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MAPUTO, Mozambique (AFP) -- More than 90 people died when an overcrowded makeshift ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique, local authorities said on Sunday. The converted fishing boat, carrying about 130 people, ran into trouble as it tried to reach an island off Nampula province, officials said. "Because the boat was overcrowded and unsuited to carry passengers it ended up sinking ... There are 91 people who lost...

It is reported that four suspects wearing balaclavas entered his home and reportedly shot at him twice, then assaulted his wife

Water resources in Africa are under pressure due to growing water demand, water quality degradation and climate change.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Empowers African Scientists to Manage Mapping of Regional Groundwater Resources

Scientists in the Sahel are finding quality groundwater sources -- thanks to a nuclear technique and a decade of support and training from the IAEA.

More than 24 million people face hunger, malnutrition and water scarcity as experts warn the crisis could become an “unimaginable humanitarian situation”

Negotiation with the pirates who hijacked Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah is nearly reached its final stage regarding the release of the 23 crew, according to an official of Mercantile Marine Department (MMD).

As the world’s leading alliance committed to the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents, including the most vulnerable, the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) expresses profound concern over the proposed repeal of the law banning Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in The Gambia. This concern is echoed by the Inter-Parliamentary Union

Soleil Sitrus’ natural inclination towards the Far East

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) -- When Efua, a 25-year-old fashion designer and single mother in Ghana, became pregnant last year, she sought an abortion at a health clinic but worried the procedure might be illegal. Health workers assured her abortions were lawful under certain conditions in the West African country, but Efua said she was still nervous.