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At least 4 dead, 20 injured in devastating train accident in Egypt

Four people were killed and several others injured Tuesday (Mar. 7) in a train accident north of Cairo, Egyptian authorities announced after the country's latest rail tragedy.

In a Lagos stadium, Nigerian women mark Women’s Day

Thousands of Nigerian women marked International Women's Day in Lagos on Wednesday (Mar. 8). Some gathered at the city's Mobolaji Johnson Stadium, many wearing the internationally recognised Women's Day colour, purple.

Around 5,000 migrants in Libyan detention centres, not counting unofficial centres – IOM

In addition to thousands of migrants in official Libyan detention centres, others could be held in unofficial centres, the UN's migration agency chief feared Wednesday (Mar. 8). These have regularly been denounced by the UN for their poor conditions.

Tunisian leader to ECOWAS chairman: “I am a proud African”

Tunisia's leader hosted Wednesday (Mar. 8) the Ecowas chairman amid racism accusations following Kaies Said's February 21st speech on undocumented migrants. From the Carthage palace, the one who'd linked migrants to violence and crimes denied racism; i...

Boko Haram survivors meet Pope on Women’s Day

Pope Francis met two Nigerian women, formerly held by Boko Haram militants, on International Women's Day.Pope Francis met two Nigerian women, formerly held by Boko Haram militants, on International Women's Day

Prosecutor seeks death penalty for murder of DR Congo Italian envoy

Prosecutors in the trial of six people accused of murdering Italy's ambassador to DR Congo in 2021 request the death penalty, during an indictment hearing in the capital Kinshasa. Luca Attanasio, Italy's former ambassador to the DRC, was among three pe...

Preservation of tropical forests at heart of Gabon’s One Forest Summit

Tropical forest preservation and funding was central to discussions at the One Forest Summit, an international conference in Gabon’s capital Libreville.

Senegal’s Niokolo Koba National Park welcomes three new lion cubs

The wild cats preservation organisation Panthera releases footage of a lioness and her three cubs seen in the Niokolo Koba National Park in Senegal. West African lions are an endangered species but thanks to preservation efforts in the park, the popula...

Human rights groups call for inclusion of LBQTI women in women’s rights

LBQ women faced discrimination while trying to access healthcare, including services related to Covid-19, SRHR, HIV/AIDS, and HRT...

Somaliland: UNHCR warns of humanitarian crisis as thousands take refuge in Ethiopia

"Despite the fact that the area hosting them is an area that has been affected seriously by the drought, people have opened their doors, they have shared what they have and for us it is, as member of this community, is to support the communities, the r...