Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap more than 280 students in shocking school raid
Local government officials in Kaduna State confirmed the kidnapping attack on Kuriga school on Thursday, but gave no figures…
2 months ago
Africa
Chaos grips Haiti after airport attack, deadly unrest
PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 5, 2024 (AFP) - The police academy in Haiti's capital came under attack by an armed gang Tuesday…
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Planes collide mid-air killing two in Kenya
NAIROBI, March 5, 2024 (AFP) - A student pilot and instructor died on Tuesday when their aircraft collided with a…
2 months ago
Violence rages in Haiti for second day
WASHINGTON, March 2, 2024 (AFP) - Gangs aiming to oust Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry wreaked havoc in the capital…
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Meningitis kills 20 Nigerian school students
KANO, Nigeria, Feb 28, 2024 (AFP) - A meningitis outbreak in Nigeria has killed at least 20 boarding school students…
2 months ago
Mauritius grounds flights as it braces for tropical storm Eleanor
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Feb 22, 2024 (AFP) - Mauritius grounded flights and shut schools as a strong tropical storm approached…
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S. Korea orders striking doctors back to work, threatens legal action
SEOUL, Feb 19, 2024 (AFP) - South Korea ordered trainee doctors back to work Monday after they resigned en masse…
2 months ago
Hungry Nigerians dig up anthills as food crisis grips the nation
By Aminu ABUBAKAR KANO, Nigeria, Feb 15, 2024 (AFP) Desperate Nigerians have been protesting against soaring food prices as an…
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Gunmen kill Nigerian traditional monarch, kidnap wife
ABUJA, Feb 2, 2024 (AFP) - Gunmen killed a Nigerian traditional monarch and kidnapped his wife after raiding his palace,…
3 months ago
Mali gold mine collapse kills more than 70
BAMAKO, Jan 24, 2024 (AFP) - More than 70 people have been killed after a tunnel collapsed at a Malian…
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