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Kenyans Protest Against Femicide Following Recent Wave of Killings

Demonstrators demand justice for victims, call for end to violence.

28 Jan 2024 6:10 PM IST

World

Dozens killed as dam bursts in flood-hit Kenya

MAI MAHIU: At least 45 people died when a dam burst its banks near a town in Kenya's Rift Valley, police said on...

29 April 2024 4:38 PM IST

Africa

40 killed in central Sudan paramilitary attack on village: Medic

Port Sudan: An attack by paramilitary forces that began Tuesday evening has left 40 people dead, a medic told AFP from...

20 Nov 2024 5:57 PM IST

Current Affairs

PM Modi arrives in Nigeria on first leg of three-nation visit

Abuja: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived in Nigeria on the first leg of his three-nation visit at the...

17 Nov 2024 7:11 AM IST

Africa

Haiti’s main airport shuts down as gang violence surges

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: Haiti’s international airport shut down on Monday after gangs opened fire at a commercial flight...

12 Nov 2024 8:20 AM IST

World

Five malnourished minors collapse in court during in Abuja

In a dramatic scene at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, five minors on trial for alleged treasonable felony...

1 Nov 2024 4:36 PM IST

Africa

Boat carrying Egyptian migrants to Europe capsizes off Libyan coast,...

Al-Abreen, a group that provides humanitarian assistance to migrants in Libya, said on Facebook that the boat capsized...

29 Oct 2024 3:14 PM IST

World

Tensions escalate in Mozambique as Oppn figures killed ahead of...

Maputo: Police in Mozambique fired tear gas on Monday to disperse a small crowd in Maputo, where shops were closed ahead...

21 Oct 2024 5:05 PM IST

Africa

President Murmu Pays Respects At National War Memorial in Malawi

LILONGWE: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday visited the National War Memorial here to pay tributes to soldiers,...

18 Oct 2024 9:03 PM IST

Africa

17 students killed in fire in Kenya school

Nairobi, Kenya (AP): A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya killed 17 students and seriously burned 13 others, police...

6 Sept 2024 11:40 AM IST

Africa

At least 100 people killed in central Burkina Faso in latest jihadi...

Villagers in the Barsalogho commune which is 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the capital city were helping security forces...

26 Aug 2024 7:29 PM IST

Africa

World's second largest diamond found in Botswana

Gaborone: A massive 2,492-carat diamond -- the second largest in the world -- has been discovered in Botswana, the...

22 Aug 2024 5:39 PM IST