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Pics of the day: November 7, 2023/in /by
Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.
Burkina Faso, Russia discuss military cooperation/in /by
The Minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs of Burkina Faso Kassoum Coulibaly was in hosted by his Russian counterpart in Moscow Tuesday (Nov. 07). On October 5 Coulibaly hosted Russia's vice-minister of Defense Iounous-Bek Evkourov in Ouagadougou.
Kenya dam owner to compensate 2018 flooding victims/in /by
The incident occurred in 2018 when the dam collapsed after heavy rains, and water flooded through the fields of a 3,000-acre commercial coffee farm, sweeping away homes and crop farms downstream. At least 47 people including 20 children were killed according to the Kenya Human Rights Commission
Nigerian actor Mr Ibu’s leg amputated after hospitalisation/in /by
"We want to appreciate everyone who has come through for our dad; saying we are grateful is an understatement, and only the good Lord can thank you all enough for every help you’ve rendered," read part of the statement.
Mali: airstrikes kill several civilians/in /by
Several civilians, including children, were killed Tuesday in strikes attributed to the Malian army in Kidal, a possible foreshadowing of the battle to come for this bastion of the Tuareg rebellion and a major sovereignty issue for the central state.
Madagascar: opposition protests, candidate briefly arrested/in /by
Madagascar's opposition once again attempted to protest on Monday, but demonstrators were dispersed and one of the candidates in the presidential election, the first round of which is scheduled for November 16, was briefly arrested, police said.
Algeria: opponent Amira Bouraoui sentenced to 10 years in prison/in /by
The Constantine court on Tuesday sentenced Franco-Algerian opponent Amira Bouraoui to 10 years in prison in absentia, and to six months the journalist Mustapha Bendjama, accused of having helped her escape to France, according to Algerian media. and Khaled Drareni, representative of Reporters Withou
Tunisia: 5 convicted terrorists captured and escaped from prison (official)/in /by
"Various units of the national security, national guard (police, editor's note) and army forces were able to arrest four recently escaped terrorists at 5:00 am (4:00 GMT) on November 7," the ministry said.
Morocco win through to international event for short stature footballers/in /by
Morocco face Bolivia Tuesday in the inaugural international dwarf football competition which got underway in Argentina on Monday
NYC Marathon: Ethiopia’s Tola sets record; Kenyan Obiri wins women’s race/in /by
Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia and Hellen Obiri of Kenya won the 52nd New York City Marathon. 32-year-old Tola broke the 12-year-old record. He finished the 42.195 km race in 02:04:58 seconds on Sunday. Obiri pulled away in the final 400 meters to finish the women's race in 02:27:23.