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At least 265 dead in floods, landslides as rains batter East Africa

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 05 11:46 PM

With a tropical storm headed for Somalia and more rain forecast across the region in the coming weeks, fears are rising over waterborne diseases and the prospect of hunger as crops are destroyed. Read more »

Marcos cronies Nieto, Africa told to return ill-gotten wealth to gov't

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 09:04 PM

The Sandiganbayan has ordered the return of millions in ill-gotten wealth of Marcos cronies Jose Africa and Manuel Nieto, Jr.   Read more »

Thousands rally worldwide against abuse of women

Jessica Lopez and Stuart Williams, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 27 01:07 AM

Demonstrators on Monday gathered in countries as diverse as Guatemala, Russia, Sudan and Turkey, where riot police in Istanbul blocked the path of roughly 2,000 protesters before firing tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse them. Read more »

Kin bring corpse to insurance firm to claim burial insurance

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 22 11:53 AM

JOHANNESBURG - Angered by foot-dragging by an insurance company in paying out for a burial policy, a family in South Africa took matters into their own hands -- they hauled the corpse to the company's offices. Read more »

Labor chief handling OFW kidnappings in Africa: Palace

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 07:02 PM

At least 2 Filipino sailors were reported to be abducted in Togo, while 9 Filipino seafarers were captured last week in Benin. Read more »

2 Filipino seafarers kidnapped off Togo, DFA says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 09:30 PM

MANILA — Two Filipino sailors were kidnapped in the waters off West Africa, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Monday, bringing the total number of abducted Filipino seafarers in the region to 11. Read more »

Cash, trolls and a cult leader: How Russia meddles abroad for profit

Michael Schwirtz and Gaelle Borgia, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 11 02:59 PM

Of all the places for Russia to try to swing a presidential election, Madagascar is perhaps one of the least expected. The island nation off the coast of southeastern Africa is thousands of miles from Moscow and has little obvious strategic value for the Kremlin or the global balance of power.   Read more »

UN agencies: 45-M people in southern Africa facing food crisis

Reuters
Posted at Nov 01 12:10 AM

A record 45 million people across southern Africa face severe food shortages in the next six months, with around a quarter of them currently enduring drought-induced "crisis" food insecurity, three United Nations agencies warned on Thursday.   Read more »

Ghana loses US grant after gov't scraps deal with firm that includes Meralco

Reuters
Posted at Oct 24 09:22 AM

Meralco said Power Distribution Services, where it has a 30-percent stake, acted 'in good faith.' Read more »

Drowning prevention advocate calls for UN action

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 13 10:14 PM

The World Health Organization now categorizes drowning as the third major cause of unintentional death in the world. Read more »

Uganda plans bill imposing death penalty for gay sex

Nita Bhalla, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Updated as of Oct 10 08:37 PM

Uganda announced plans on Thursday for a bill that would impose the death penalty on homosexuals, saying the legislation would curb a rise in unnatural sex in the east African nation. Read more »

West African leaders pledge $1 billion to fight Islamist threat

Thiam Ndiaga, Reuters
Posted at Sep 15 07:57 AM

West African leaders have pledged $1 billion to combat the spiraling threat of Islamist militancy in the region, the head of the regional ECOWAS bloc said on Saturday. Read more »

Pope Francis wraps up Africa tour with Mauritius visit

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 09 11:00 AM

Pope Francis arrived in Mauritius on Monday on the final stop of a three-nation Africa tour where he is expected to celebrate the island nation's tolerance and diversity. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 4, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 01:28 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Pope goes to Africa

Andrew Medichini, AP
Posted at Sep 04 04:05 PM

Pope Francis waves as he boards an aircraft on his way to Maputo, Mozambique, in Rome's Fiumicino International airport on Wednesday. Read more »

Promoting sustainable tourism in South Africa

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 02 09:50 AM

South Africa is on every traveler's bucket list, but not many are fortunate to witness the wonders of the land that houses the Cape of Good Hope. But in this interview with #ANCEarlyEdition, Neliswa Nkani of South African Tourism says their country is not at all an expensive destination.  Read more »

Japan warns Africa about debt as China grows presence

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 29 01:35 PM

YOKOHAMA - Japan's prime minister on Thursday warned African leaders against accumulating too much debt, in an apparent reference to Chinese infrastructure projects that some blame for damaging the finances of developing nations.   Read more »

CITES agrees on near-total ban on sending wild elephants to zoos

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 28 07:26 AM

The regulator of global wildlife trade will impose a near-total ban on sending African elephants captured from the wild to zoos after a final vote on the issue on Tuesday.  Read more »

No pot of gold for locals as China mines Sierra Leone

Nellie Peyton and Richmond Tholley, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Aug 22 04:10 PM

MASUMBIRI, Sierra Leone - When the Chinese gold miners came to Masumbiri town in northern Sierra Leone, everyone lined up for jobs. Read more »

Gina Lopez’s lost years in Africa: “When one doesn’t have much, one treasures every little bit”

Gina Lopez
Updated as of Aug 19 05:39 PM

In this self-penned piece, the heiress and philanthropist recalls her time as a missionary, traveling all over the world to teach and be of service to impoverished communities. There, she learned values that would aid her in her fight for the environment and for Filipino families in need. Read more »