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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.
Kenyan cult: Robert Mackenzie says his brother is a good man/in /by
The case has stunned Christian-majority Kenya and led President William Ruto to set up a commission of inquiry into the deaths and a task force to review regulations governing religious bodies.
Niger intercepts nearly 1,400 Boko Haram followers – Army/in /by
Niger's armed forces have so far caught 1,397 people, many of whom women and children, according to a statement from the army's southeastern region, seen by AFP. They were handed over to the Nigerian military authorities, it said. "Around 30 terrorists" who refused to surrender were killed."
Egypt’s ‘Indiana Jones’ announces Cleopatra film to be released on same day as Netflix/in /by
Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass, still wearing his Indiana Jones hat, announced on Wednesday the release of a documentary on Cleopatra, the same day that Netflix released a similar film that has drawn the ire of Egyptians.
US actress Halle Bailey receives plaudits at ‘The Little Mermaid’ world premiere/in /by
Jodie Benson, who voiced Ariel in the 1989 animated film, praised Halle Bailey's performance of the classic song "Part of Your World." Actors and stars attended 'The Little Mermaid' world premiere in Los Angeles on Monday (May.8).
Nigeria: 15 children drowned in a shipwreck and 25 missing/in /by
The boat was heading to the village of Dundeji in Sokoto state on Tuesday when it capsized in the middle of a river, local police spokesman Sanusi Abubakar told The Associated Press
Burkina Faso: kidnapped prefect found dead in forest/in /by
A prefect kidnapped by gunmen was found dead on Monday in a forest in western Burkina Faso plagued by jihadist violence, security and local sources said Wednesday.
DRC: at least 10 dead in a new landslide/in /by
At least ten people have died in a new landslide that occurred after heavy rain overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday in a landlocked area in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), sources said.