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9 migrants found dead in Tunisia near Algerian border
The bodies of nine migrants from sub-Saharan African countries have been found in western Tunisia, near the border with Algeria, in recent days, a judicial official said on Wednesday.
Tunisia, whose coastline is less than 150 km from the…
Nigerian chef cooks nonstop for 100 hours to set new global record
A Nigerian chef on Monday set a new global record for the longest hours nonstop cooking as she cooked for 100 hours, surpassing the current record.
Hilda Baci had been cooking since last week Thursday when she set out to beat the…
The Governor of Lagos Temporarily suspends his reelection Campaign after a bus collides with a train…
The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has suspended his reelection campaign temporarily following a fatal accident in the country's commercial center on Thursday. A train collided with a public bus, resulting in the…
Bolanle Raheem killing: Nigerian police officer suspended
Nigeria's police chief has ordered the suspension of an officer who allegedly shot dead a female lawyer in the main city Lagos on Christmas Day.
Drambi Vandi is reported to have hit Bolanle Raheem as she and several family…
Freak wave kills three swimmers, injures 17 at South Africa beach
A freak wave has killed three swimmers and injured many others at a popular beach in South Africa’s southeastern city of Durban, according to officials.
Robert Mckenzie, a spokesman for KwaZulu-Natal Emergency Medical Services, said the…
Ethiopia’s PM sees OLA rebellion grow in his own backyard
In the latest sign of the deep crisis that has engulfed Ethiopia, conflict in the vast Oromia region - the heartland of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed - is escalating as political and ethnic tensions explode.
It has seen Oromo…
At least 169 dead after devastating floods in DR Congo’s Kinshasa
The UN estimated 2.9 million people have been displaced by severe flooding in west and central Africa.
The death toll in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to rise following heavy rain and extreme flooding that has ravaged…
DR Congo floods leave more than 120 dead in Kinshasa
More than 120 people have been killed following the worst floods in years in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, the authorities say.
Major roads in the city centre were submerged as heavy rains…
Lightning kills five people in Mozambique
The authorities in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado say lightning strikes killed five people and injured seven others at the weekend.
According to district administrator Matias Constantino, who confirmed the fact today,…
South Africa leader won’t resign, says spokesman
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa will not resign despite a scandal over money stolen from his farm, his spokesman says.
The row centers on claims he kept large sums of cash on his property and then covered up its…