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Kovind is currently on the first leg of his three-state visit to Africa, having reached the port city of Cotonou in Benin on Sunday. (Photo: Twitter)

India, Benin sign 4 documents during President Kovind's visit

The four documents include a Cultural Exchange Programme between India and Benin for the years 2019-2023.

29 July 2019 9:05 PM IST

Two MoUs were also signed, including an MoU in the field of export credit and investment insurance, and another on the e-VBAB network project, according to the Ministry of External Affairs. (Photo: ANI)

India, Benin sign 4 documents during Pres Kovind's visit

The four documents include a Cultural Exchange Programme between India and Benin for the years 2019-2023.

29 July 2019 8:45 PM IST

Dengue fever is transmitted by mosquitoes found in many areas in the world, including in the African countries. (Photo: ANI | Representational)

Dengue fever kills 13 in Tanzania

The health minister noted that the spread of the virus has slowed down.

28 July 2019 8:43 AM IST

Cyril Ramaphosa

South African Prez Ramaphosa reveals details of meetings with Gupta...

Ramaphosa said at this meeting the controversy around the Gupta brothers' relationship with Zuma was also raised.

27 July 2019 8:46 AM IST

The argument turned into a scuffle. Momin took out a knife and attacked Labbai. (Representational Image)

Indian-origin woman in South Africa intervenes in fight between...

Jewan was rushed to a local hospital but was declared dead on arrival from his stab wounds.

26 July 2019 9:22 AM IST

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which came a day after up to eight people were killed by a suicide bomber in Kabul. (Photo: AFP)

Suicide bomber kills 6 officials, injures mayor

The mayor, Abdirahman Omar Osman, was in critical condition with head and stomach injuries, officials told The New York...

25 July 2019 11:08 AM IST

Watch: Nigerian man climbs on planes wing moments before takeoff

Watch: Nigerian man climbs on plane's wing moments before takeoff

An Instagram user shared a post with two videos of the strange incident.

22 July 2019 4:18 PM IST

Nelson Mandela (Photo: AP)

Indian-origin South Africans mark Nelson Mandela Day with acts of...

In November 2009, the UN declared July 18 as Nelson Mandela Day to honour the legacy of the former South African...

19 July 2019 4:26 PM IST

The transgenders were facilitated by Kerala education minister Prof C Ravindranath at an event organised by Kerala Saksharath mission, the organisation which helped the school dropout transgenders complete their study. (Representational Image)

First transgender couple married in Cuba

The couple had to register their civil union according to the official genders on their identity documents, though.

19 July 2019 4:25 PM IST

The year-old Ebola epidemic in eastern DR Congo, the second deadliest on record, has largely been contained to remote areas, but this week saw a patient diagnosed with the virus in provincial capital Goma, the first case in a major urban hub. (Photo: AFP)

DR Congo Ebola outbreak an emergency of global concern: WHO

The Ebola virus is highly contagious and has an average fatality rate of around 50 percent.

18 July 2019 6:38 PM IST

Nelson Mandela (Photo: AP)

Celebrating Nelson Mandela International Day, his legacy

In 1994 general elections, Mandela became South Africa's first black president after the African National Congress...

18 July 2019 2:22 PM IST

South African President Jacob Zuma. (Photo: AFP)

'It's me who put them into trouble': Jacob Zuma on Gupta family deals

He started his long-awaited testimony before Zondo Commission, which is inquiring into allegations of 'state capture'...

16 July 2019 2:40 PM IST