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Female student killed by mob at Nigeria school over blasphemy claims
World
May 14, 2022
Female student killed by mob at Nigeria school over blasphemy claims
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) – A female student in northern Nigeria was killed by a mob who stoned, beat and set…
Third case of Ebola detected in northwestern DRC, WHO says
World
May 7, 2022
Third case of Ebola detected in northwestern DRC, WHO says
(CNN) -Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have identified a third case of Ebola in the city…
Russian-linked forces ‘tortured’ and ‘executed’ civilians in Central African Republic since 2019, HRW says
World
May 7, 2022
Russian-linked forces ‘tortured’ and ‘executed’ civilians in Central African Republic since 2019, HRW says
(CNN) – Forces identified by witnesses as Russian have “summarily executed, tortured, and beaten civilians” in the Central African Republic…
Victims of ambushed train are being used as human shields by kidnappers, Nigeria president says
World
May 4, 2022
Victims of ambushed train are being used as human shields by kidnappers, Nigeria president says
Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) – Dozens of passengers kidnapped during a train attack in northern Nigeria in late March are being…
Al-Shabaab gunmen attack major AU military base, Somali commander says
World
May 4, 2022
Al-Shabaab gunmen attack major AU military base, Somali commander says
Mogadishu (CNN) – As Somalis are celebrating Eid Al-Fitr for the second day, the Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group Al-Shabaab launched a…
Tigrayan forces say they are withdrawing from Ethiopia’s Afar region
World
May 3, 2022
Tigrayan forces say they are withdrawing from Ethiopia’s Afar region
(CNN)Tigrayan forces are fully withdrawing from Ethiopia’s Afar region, a spokesperson for the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Forces (TPLF) told CNN…
Huge blast at illegal oil refinery in Nigeria kills scores of people, including children
World
April 25, 2022
Huge blast at illegal oil refinery in Nigeria kills scores of people, including children
Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) – Women and children are among the scores of people killed in an explosion at an illegal…
New Ebola outbreak declared in DRC after single case confirmed
World
April 24, 2022
New Ebola outbreak declared in DRC after single case confirmed
(CNN) – Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared a new Ebola outbreak on Friday, after a…
Former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki dies at 90
World
April 23, 2022
Former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki dies at 90
(CNN) – Mwai Kibaki, one of the biggest names in Kenyan politics and the nation’s third president, has died, Kenyan…
More rain expected across South Africa’s east coast as flooding death toll rises to 395
World
April 16, 2022
More rain expected across South Africa’s east coast as flooding death toll rises to 395
(CNN) – More rain and damaging winds are expected across South Africa’s east coast, following days of severe storms and…