International
Floods kill 17 people in Northern DR Congo
LISALA – Seventeen people have been killed by a landslide in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The disaster occurred overnight on Sunday near ...
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Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso sign mutual defence pact
MALI – Military leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger on Saturday signed a mutual defence pact, ministerial delegations from the three Sahel ...
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President Macron claims French ambassador to Niger ‘held hostage, living off food rations’
NIGER – French President, Emmanuel Macron, said on Friday that France’s envoy to Niger is living like a hostage in the French embassy. ...
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Fresh revelations claim 20,000 may have died after catastrophic Libya flood
DERNA – The mayor of the eastern Libya port city of Derna estimates between 18,000 and 20,000 people have died in flooding. Abdulmenam ...
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Africa joins G20. What this means
INDIA – In a landmark announcement during the recent G20 world leaders’ summit in New Delhi, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a ...
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Over 5,000 presumed dead in Libya after catastrophic flooding breaks dams, sweeps away homes
Over 5,000 people are presumed dead and 10,000 missing after heavy rains in north-eastern Libya caused two dams to collapse, surging more water ...
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Zimbabwe: Allegations of nepotism trail President Mnangagwa, as son, nephew named Ministers
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has been accused of nepotism after appointing his son as one of a new set of ministers ...
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Ahead of polls, Madagascar President, Rajoelina, resigns; Senate President turns down offer to stand in
ANTANANARIVO – Ahead of the presidential elections scheduled for November in Madagascar, its president, Andry Rajoelina has resigned in line with the country’s ...
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More misery in Morocco, as earthquake death toll rises to over 2,600
MOROCCO – The death toll from Friday’s earthquake has risen to over 2,680 people dead, with more than 2,500 people injured, officials said. ...
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Apple set to give new iPhone 15 a standard USB-C power connector, ditching years of resistance
UNITED KINGDOM – Apple is expected to kill off hundreds of millions of charging cables this week by giving its new iPhone 15 ...