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  Two refugee boats with over 350 migrants capsized off Yemen's coast and Mauritania: UNHCR

  World | July 25, 2024 20:12 IST

  The UNHCR stated that it is collaborating with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to aid survivors and offer protection.

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  Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima confirmed killed, plane wreckage found with no survivors

  World | June 11, 2024 16:49 IST

  The plane carrying 51-year-old Vice President Saulos Chilima and former first lady Shanil Dzimbiri was found on Tuesday with no survivors. It went missing after taking off from the capital, Lilongwe, to the city of Mzuzu on Monday morning, leading to a frantic search for survivors.

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  Over 20,000 people are bitten by lethal SNAKES in this country, even Indian antivenom doesn't work

  World | May 27, 2024 14:01 IST

  As climate change becomes more erratic and snakebite cases increase, KSRIC is also collaborating with communities to improve knowledge on snakebite prevention, how to handle snakes and how to perform first aid on victims.

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  Nigeria SHOCKER: Armed gang wipes out almost entire village, kills over 40 in late-night raid

  World | May 21, 2024 23:06 IST

  A group of armed assailants launched a late-night assault on isolated villages in northcentral Nigeria, resulting in the deaths of at least 40 villagers. No entity has come forward to claim responsibility for the attack.

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  Nigeria mosque blast: Several killed after man attacked Muslim site with a locally made explosive 

  World | May 16, 2024 19:40 IST

  A 38-year-old local resident confessed that he attacked the mosque in Kano's remote Gadan village “purely in hostility following prolonged family disagreement".

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  Kenya flood mayhem: Dam collapses, boat capsizes as torrential rain continues, over 70 killed

  World | April 30, 2024 23:36 IST

  At least 42 people have been killed in floods in central Kenya's Mai Mahiu area after a dam burst early on Monday, and the number of deaths could rise.

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  Burkina Faso Military massacres over 223 civilians, including babies in a hasty raid on two villages

  World | April 25, 2024 12:23 IST

  Burkina Faso- a once-peaceful nation has been ravaged by violence that has pitted jihadis linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group against state-backed forces. Both sides have targeted civilians caught in the middle of the brutal war-like situation.

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  'Will ignore EU Court's human rights blocking': Sunak as Parliament approves Rwanda deportation bill

  World | April 23, 2024 13:50 IST

  The House of Lords had long refused to back the divisive legislation without additional safeguards, but eventually relented after Sunak said the government would force parliament to sit as late into Monday night as necessary to get it passed.

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  Bangui boat tragedy: Ferry with over 300 people to funeral capsizes in Central Africa, 58 killed

  World | April 21, 2024 12:08 IST

  At least 58 people have drowned in the Central African Republic after a ferry sank while carrying passengers on a river, witnesses said Saturday. The exact number of deaths is currently unknown and the government didn’t comment.

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  ‘Hardest Geezer’ Russ Cook to become the first person ever to 'run the full length of Africa'

  Trending | April 03, 2024 9:25 IST

  Ultramarathon legend Russ Cook, also known as ‘Hardest Geezer’, is nearing completion of his extraordinary quest: running the length of Africa from South Africa to Tunisia. His epic journey, titled Project Africa, spans an incredible 9,000 miles across 16 countries, captivating audiences worldwide.

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  Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap at least 87 in Kaduna state after it apprehended over 300 school children

  World | March 18, 2024 21:33 IST

  Kaduna police spokesperson Mansur Hassan confirmed the incident in Kajuru Station village on Sunday night but could not give a figure of those missing.

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  Oldest mother of Africa: 70-year-old African woman gives birth to twins

  Lifestyle | December 03, 2023 14:09 IST

  This 70-year-old woman named Safina Namukwaya had taken fertility treatment to have a child. She used IVF i.e. in vitro fertilization technique.

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  35 killed after fire breaks out in commercial building close to Benin's capital

  World | September 24, 2023 18:21 IST

  Beninese prosecutor Adam-Bongle Abdoubaki said that the fire may have been caused when the bags of gasoline were being unloaded in the building.

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  After Tennessee zoo, another spotless giraffe seen in Namibia | PICS

  Trending | September 17, 2023 20:46 IST

  According to the foundation, the giraffe found in Africa is the first ever spotless giraffe found in the wild.

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  'I am doing fine...': Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's THIS video goes viral

  World | August 31, 2023 20:27 IST

  "For those discussing whether I am alive or not and how I am doing, it's the weekend, the second half of August 2023, I am in Africa," Prigozhin was heard saying in the viral video.

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  After Niger, Gabon army seizes control barely minutes after country elects Ondimba as President

  World | August 30, 2023 18:28 IST

  This came barely minutes after Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has been in power for 14 years, was re-elected for a third term in Saturday's election.

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  'India has always accorded high priority to...' What PM Modi said in BRICS Africa Dialogue

  World | August 24, 2023 16:22 IST

  PM Modi on Wednesday mentioned that India, under its presidency in the G20, has proposed for the inclusion of the African Union (AU) in the group.

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  'Starve yourselves till death in order to meet Jesus': Death toll in Kenya cult case reaches 403

  World | July 18, 2023 23:00 IST

  Local media reported that the police arrested him on April 15 after discovering the bodies of four people suspected of having starved themselves to death. When police asked the preacher about his religious practices, he denied any wrongdoings and claimed he had shut down his church around four years

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  African conservatives to ban abortion despite women facing insult for becoming pregnant pre-marriage

  World | July 02, 2023 14:48 IST

  Benin legalized abortion less than a year before the US Supreme Court ruling, though Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, allows abortion only to save the mother’s life.

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  Nigeria: Oil spill from Shell pipeline fouls farms and a river in a long-polluted part of Niger Delt

  World | June 26, 2023 15:10 IST

  While spills are frequent in the region due to vandalism from oil thieves and a lack of maintenance to pipelines, according to the UN Environmental Programme, activists call this a “major one.”