Tunisia says recovered 12 migrants’ drowned bodies
Tunis – Tunisia’s national guard said Sunday it had recovered 12 bodies from the sea after a boat carrying... Read more
24 Aug
Dozens of civilians killed, kidnapped as jihadists clash in Nigeria
Jos – Jihadists killed scores of people and kidnapped others in an attack during Friday prayers in central Nigeria’s... Read more
24 Aug
Tuareg rebels release 22 Mali soldiers: security sources
Bamako – Tuareg separatist rebels on Sunday freed 22 Mali government troops, some held for more than three years,... Read more
24 Aug
Jet fuel shortage forces Europe-bound flights from Namibia to refuel in Angola
Windhoek – A jet fuel shortage at Namibia’s Hosea Kutako International Airport has forced Lufthansa-owned Discover Airlines to reroute... Read more
21 Aug
Death toll from south China floods jumps to 159: state media
Beijing – The death toll from devastating floods in southern China last month jumped to 159 on Friday, state... Read more
21 Aug
Plane crash kills eight at US Air Force site in Alaska: military
Washington – A plane crash at a remote US Air Force site in Alaska killed eight people on Thursday,... Read more
21 Aug
Russian strikes kill 16 in Kyiv, surrounding region
Kyiv – Russian bombardments killed at least 16 people in Ukraine’s capital and surrounding areas overnight, authorities said Thursday,... Read more
21 Aug
Guinea-Bissau faces first mpox outbreak: UNICEF
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau is facing its first outbreak of mpox, UN children’s agency UNICEF said Thursday, voicing concern that... Read more
21 Aug
HRW says Russian paramilitaries killed 9 civilians in Mali
Dakar – Human Rights Watch on Thursday said Russian paramilitaries from Africa Corps, which is supporting Mali in its... Read more
21 Aug
The Nigerian fishing community being eaten up by the Atlantic
Ayetoro – The beach shrinks every year in Ayetoro, in southern Nigeria, and what is left is peppered with... Read more
21 Aug
