Four children die in Burundi church collapse/in /by
Four children die in Burundi church collapse
The daily struggle of undocumented workers in France/in /by
"When you're undocumented, the bosses take advantage of it, you're like their dog. If they need to use you, they use you. Otherwise, they leave you behind.
10th day of Israel-Hamas war: aid convoys stuck in Egypt/in /by
Media reports had said Israel, Egypt and the USA had agreed the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt would be opened for several hours Monday (Oct. 16) in a one-off move to allow foreign nationals to flee and aid goods to enter. By Monday afternoon, the crossing remained closed.
DRC: 7 members of a family killed in an arson attack in Goma/in /by
Seven members of a family were burnt to death on Saturday night in an "arson attack" in Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, police said.
DRC: at least 28 dead in a shipwreck on the Congo River/in /by
At least 28 bodies were recovered and dozens of people were missing after a whaleboat sank Friday on the Congo River, in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, we learned on Sunday from a provincial official.
Opposition leader in Chad delays return from exile/in /by
The leader of Chad's opposition party, les Transformateurs (the Transformers), is postponing his return from exile to next month.
Close race between Liberia’s president and opposition leader in presidential poll/in /by
With more than half the votes tallied, Liberian President George Weah and opposition leader, Joseph Boakai, are neck and neck in the race for the presidency
Angola: MPs Reject Presidential Impeachment Proposal/in /by
[allAfrica] The country's leading opposition party walked out of an extraordinary parliamentary session called to discuss a possible impeachment against President Joao Lourenco on October 14, heightening political turmoil in the oil-rich country, Voice of America reports.
African leaders arrive in Beijing for third Belt and Road Forum/in /by
Denis Sassou N'guesso of The Congo, Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed and Nigeria's Kashim Shettima arrived Monday (Oct. 16) in Beijing. Some 130 leaders from Africa, South America and other emerging markets are gathering in China for the 10th anniversary of Belt and Road initiative.
Tens of thousands of Moroccans march in support of Palestinians/in /by
Amid the Gaza war, tens of thousands of Moroccans have marched in support of Palestinians in the biggest demonstration since Rabat normalised ties with Israel in 2020.