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Cyclone Kenneth has made landfall in northern Mozambique, a country still recovering from another huge storm.

A leader of the Chinese community in northern Nigeria has been crowned, or "turbaned", as a chief by the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.

Iranian legislators on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that labels all US military forces as "terrorist", a day after Washington ratcheted up pressure on Tehran by announcing that no country would any longer be exempt from US sanctions if it continues to buy Iranian oil.

Former US Vice-President Joe Biden has declared a presidential bid, putting an end to months of speculation.

The Supreme Court in Rwanda has rejected a challenge to a law which says it is a crime to insult the president.

Floods and mudslides in the South African city of Durban and the wider KwaZulu-Natal province have killed at least 60 people, officials say.

Two Canadian women sentenced to 40 lashes each in the breakaway republic of Somaliland after being convicted of consuming alcohol have been released from prison, Canadian media reports.

The number of people killed in floods and mudslides that crushed homes in the South African port of Durban early on Tuesday has risen to 23, authorities have said.

Uganda has secured contracts to export medical marijuana products to Canada and Germany worth more than $140 million in June.
South Africa is also one of the markets for unrefined cannabis buds/flowers.

For the past decade, San Francisco's streets and sidewalks have been increasingly plagued by piles of human faeces—and the poop problem is just getting worse.

Sri Lanka has held its first mass funeral as the country marks a day of mourning for the victims of Sunday's bomb blasts.

Two gorillas have been photographed posing for a relaxed selfie with the rangers who rescued them as babies.

Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has been indicted by prosecutors in Japan on a fresh charge of aggravated breach of trust. It is the fourth charge brought against Mr Ghosn and relates to the alleged misuse of company funds.