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Zambia is set to receive 1.6 million doses of cholera vaccines on Monday as the country suffers one of its worst outbreaks.

More than 350 deaths and 9,000 infections have been recorded since the outbreak started October last year.

The vaccines have been secured by Zambia's government in collaboration with the World Health Organization and UN's children agency, Unicef.

The vaccines will be officially received by the health ministry after arriving to the country late on Sunday.

"After this the ministry will finalise the preparatory processes to begin community vaccinations in selected hotspots in Lusaka province," the health ministry said on Sunday, citing Lusaka as the worst-hit province.

The outbreak has so far spread to nine out of Zambia's 10 provinces.

The vaccinations will target "people aged one year and above", the ministry added.

Zambia has undertaken several measures to curb the ongoing outbreak, including delaying school reopening and limiting attendance at cholera victims' funerals to five people.

The country's biggest sports stadium, the National Heroes Stadium, has been repurposed to treat cholera patients.

The government has also urged Zambians in towns to relocate to villages.

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At least 11 people have died after heavy rains and severe floods hit South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province at the weekend.

The severe weather conditions have also caused widespread devastation, including damaging property and infrastructure, cutting off power, displacing dozens and trapping several other residents in their homes or vehicles.

Authorities have closed several public swimming pools and beaches in Durban as a precautionary measure.

The South African Weather Service has predicted that heavy rains and thunderstorms will continue throughout the week, reaching peak levels on Wednesday and Thursday.

Heavy rains and flooding in the east of South Africa have killed at least 52 people since December, KZN's cooperative governance and traditional affairs spokesperson Siboniso Mngadi told Newzroom Afrika news channel, external on Sunday.

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Guinean military authorities have arrested French journalist Thomas Dietrich amid reports of a deteriorating press freedom situation in the West African country.

The journalist was arrested on Sunday in the capital, Conakry, while investigating alleged corruption in the country's National Oil Company (Sonap).

Sources say the journalist was interested in how certain officials of Guinea's transitional government had acquired their wealth and had been in the country for several days to investigate Sonap.

It is not the first time Mr Dietrich is arrested in Guinea.

In March 2020, he was arrested and deported after he filmed a police crackdown on an opposition demonstration in the capital Conakry.

It is not clear if Mr Dietrich has been deported following his latest arrest.

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Schools have been closed in Mauritius amid predictions of heavy rains that could result in flooding.

The nearby French island of Réunion was on Monday placed on the highest cyclone alert level after it was hit by the powerful Tropical Cyclone Belal.

Authorities have warned residents to stay indoors and emergency services are no longer authorised to intervene.

The extreme weather conditions have caused fatalities in both Réunion and Mauritius.

The body of a homeless man was found in the resort village of Saint-Gilles in Réunion's west coast shortly before the cyclone alert was upgraded from red to purple on Monday.

The man declined to be evacuated, authorities say.

In the Mauritian village of Baie-du-Tombeau, a 75-year-old man drowned on Sunday.

Two surfers faced the storm at sea in La Preneuse in western Mauritius. One reached the coast, while the other one is missing.

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Counting of votes is under way in Comoros following polls marred by allegations of fraud and delays in some polling stations.

Voting in presidential and regional elections was scheduled from 0800 (0500 GMT) to 1800 (1500 GMT) on Sunday and more than 330,000 voters were registered.

Incumbent President Azali Assoumani is facing five challengers for his bid for a fourth term.

Opposition candidates alleged instances of ballot stuffing in favour of Mr Assoumani and of closing of polling before the official time, the Reuters news agency reported.

Mr Assoumani's campaign team has denied the allegations.

The preliminary results will be released within a week, the electoral body Ceni said.

If none of the six candidates secures more than 50% of the votes, the two candidates with the most votes will head to a runoff election on 25 February.

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One of the six sisters abducted in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, over a week ago has reportedly died in captivity, sparking outrage in the country.

Unknown gunmen invaded the residence of the family in the Bwari area of Abuja and shot three police officers before kidnapping the sisters and their father.

One of the sisters, identified as Nabeehah, a university student, was reportedly killed by the abductors on Friday night after the family failed to pay a ransom of $63,000 (£50,000).

A relative who has been involved in rescue efforts told Daily Trust news website that the kidnappers have handed over Nabeehah's body to the family.

The abductors warned that they would kill the rest of the siblings if the ransom, which they have increased to $104,000, would not be paid by Wednesday, the relative said.

Two of the three injured policemen hit by bullets during the kidnap have also reportedly died.

Police said "all hands are on deck" to rescue the victims, without confirming Nabeehah's reported murder.

Opposition leader Atiku Abubakar has said Nabeehah's killing "is yet another reminder that kidnappers and bandits are operating unhindered in our country," and called for the country's security architecture to be "rejigged".

Peter Obi, leader of the opposition Labour Party, says the kidnapping in the country's capital "is a clear pointer to how insecure the rest of the country now is”.

It is illegal to pay ransom to kidnappers in Nigeria.

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