison sentence last month, though Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says he remains a "significant threat".
View ArticleTerrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika to stay in jail, despite finishing 15-year...
A convicted terrorist who once espoused the virtues of Osama Bin Laden will stay in an Australian prison after Victoria's Supreme Court deemed him too risky to release.
View Article120yo date palms gifted by French Government given new lease of life
Grown in Algeria, shipped to Australia and planted in the outback, these date palms have had a long journey to arrive in the Riverland region of South Australia.
View Article'The end of the world': 25 Algerian soldiers killed in wildfires near capital
A resident of the Kabyle region, 100 kilometres east of Algiers, says the scene reminds her of the bombings by French troops during Algeria's independence war
View ArticleDecade-long ban for Algerian judoka's Olympic withdrawal
Fethi Nourine's decision to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics judo competition because of the possibility he might face an Israeli opponent all but ends the Algerian judoka's career, after his actions...
View ArticleThis ultra-marathon runner got lost in the Sahara for a week with only bat...
When a huge sandstorm spun an ultramarathon runner off-course in the Sahara with meagre supplies, Mauro Prosperi knew there was only one person who could save him from certain death: himself.
View ArticleLiverpool's top strikers to face off in African Cup of Nations final
Liverpool strikers Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané will put club loyalties aside as Egypt and Senegal meet at the African Cup of Nations final.
View ArticleScientists are warning us the Mediterranean Sea is warming, and it will...
Normally, seas serve the planet by absorbing 90 per cent of the Earth's excess heat, but that's only possible when they're in a healthy condition.
View ArticleAdidas accused of cultural appropriation over new Algerian football kit. But...
Moroccans take to social media to accuse Adidas of cultural appropriation for their new culture collection training kit for the Algerian national soccer team.
View ArticleEU countries turn to Africa as war in Ukraine threatens to cut off Russian...
As Europe seeks to reduce its reliance on Russian natural gas, the leaders of resource-rich African countries rush to cash in on the bonanza, raising questions about energy use in their own markets.
View ArticleOil powers announce surprise cuts of more than 1 million barrels per day
Saudia Arabia leads major oil powers in surprise production cuts, which is a "precautionary" move aimed at stabilising the market.
View ArticleThe moment a cat jumps on an imam leading Ramadan prayers
Imam Walid Mehsas manages to maintain composure when the cat jumps on him as he leads prayers at a mosque in Algeria.
View ArticleWild nights with The Who and drinking with Jerry Lee Lewis. The retired...
Back in the 60s and 70s, Jim Nairn was known across much of Europe as James Royal — a blue-eyed soul-singing dynamo whose howl was his ticket to work with some of music's biggest stars.
View ArticleWildfires rage on Algerian mountains amid North Africa heatwave
Wildfires spread across the mountainous regions of Bejaia and Bouira of Algeria, causing huge plumes of smoke to rise in the skies.
View ArticleWildfires in Algeria kill 34 people, including 10 soldiers
Authorities say thousands of firefighters are battling to bring the flames under control after a heatwave swept across the region.
View ArticleHot-tub temperatures in Florida ocean and wild fires across Greece: See how...
Extreme weather has caused havoc across the Northern Hemisphere. Here's a look at how at how hardest-hit areas have been impacted by the current heatwave.
View ArticleHundreds of firefighters and a rising death toll: The latest on the...
Extreme weather has caused havoc in at least eight Mediterranean nations, with devastating wildfires. Here's the latest as heatwaves continue to hamper firefighting efforts.
View ArticleAlgeria could join nations banning Barbie for 'promoting homosexuality'
The country could be the latest to ban the film saying it promotes "Western deviances", an Algerian publication has reported.
View ArticleMoroccan-French tourists shot after straying into Algerian waters on jet skis
Morocco is investigating the death of a French-Moroccan after he and another Moroccan tourist riding jet skis were shot dead by Algerian coastguards, media reports say.
View ArticleAlgeria says jet skiers killed by coastguard unit ignored warning shots, as...
Algeria says its security forces opened fire after a group of jet skiers from Morocco ignored warning shots and refused to comply with orders to stop.
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