Weather tracker: extreme heat hits Brazil, fuelling risk of wildfires
Unrelenting heat will continue across parts of Brazil this week with temperatures about 5C to 10C above the 1991 to 2020 average.Daytime temperatures will...
South African beauty queen crowned Miss Nigeria after nationality row
A former Miss South Africa contestant hounded over a nationality row was crowned Miss Universe Nigeria on Saturday, capping a difficult few weeks for...
Ethiopia’s Beetle mania: how an entire country fell in love with Volkswagen’s quirky classic
When Yared Agonafer, an Ethiopian gold and silver merchant, set out to buy a car five years ago, he settled quickly on the model:...
Flood surge in Sudan bursts dam, destroying villages and killing dozens
Surging waters have burst through a dam in eastern Sudan, wiping out at least 20 villages and leaving at least 30 people dead but...
Africa to finally receive first batch of vaccines for deadly mpox virus
Africa’s first batch of mpox vaccines will this week finally reach the continent, weeks after they have been made available in other parts of...