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January 16, 2024
Kenya cult leader Mackenzie faces terror charges over mass deaths
January 14, 2024
Namibia criticizes German support for Israel over ICJ genocide case
KINSHASA — Floods have wreaked chaos in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with water pouring into homes and residents navigating submerged roads via canoe.The overflowing River Congo, passing through much of the country, has also swamped places outside the capital.The vast, vital waterway has reached its highest level in six decades.More than 300 people have died in floods over the past months, officials say.On Thursday, residents in the impoverished megacity of Kinshasa told the BBC how "schools, hospitals and churches" have been washed away."I had lived here with my relatives... I have lost everything," Jonas Mungindami said.Similarly, Denise Tuzola said her house is now "full of water"."There is no church here anymore and...
January 12, 2024
DR Congo floods: Chaos in Kinshasa as river rises to near-record level
January 08, 2024
TB Joshua: Megachurch leader abused and tortured worshippers, says report
January 07, 2024
Abbas meets El-Sisi in Cairo, discusses ways to stop Gaza war
JOHANNESBURG — Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Paralympic and Olympic sprinter, was released from prison on parole on Friday, more than a decade after shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in a killing that shocked the world.A parole board granted Pistorius’ petition in November on the grounds that he had served half of his 13-year sentence for shooting Steenkamp, making him eligible according to South African law.Singabakho Nxumalo, a spokesperson for South Africa’s Department of Correctional Services (DCS), told CNN that Pistorius was released from Atteridgeville Correctional Centre, west of Pretoria, on Friday morning. He will be subject to parole conditions until his sentence expires in 2029.In a statement Friday, Steenkamp’s mother said her only desire following...
January 05, 2024
Oscar Pistorius released from South Africa prison after serving 9 years for girlfriend’s murder
January 02, 2024
Ethiopia signs agreement with Somaliland paving way to sea access
December 31, 2023
DR Congo election: President Tshisekedi declared landslide winner
December 26, 2023
At least 113 killed in attacks in central Nigeria, local officials say
KHARTOUM — At least 250,000 people have fled fighting in a Sudanese state once seen as a safe haven for those escaping the civil war, the UN said.The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have advanced into the city of Wad Madani, in al Jazira state.For months, both the state and the city have housed large numbers seeking safety from fighting in the capital.Many in Wad Madani have fled the city without having anywhere to go, a resident told the BBC."So many people are wandering, there is no transportation, nothing to take us, many people do not know where to go, they are just running away," Ahamed Fadol, who moved to Wad Madani from the capital, Khartoum, after the conflict began, said.As people have been leaving the city over the past few days, the cost of transport has...
December 20, 2023
Hundreds of thousands flee Sudan safe haven — UN
