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At least 116 people died this Tuesday, July 2 in a stampede during a Hindu religious gathering in northern India, local media reported. This is the worst death toll in more than ten years in India where crowd movements regularly kill hundreds of worshippers and pilgrims. A dense crowd gathered …

Brenda Biya, daughter of Cameroonian President Paul Biya, officially announced her coming out on social networks. She now confirms several rumors circulating on social networks concerning her sexual orientation. This coming out is hailed as courageous by NGOs and LGBTQIA+ activists, which could have repercussions on laws penalizing homosexuality in …

In Chad, 70 terrorists eliminated, five camps and a base destroyed in the Lake region, the army announced on Monday July 1, 2024. Factions descended from the Boko Haram terrorist group continue to clash there, targeting civilians. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces, this was a military …

The World Health Organization said Tuesday there is an urgent need to combat the spread of monkeypox in Africa, shortly after scientists separately warned of a dangerous strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo. “There is a critical need to address the recent surge in mpox cases in Africa,” Rosamund …

At least nine people were killed and more than 46 injured in blasts caused by a fire at a military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital on Tuesday night, health minister Abdelmadjid Abderahim said. “The death toll could rise as many people suffered serious injuries,” Abderahim told reporters on Wednesday. The …

A fire at a military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital N’Djamena triggered a series of blasts on Tuesday night, Foreign Affairs Minister Koulamallah Abderaman said, with witnesses saying at least one person was killed and several wounded. A resident of a neighbourhood near the depot said he saw three wounded …

The ecclesiastical world is in mourning following the tragic death of Maman Blanche Tunasi, wife of the famous Congolese pastor Marcello Tunasi. While tributes continue to pour in from all quarters, saluting the memory of a “virtuous” woman and “servant of God”, emotions are still running high on social networks. …

Congolese pastor Marcello Tunasi published a poignant message this Thursday June 13 on his Facebook page to express his pain and dismay a few hours after his wife Blanche Odia Kandolo was brutally torn from his affection. “Lord, I feel amputated, I feel torn and floored. My breathing is like …

Over 80 people have died in a boat accident on the River Kwa in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Mai-Ndombe province, the country’s presidency said on Wednesday, Reuters reported. Deadly boat accidents are common in the waters of Congo, where vessels are frequently loaded well beyond their capacity. The central …

More than 80 people were killed in one week by suspected Islamists in the Democratic Republic of Congo, local media reported. It follows an attack on Friday by suspected Islamist rebels on villages in the east of the country. “The attack had been carried out by members of the Allied …