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The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupted on Saturday, about 65km (40 miles) north of the capital Nuku'alofa.The eruption, which was heard as far away as the US, caused waves higher than a metre to crash into Tonga.There have not yet been...

Judges rejected his appeal after the government cancelled the unvaccinated player's visa for a second time this month on public health grounds.The decision has ended the 34-year-old's hopes of defending his Australian Open title and winning a...

The decision by Immigration Minister Alex Hawke on "health and good order" grounds means he could be deported.However, the 34-year-old Serbian can still launch another legal challenge to remain in Australia.The men's tennis number one was...

Among those arrested is Colonel Mohamed Emmanuel Zoungrana - a well-known former army commander who has reportedly been critical of the government.The justice ministry on Tuesday said an investigation on the matter had begun.The last coup in Burkina...

"An event cancelled is better than a life cancelled," said WHO head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, adding that "difficult decisions" must be made."In some cases, that will mean cancelling or delaying events" he said.His comments came as health...

Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe are on the list.The red list was reintroduced in late November as a precaution after the emergence of the Omicron variant.But Health...

It comes as the first lab tests of the new variant in South Africa suggest it can partially evade the Pfizer jab.Researchers say there was a "very large drop" in how well the vaccine's antibodies neutralised the new strain.But the WHO's Dr...

A senior US official urged American citizens to leave Ethiopia immediately, saying that Washington had no plans to organise a mass evacuation, as it did in Afghanistan.The US and the African Union have been pressuring the Ethiopian government and...

De Klerk, who was also a key figure in the transition to democracy, had been diagnosed with cancer this year.He was head of state between September 1989 and May 1994.In 1990, he ordered Nelson Mandela's release from prison, leading to historic...

Super bantamweight Zimunya, 24, died on Monday, having collapsed during a professional non-title bout on Saturday.It is the first time a boxer has died in Zimbabwe from injuries sustained in the ring.Lawrence Zimbudzana, the general secretary of the...

He added that the deposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was being kept at the general's house "for his own safety" and would be allowed home soon.Protests are continuing for a second day in the capital, Khartoum, with roads, bridges and shops...

The Swedish Academy praised Gurnah for for his "uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism".The prize is awarded by the Swedish Academy and is worth 10 million Swedish crowns ($1.14m / £840,000).Gurnah, 73, is the...

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The Pandora Papers - 12 million files - is the biggest such leak in history.Mr Kenyatta and six members of his family have been linked to 13 offshore companies.They have not yet responded to requests for comment.The Kenyattas' offshore...

The former French legionnaire, 41, becomes Africa's second-youngest leader, after Mali's Assimi Goïta, 38, who also staged a military takeover.Col Doumbouya is barred from contesting future elections under plans to restore civilian rule...