Africa

Africa

Mystery disease hits hundreds of fishermen with 'lesions on their faces and genitals'

The men have been placed in quarantine for treatment as Senegal health officials work to find out what the disease is.

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File image of a man running along the beach at Yoff in Dakar, Senegal, West Africa.

ONE AND ONLY: The desperate efforts to save the world's last white giraffe

The rare giraffe was one of three until tragedy struck in March.

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Conservations say a GPS unit has been placed into the horn of the world's only known white giraffe.

Boy, 11, dies during kids' drinking contest

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With a prize of $35 on offer, the youngster had reached the competition 'final' before collapsing. File image.

ISIS overruns luxury resorts frequented by celebrities

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ISIS rebels destroyed the A-list celebrity resort Vamizi in Mozambique.

Outrage as boy, 13, sentenced to 10 years in jail for using foul language

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A 13-year-old boy has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for blasphemy. File image.

Shocking moment 'child snatcher' grabs four-year-old in front of her mother

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The terrifying moment an attempted child abduction was thwarted has been caught on camera.