International
Two South Africans reportedly killed in Israel-Hamas war, as death toll nears 3000
SOUTH AFRICA – Two South Africans have been killed in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, according to BBC news. South Africa’s ...
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DRC president, Tshisekedi, set to lift martial law in North Kivu, Ituri
KINSHASHA – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will reduce restrictions in two conflict-hit areas where a state of siege, essentially martial law ...
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Tension mounts in Zimbabwe, as opposition lawmakers suspended, denied salaries
HARARE – Members of Parliament (MPs) from Zimbabwe’s main opposition party have been suspended for six parliament sittings and would not receive salaries ...
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Niger’s military junta issues 72 hours quit notice to UN head of mission to leave country
NIAMEY – Niger’s military rulers have demanded that the head of the United Nations’ diplomatic mission in the country leave within 72 hours. ...
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Ex-footballer star, and Liberia’s president, Weah, seeks second term, as 2.4 million voters go to polls
FREETOWN – Liberians are set to vote in a fiercely contested presidential election, with former football star George Weah, 57, making a bid ...
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‘Leave now!’ DRC wants East African regional army to quit by December for failure to restore peace
KINSHASA – The government in the Democratic Republic of Congo says the East African regional forces had been unable to restore peace in ...
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Israel-Hamas war: Gaza faces total blockade as over 1,600 people killed
ISRAEL/HAMAS WAR – The death toll has surpassed 1600 as fierce battles intensified between Hamas gunmen and Israeli troops in Gaza on Tuesday, ...
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30 feared dead as heavy rains cause landslides in Cameroon, wash away 25 houses
YAOUNDE – At least 30 people have been killed in landslides caused by heavy rains in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé, the emergency services have ...
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Israeli military says all communities around Gaza recaptured, as over 1000 reported dead
JERUSALEM/GAZA – Israel has retaken control of all communities around Gaza and there is no ongoing fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas militants ...
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Tanzanian embassy searches for missing nationals in aftermath of Isreal/Gaza war
DODOMA – Tanzania’s embassy in Israel is trying to trace the whereabouts of two Tanzanian students said to be missing in the region ...