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Attacks kill at least 160 people in central Nigeria

Local government officials said on Monday that armed groups have killed at least 160 people in a region plagued for several years by religious and ethnic tensions.

Floods in a central province in Congo kill at least 22 people

Flooding triggered by heavy rains in central Congo killed at least 22 people, including 10 from the same family, a local official said Tuesday.

Nothern Gaza’s Beit Lahia in ruins as war rages on

Images of rubble and buildings in ruins in northern Gaza's Beit Lahia, including of the destroyed Indonesian hospital, as Israel continues a relentless air and ground offensive that has killed at least 20,915 people, mostly women and children, accordin...

Afua Asantewaa : the Ghanaian lady set to break Guinness world record

Ghana’s Afua Asantewaa Aduonum is on a journey to break a world record for the longest individual singing marathon.

Medical progress in 2023: Advances against malaria and alzheimer’s disease

New vaccines are being rolled out globally to combat seemingly incurable diseases such as malaria and Alzheimer's.

Ethiopia defaults on $33 Million bond payment

Ethiopia had previously announced its intention to formally default earlier this month. The payment, originally due on December 11, had a technical grace period extending until Tuesday, thanks to a 14-day clause in the $1 billion bond agreement.

Calls to annul elections in DRC amid allegations of irregularities

In a joint statement, the opposition leaders described the elections as a "simulacre d'élections" or a sham, expressing their intent to protest against the observed irregularities during the voting operations.

FIFA threatens to suspend Brazil over confederation president’s removal

A Rio de Janeiro court removed Rodrigues and all his appointees at CBF from office on Dec. 7 due to irregularities in his election last year. Brazil's two highest courts upheld that ruling last week.

Torn apart by war, South Sudanese family hopes to be reunited in the US

“They came and attacked the village. That’s where I departed from my mother. I was running for my life... For these little girls, I want them to have the opportunity that I had.. But, I promise that I will do whatever I can to let them (come to the US)...