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Striking Kenya Airways pilots return to work
Striking Kenya Airways pilots return to work
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Kenya Airways pilots returned to work on Wednesday, after a court ordered them to end their days-long strike which had led to hundreds of flight cancellations and stranded thousands of passengers. Despite the announcement ending the strike, Kenya Airways' latest online update showed just 19 flights operating on Wednesday, fewer than the 26 scheduled the day before.

WHO chief Tedros walking tightrope on Tigray
WHO chief Tedros walking tightrope on Tigray
Africa
by  AFP

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization's leader, is in the rare position of heading a UN agency's response to a humanitarian crisis in which his own family's survival is at stake. Last week, for instance, he branded the situation as "catastrophic" and "the worst humanitarian crisis in the world", blaming Ethiopian and Eritrean forces.

Floods in Central Africa leave fishermen stranded
Floods in Central Africa leave fishermen stranded
Africa
by  AFP

Dawn is just breaking over the Central African Republic's capital Bangui as Pacome Koyeke glides his dug-out canoe over the silent misty waters of the Ubangui river. The tributary of the mighty Congo often floods during the rainy season, but this year the water levels have been catastrophic for the nation at the heart of the African continent.