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November 18, 2025
Teacher killed and 25 girls abducted in gunbattle at Nigerian school
KINSHASA —A bridge at a cobalt mine in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) collapsed due to overcrowding, killing at least 32 people, a provincial official said on Sunday.The bridge came down on Saturday on to a flooded zone at the mine in Lualaba province, Roy Kaumba Mayonde, the provincial interior minister, told reporters. He said 32 bodies had been recovered and more were being searched for.More than 200,000 people are estimated to be working in giant illegal cobalt mines in the central African country.“Despite the strict prohibition on accessing the site due to heavy rainfall and the risk of landslides, illegal diggers forced their way into the quarry,” Mayonde said.A report by the DRC’s Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Support and Guidance Service, or SAEMAPE,...
November 17, 2025
Bridge collpase at cobalt mine kills at least 32 in southeastern DRC
November 13, 2025
Over 200 Kenyans fighting for Russia in Ukraine, says minister
November 13, 2025
US calls for international action to cut weapons supply to Sudan paramilitaries
November 12, 2025
Wife and son of Gabon's ousted leader given 20-year jail terms in two-day corruption trial
November 12, 2025
How militants have brought a nation to a standstill with their fuel blockade
November 12, 2025
'There was a state of terror': Sudan hospital worker describes fleeing before alleged massacre
EL-FASHER, Sudan — More than 150 Sudanese women were subjected to rape and sexual harassment while fleeing the city of El-Fasher in North Darfur, a local civil group said Friday, as violence and displacement intensify in the war-torn region. Adam Regal, spokesman for the General Coordination for Displaced Persons and Refugees in Darfur, told the Sudan Tribune that fighters from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) pursued fleeing civilians along escape routes, detaining some in the Qarni area, where thousands remain trapped, including children separated from their families. Regal said more than 1,300 people have been injured by gunfire, while 1,210 children are suffering from malnutrition and 700 elderly individuals are in critical condition. He added that over 15,000 survivors...
November 08, 2025
Over 150 Sudanese women raped or assaulted while fleeing El-Fasher, says local group
November 06, 2025
Torture videos reveal global human trafficking network
November 05, 2025
Curfew lifted in Tanzania's main city after election unrest
