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Police revise death toll from 63 to 46 after massive Uganda road crash
Two buses and two other vehicles crashed early Wednesday on a highway in western Uganda, killing at least 46 people, police said, in one of the worst motor accidents in the East African country in recent years.
The Nubian women reviving traditional agriculture in Nairobi’s largest slum
A group of Nubian women in Kenya’s largest informal settlement is using hydroponics and circular gardening to revive traditional vegetables.
Company says M23 rebels looted millions of dollars of gold in Congo
Twangiza Mining says M23 rebels have been occupying its gold concession in South Kivu province since May.
Cuban man on hunger strike in Eswatini Prison after US deportation
A Cuban man deported by the United States to the African nation of Eswatini is on a hunger strike at a maximum-security prison, having been held there for more than three months without charge or access to legal counsel under the Trump administration’s third-country program.
Ouattara seeks fourth term as Ivorian youth voice frustration through poetry
“People can barely make ends meet,” Konan said. “You need a lot of luck, or maybe a bit of magic, to live comfortably,”
Overcrowded train crash in Eastern Ethiopia kills 14
An overcrowded train full of merchants collided with a stationary train in a remote part of eastern Ethiopia, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens, a local official said.
Fuel tanker explosion kills 31 in Nigeria’s Niger state
A tanker truck laden with gasoline exploded Tuesday in north-central Nigeria, killing at least 31 people, police said.
Cubans honor centenary of icon Celia Cruz
Born in Havana on Oct. 21, 1925, Celia Cruz, nicknamed the “Guarachera of Cuba” and the “Queen of Salsa,” built a solid career as a vocalist on the island before going into exile in 1960 and settling in the United States
Probe into alleged NATO defence contract irregularities
Confidential information may have been passed on to firms seeking to secure lucrative defence contracts.
At least 46 dead after two buses collide on Uganda highway
Two buses and two other vehicles crashed early Wednesday on a highway in western Uganda, killing at least 46 people, police said.