Gunmen kidnap worshippers in Nigeria mosque attack
Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Gunmen abducted 19 Muslim worshippers after attacking a mosque in the restive northwest of Nigeria, police…
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Africa
M23 rebels say Rwanda-DR Congo ceasefire deal does not affect them
GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) -- The M23 rebel group said Thursday that a ceasefire announced a day earlier "doesn't really…
2 years ago
Canada sanctions former Haitian leaders, announces aid
DJERBA, Tunisia (AFP) - Canada on Sunday said it would impose sanctions against former Haitian president Michel Martelly and two ex-prime…
2 years ago
Rainforest giants Brazil, Indonesia, DR Congo sign deforestation pact
Nusa Dua, Indonesia | AFP | The world's biggest rainforest nations Brazil, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo…
2 years ago
Algeria car crash kills 16, mostly migrants
ALGIERS, Algeria (AFP) - Sixteen passengers died and another three were injured, mostly sub-Saharan Africans, on Monday when two pickup trucks…
2 years ago
CO2 pollution from fossil fuels to hit all-time high in 2022
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt | AFP | by Marlowe HOOD Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels, the main driver of…
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19 killed after plane plunges into Lake Victoria in Tanzania
Tanzania | AFP | The death toll from Sunday's plane crash in Tanzania has jumped to 19, Prime Minister Kassim…
2 years ago
Death toll from Somalia twin bombings climbs to 100
by Mustafa HAJI ABDINUR Agence France-Presse MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) -- The death toll from twin car bombings in the Somali…
2 years ago
Rights group says hundreds massacred in Mali by Islamic State jihadists
Niamey, Niger | AFP | Armed groups affiliated with the Islamic State group have massacred hundreds of people in…
2 years ago
Residents on edge as Uganda reports Ebola cases in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | AFP | by Grace Matsiko Uganda has reported 14 confirmed cases of Ebola in the greater…
2 years ago
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