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Mozambique says cholera cases rising in cyclone-hit city
The death toll in central Mozambique from Cyclone Idai that hit on March 14 has surpassed 500.
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World politics
‘It’s time to break the chains’: Algeria roars for change
The protesters' demands are unambiguous: after two decades of undivided reign, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, his clan, and his system must go.
- by Adam Nossiter
Extreme weather
Cyclone Idai toll rises as authorities race to beat malaria, cholera
As flood waters recede and more bodies are discovered, the final death toll in Mozambique alone could rise to above the early estimate of 1000.
Extremism
Fulani herders killed in central Mali's worst violence yet
Jihadist groups linked to al-Qaeda and IS are exploiting ethnic rivalries in Mali to boost recruitment and render swathes of territory virtually ungovernable.
- by Tiemoko Diallo
Extreme weather
Mozambique faces disease threat as aid efforts falter
Fears growing about the spread of disease and the distribution of food and water.
- by André Catueira and Adrian Blomfield
Extreme weather
Cyclone Idai toll rises as rescue teams fight to reach victims in inland sea
Witnesses told of corpses floating down swollen rivers and aerial footage showed families perched on rooftops and in the upper branches of submerged trees days after Cyclone Idai tore through southern Africa.
- by Peta Thornycroft and Adrian Blomfield
Extreme weather
'Everyone is doubling, tripling, quadrupling': foreign aid flows to cyclone-hit Africa
The European Union released $5.61 million in emergency aid, and the United Kingdom pledged up to $11.24 million. Neighbouring Tanzania's military airlifted 238 tons of food and medicine.
- by Edith M. Lederer
Human rights
These LGBT refugees came to Kenya seeking freedom. Instead, they've been imprisoned and abused
On February 22, the same day that a Nairobi court postponed a decision on decriminalising homosexuality in the East African country, 20 LGBT refugees who had come to Kenya hoping to escape repression were spending their first full day in jail.
- by Max Bearak
Paris Agreement
Submarine makes rapid ascent in Indian Ocean
The British-led Nekton Mission investigating climate change off the Seychelles initiated the emergency procedure after the pilot smelled smoke.
- by Jerry Harmer and David Keyton
Extreme weather
Cyclone Idai potentially ‘one of the worst’ disasters in the southern hemisphere
Potentially 1.7 million people were in the direct path of the cyclone, the United Nations estimated on Tuesday, and rain is forecast to continue in parts of the region for several days.
- by Alan Yuhas
Extreme weather
'We expect the death toll to increase significantly': Cyclone Idai devastates Mozambique
The number of people killed in Mozambique by powerful storms and floods across southeastern Africa is likely to rise significantly, the Red Cross said on Tuesday.
- by Mfuneko Toyana