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France declares national mourning for cyclone Chido victims in Mayotte
French President Emmanuel Macron announced the remembrance during his visit to the island last week, where he faced criticism from...
Read moreDetailsFrance’s Macron swears in angry exchange with residents of cyclone-hit Mayotte
French president Emmanuel Macron has sworn during an exchange as he was heckled by angry residents of a Mayotte neighbourhood ravaged by cyclone Chido, telling them:...
Read moreDetailsStampede in southwestern Nigerian city causes multiple deaths
A stampede at a religious event in Ibadan, the capital of Nigeria's southwest Oyo state, resulted in multiple deaths and...
Read moreDetailsTransatlantic cruise to turn spotlight on Brazil-Angola slavery past
Helena Monteiro da Costa's father was brought from Angola to Brazil as an enslaved person in the 19th century. Next...
Read moreDetailsDeadly violence in Nigeria linked to breakup of United Methodist Church over LGBTQ policies
A religious schism has turned deadly in Nigeria, with a church member fatally shot and two young children killed as...
Read moreDetailsGambia: Ecowas okays creation of special court to try Jammeh-era crimes
ECOWAS marks historic turning point by approving the creation of a Special Court for The Gambia. The Conference of Heads...
Read moreDetailsMozambique braces for impact from cyclone Chido’s landfall
Cyclone Chido struck Mozambique on Sunday, unleashing powerful winds and raising alarms about potential devastation after traversing islands in the...
Read moreDetailsPolice in Kenya hurl teargas at protesters against gender-based violence
Police in Kenya hurled teargas canisters Tuesday at hundreds of protesters against gender-based violence, or femicide, in the capital, Nairobi,...
Read moreDetailsHundreds of homes seized in huge anti-graft case in Nigeria
Nigeria's anti-graft agency has said it has made its biggest ever seizure of assets, alleged to have been purchased with...
Read moreDetailsEquatorial Guinea orders crackdown on sex in government offices after videos leaked
Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday ordered a crackdown on sex in government offices after private videos leaked on social media appeared...
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