Nigeria: 15 children drowned in a shipwreck and 25 missing/in /by
The boat was heading to the village of Dundeji in Sokoto state on Tuesday when it capsized in the middle of a river, local police spokesman Sanusi Abubakar told The Associated Press
Burkina Faso: kidnapped prefect found dead in forest/in /by
A prefect kidnapped by gunmen was found dead on Monday in a forest in western Burkina Faso plagued by jihadist violence, security and local sources said Wednesday.
DRC: at least 10 dead in a new landslide/in /by
At least ten people have died in a new landslide that occurred after heavy rain overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday in a landlocked area in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), sources said.
DRC’s president on state visit to Botswana, bilateral ties and security top the agenda/in /by
Tshisekedi's visit which should last four days will see him tour the headquarters of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Wednesday (May 10).
Kenya: the despair of a sister of a follower of the sect of Paul Mackenzie/in /by
At least 109 people, the majority of them children, have died in this Kenyan coastal forest, home to followers of the International Church of Good News of self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, who advocated fasting until death to "meet Jesus".
Darfur residents fear escalating conflicts between the army and the RSF/in /by
Residents reported ground battles in several neighbourhoods of Khartoum between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and heavy gunfire in the north of Omdurman and the east of Bahri, two adjacent cities separated from Khartoum by the River Nile.
Sudan: Khartoum zoo animals caught in the crossfire/in /by
Dozens of animals in Sudan's capital zoo, including an elderly crocodile, parrots and giant lizards, are believed to have died after street fighting between rival forces in the country made the place inaccessible.
Sudan: Price of basic commodities go up by 60% as fighting escalates/in /by
“What we live as those responsible for the tran sportation of goods is not hidden from anyone. All people are unemployed in the light of the war, and we in the transport sector suffer greatly because we have drivers who have become semi-unemployed, and they have families and expenses.."
DR Congo: Authorities visit affected villages, hand out coffins and aid to disaster victims/in /by
"These coffins arrived late. We would have liked for them to arrive in time, it was important because we have already buried people like pigs, putting 3, 5, 10, 40 people in the same hole. But hey, there are still bodies under the rubble that need to be found and maybe these coffins will be useful "
Gunman kills four at Tunisia synagogue pilgrimage/in /by
The Ghriba attack also comes as Tunisia endures a severe financial crisis that has worsened since President Kais Saied seized power in July 2021 and rammed through a constitution that gave his office sweeping powers and neutered parliament.