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Family of former South African hostage in Mali thanks Algeria/in /by
The family of a South African held hostage in Libya and then Mali for more than six years thanked the Algerian authorities on Monday for their role in his release in mid-December.
DRC: about 20 swept away by a swollen river/in /by
Bad weather on Sunday left four people dead and around twenty missing in South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, when a building was swept away by a swollen river, the authorities said on Monday.
South Africa: six dead and 10 missing in floods/in /by
Six people have died and 10 people are missing following floods that swept through Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal on Christmas Eve.
Sudan: RSF militiamen accused of widespread looting in Wad Madani/in /by
Residents said the fighters went around seizing cars and trucks. Wad Madani is the capital of Al Jazeera state. Until two weeks ago, the state had been spared by the ferocious battles raging since mid April
Pope Francis calls for global peace during annual address/in /by
Pope Francis dedicated his Christmas Day blessing to a plea for global peace, emphasizing that the biblical narrative of Christ's birth in Bethlehem conveys a message of harmony.
Many flee their homes after attacks kill 100s in central Nigeria/in /by
Villagers pack their belongings and flee their homes in the Bokkos local government area in Nigeria's central Plateau State after a series of attacks by armed groups on their villages killed at least 160 people
Netanyahu vows more Gaza bombing as death toll mounts/in /by
According to the latest figures from Gaza's Ministry of Health, 20,674 people have been killed in Israeli military operations, the majority of them women and children, and almost 55,000 wounded
People flee their homes after attacks kill scores in central Nigeria/in /by
Villagers pack their belongings and flee their homes in the Bokkos local government area in Nigeria's central Plateau State after a series of attacks by armed groups on their villages killed at least 160 people
DR Congo presidential election: partial results give Tshisekedi a clear lead/in /by
As at christmas day, Félix Tshisekedi, who has been in power since the beginning of 2019 and is running for a second five-year term, has achieved a score of 81.4% according to the Céni,
DR Congo: At least four people dead, 20 others missing from landslide/in /by
The heavy rains triggered a landslide according to Alexandre Ngandu, the deputy mayor of Kamituga, a major town in the eastern South Kivu region.