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947 RadioBy Matt MurphyBBC NewsWe all know that nightmarish feeling in the pit of our stomachs as we realise we're running late! On Friday, that played out live on air for Trevor Noah. The South African comic was due to appear on the 947 radio s..

President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that France's envoy to Niger is living like a hostage in the French embassy and accused military rulers of blocking food deliveries to the mission. Issued on: 15/09/2023 - 19:04 1 min The ambassado..

Adaseel SchoolBy Yassmin FaragBBC World ServiceThe thoughts of one Moroccan schoolteacher immediately turned to her pupils when she felt the 6.8-magnitude earthquake strike a week ago. Nesreen Abu ElFadel was in Marrakesh - but Adaseel, the mountain ..

Issued on: 15/09/2023 - 09:43Modified: 15/09/2023 - 11:27 01:38 The UN blamed the high death toll from flooding in Libya in part on the legacy of years of war and chaos. © Abdullah Doma, AFP Emergency teams on Friday kept up their search for th..

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.By Lucy FlemingBBC NewsRescue teams in Libya are struggling to retrieve the bodies of victims that have been swept out to sea in tsunami-like flood waters. ..

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Eyewitness footage shows a torrent of water flowing through Derna, causing massive destruction.

By Alice Cuddy in the Atlas MountainsBBC NewsIn the village of Ouirgane in the Atlas Mountains, residents gather on piles of debris around the home of a mother and daughter buried underneath. Like many mountain communities, Ouirgane suffered major lo..

Back to homepage / Shows / Eye on Africa Issued on: 11/09/2023 - 23:29 13:02 In tonight's edition: And as the death toll from Morroco's devastating earthquake continues to mount, surpassing 2860, the psychological impact of the destr..

Issued on: 11/09/2023 - 19:19Modified: 11/09/2023 - 20:59 41:12 From the medinas to the mountains, locals wept for their lost relatives in the rubble of their homes on Monday as the death toll from Morocco's deadliest earthquake in more than ..

Issued on: 11/09/2023 - 17:19Modified: 11/09/2023 - 17:21 01:46 © france24 The village of Asni located in the foothills of the Atlas mountains in Morocco has totally been destroyed by Friday's earthquake. Tents have been erected to help fa..

Getty ImagesBy Laurence Peter & Maria ZaccaroBBC NewsThe death toll from a powerful earthquake in Morocco has soared to more than 2,000, with a similar number of injured. The interior ministry says more than 1,400 have serious injuries, and the heavi..

Getty ImagesBy Lauren TurnerBBC NewsAn earthquake has hit Morocco, leading to hundreds of deaths and injuries. Here is a look at what we know so far. What has happened in Morocco? The earthquake struck central Morocco, killing more than 1,000 people..