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UN peacekeepers expedite pullout from northern Mali camp amid tense security context/in /by
The MINUSMA statement read that the pull-out was completed "in an extremely tense and degraded security context putting in danger the lives of personnel". The Malian army said it took over the Tessalit camp on Oct. 21. It is the first handover in the sensitive Kidal region where clashes with armed
Kenyan currency hits all-time low against the dollar/in /by
The depreciation of the Kenyan shilling has accelerated over the past year, losing almost 24% of its value against the dollar.
Kenya: failures of justice allowed the Shakahola massacre/in /by
Failures of the Kenyan justice system and police allowed Paul Nthenge Mackenzie to preach extreme fasting, despite several alerts about this self-proclaimed pastor today accused of the deaths of at least 428 people.
Tanzania signs a controversial port management deal with Dubai-based firm/in /by
Tanzania Ports Authority Director General Plasduce Mbossa said that DP World, based in the United Arab Emirates, will only operate four berths of the Dar es Salaam Port, located in the country's financial capital, and not the entire port. Its performance would be reviewed every five years.
At least 28 people drown after boat capsizes on river in northwest Congo/in /by
At least 28 people drowned after a boat capsized in the Congo River in Equateur province, local authorities said Sunday.
Recreating the scent of ancient Egyptian mummification/in /by
These findings shed light on the mummification process and the extensive trade networks of ancient Egypt, with ingredients originating from Central Europe, Southeast Asia, the Mediterranean, and locally available substances like beeswax.
Niger: overthrown president Mohamed Bazoum is with his family and in good health/in /by
"He is at the presidential residence (in Niamey) with his wife and son and is doing well," one of his relatives told AFP, adding that he had only been able to make one phone call to say that he was well with his family.
Eastern DRC: fighting again shifts the balance in North Kivu/in /by
"We have taken refuge in the parish, the M23 rebels have been in Kitshanga since yesterday (Saturday)", said one resident. Several of the wounded have been taken to hospital, a health source said. "
Moses Simon, the awakening of the Nigerian rocket from Nantes/in /by
Transparent for almost a year, Nigerian Nantes striker Moses Simon has found his fiery legs again. A factor in the revival of the game of the Canaries, ninth in Ligue 1 before the reception of Montpellier on Sunday.
1,500 African migrants arrived in the Canaries over the weekend/in /by
Nearly 1,500 African migrants have arrived on the coasts of the Canary Islands since Saturday, notably aboard a boat which carried a record number of 321 people, the rescue services of the Spanish archipelago off the coast of Morocco announced on Sunday.