"Eighty-six employees were standing in the lift, eleven lost their lives and all the others were transferred to hospitals," a company spokesman told AFP, adding that some of them were seriously injured.
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Niger's ruling junta has signed a decree revoking a controversial 2015 law that was brought in to slow the smuggling of migrants travelling from African countries through a key migration route in the country en route to Europe, according to a government circular issued on Monday.
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As Togo prepares for this electoral process, which is expected to unfold against a backdrop of political tension, the nation faces the challenge of ensuring a transparent and inclusive democratic exercise.
Former Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Monday firmly denied in court all allegations he faces of abusing his power and amassing a huge fortune.
President Julius Maada Bio, addressing the nation, assured that most of the leaders behind the attack had been apprehended, and efforts were underway to capture others involved. He announced the initiation of an investigation to uncover the motives and details surrounding the incident.
Somalia's government has declared a state of emergency over what the United Nations has called "once-in-a-century" flooding, with almost 100 lives lost across the country and 700,000 people made homeless
As the cost-of-living soars in Nigeria, cooking gas has become unaffordable to a growing number of households. According to the Clean Cooking Alliance about 21 million Nigerian households depend on traditional biomass energy. This leads to respiratory diseases and premature deaths.
This statement contradicts the position of other Roman Catholic bishops in Ghana who have labelled homosexuality a crime.
Aid-laden trucks entered the Gaza Strip from Egypt through the Rafah Crossingn on monday.
A day prior, the Palestine Red Crescent Society sent a convoy of 50 aid-laden trucks to Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip.
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