Nigeria fuel tanker explosion kills more than 50 in deadly collision/in /by
The fuel tanker was also carrying cattle in the Agaie area in north-central Niger state and at least 50 of them were burned alive
Algeria president joins challengers in criticising poll irregularities/in /by
The three campaigns jointly issued a statement accusing the country's election chairman of announcing contradictory figures.
Death toll in Kenya school fire rises to at least 21/in /by
The updated death toll comes amid reports of another fire, this time at a girls' boarding school in central Kenya.
Brandy Norwood stars in new horror movie ‘The Front Room’/in /by
"The Front Room" follows Belinda and Norman whose lives are thrown into disarray when the man's mother moves in.
Cuba: Afro-descendant women and men showcase the beauty of their hair/in /by
Afro hair in all its beauty. Cuba's capital recently hosted the island's first Afro beauty-aesthetics convention. The trend that can be observed around the world is gaining traction in the Caribbean nation.
Heartbroken relatives of hostages protest against Netanyahu’s failure to secure deal/in /by
"Mr. Prime Minister, a few days ago you stood in front of the families of the abductees and said 'sorry that we were not able to bring them back alive,' but what kind of forgiveness is that, if you do not intend to change your ways. We do not forgive!," former hostage Danielle Aloni said Saturday.
Haiti: Funding issues could lead to a replacement of the Kenya-led police force/in /by
On Thursday already, the US top diplomat hinted at the UN force as an option to address a funding crisis for the Kenya-led mission, which depends on voluntary contributions. The U.S. and Canada have provided the bulk of funds so far. Peacekeeping operations are funded from a special budget.
Provisional voter turnout nears 50% in Algeria’s presidential poll/in /by
About 24 million Algerians were eligible to vote in the presidential poll, Saturday (Sep. 07). According to official figures, The provisional turnout didn't reach 50%.
Algeria’s incumbent president Tebboune votes/in /by
By 1 pm local time, 13.11% of the country's 24 million registered voters went to the polls.
No back-to-school for 625,000 children living in Gaza/in /by
Bombardments by Israel's Defences Forces have damaged more than 90% of the school buildings, according to the Global Education Cluster, according to figures by a grouping of aid groups led by UNICEF and Save the Children.