African Union to launch credit rating agency in October
African leaders have long said the "big three" western ratings agencies do not fairly assess the risk of lending to African countries.
Nepal floods: Four South African tourists among hundreds missing
Videos posted online by police teams show a huge rush of water sweeping towards multi-storey buildings along a river.
Africa's first locally made sickle cell treatment raises hopes
Africa accounts for nearly 80 percent of all sickle cell disease cases yet the continent remains largely dependent on expensive medicines imported from abroad.
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