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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

World

France's military is being ousted from more African countries. Here's...

Dakar: It's been a tumultuous month for France and its relationship with former colonies in Africa, as its influence on...

20 Dec 2024 2:49 PM IST

World

15-month pregnant woman: New-age fertility scam in Nigeria explained

A disturbing pregnancy scam exploiting desperate women to conceive was recently brought to light by an investigation,...

30 Nov 2024 2:21 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