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2022, the hottest year in Morocco for 40 years/in /by
The year 2022 has been "the hottest" recorded in Morocco for four decades, a consequence of climate change, the national meteorology announced on Wednesday.
Mystery illness kills nine, leaves 80 sick in Kenya/in /by
Preliminary tests indicated the possibility of a violent malaria outbreak.
Volunteer doctors offer free corrective surgery in Cameroon/in /by
According to the World Health Organization, 7.9% of mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa is related to congenital deformities. In Cameroon, many patients who need corrective surgery come from poor families who lack the means to pay for their treatment
South Sudanese flee Sudan’s conflict yet return to crisis/in /by
Earlier this month, the United Nations warned that 180,000 South Sudanese could return by August and called for more than $95 million in urgent assistance.
More freed after Nigeria Baptist church abductions/in /by
On Sunday, gunmen stormed into Bege Baptist Church in Chikun area of ​​Kaduna State, initially abducting 40 people. Fifteen subsequently managed to escape, leaving 25 people in the hands of the kidnappers.
Senegal opposition figure reiterates calls for protests over threat to candidacy/in /by
"We cannot say that the State of Senegal has initiated a procedure just to prevent a potential presidential candidate from running, it does not make sense since the State of Senegal has not initiated any legal proceedings against him." Moussa Bocar Thiam, Communication Minister
Kenya: Pastor accused of “Shakahola massacre” remains in prison/in /by
A court on Wednesday ordered the continued detention of Pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, accused of killing at least 145 people in a southeastern Kenyan forest where followers of his evangelical sect were meeting.
Guinea: Release of three civil society figures in prison for months/in /by
Three civil society figures in Guinea who have been imprisoned for several months were released Wednesday in Conakry, the same day seven people were killed during a demonstration organized to demand, among other things, their release.
Tunisia: Authorities open investigation into shooting attack at synagogue/in /by
"I would like to reassure the Tunisian people and the whole world that Tunisia will remain safe no matter how hard those criminals try to disturb its stability. Kais Saied, Tunisian President
DRC: Canoes become only means of transport in flood-stricken areas/in /by
Floods have cut off National Road 2, which connects the provincial capitals of Goma to Bukavu. The only access route to the outside world for surviving residents is Lake Kivu. Canoes are now used to transport both the living and the dead.