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At least 100 civilians have died in fighting between the army and a rival paramilitary force that’s now in its third day., the Central committee of Sudanese Doctors said. Residents reported sustained gunfire in the capital, Khartoum on Monday, and fighting has also been seen in other cities across Sudan. …

As part of his “Love Damini” world tour, Afro-fusion superstar Burna Boy will perform at venues including Paris La Défense, London Stadium and the Gelredome in Amsterdam. He will also add another important date to his tour with a concert on July 8, 2023 at NewYork’s 41,800-seat Citi Field. Burna …

Seven people were rescued from the rubble of a seven-storey building under construction that collapsed in the Banana Island area of Ikoyi, Lagos State, Nigeria. “Construction workers were performing their daily tasks in the building that had been under construction for months when it suddenly caved,” reports said. Some of …

American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh claimed on his website that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his entourage embezzled at least $400 million in funds transferred to kyiv for the purchase of fuel. “The President of Ukraine and many of his inner circle skimmed millions of US dollars from diesel fuel …

Liberia’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed opposition’s request to halt the ongoing nationwide voter registration ahead of October presidential and legislative elections. The Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) claimed listing voters without first demarcating constituencies according to the recent national census was unconstitutional. But in a unanimous verdict, the court said …

A 25-year-old woman has been attacked and rapped in her in her house at Gomoa Ojobi in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, Ghana. “The incident occurred on Monday, April 10, 2023,” reports said. The victim was said to be the sister-in-law of Gomoa Ojobi Fulani chief, Haskan …

At least five elephants were killed last week in southern Chad by poachers who seized their tusks, according to the authorities and the Chadian NGO SOS Elephants, which is alarmed on Tuesday by a “sudden resumption” of these acts. There are fewer than 1,500 pachyderms left in Chad in 2023 …

A man was assaulted to death by some youth for inflicting cutlass wounds on the wife in the community at Wurapong, in Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern region of Ghana. “The deceased butchered the wife during a misunderstanding,” reports said. Some angry youth in the community apprehended and beat …

A woman has died in China from H3N8 avian flu, a virus that has been circulating since 2002 and has so far had no known human victims, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. The H3N8 virus, which first appeared on the North American continent, was until now considered …

Kenya’s main opposition coalition on Tuesday announced plans to hold “direct engagements” with the public as it prepares for talks with the government on electoral reforms. Azimio la Umoja coalition, led by veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga, said it remained committed to easing political tension through dialogue after its anti-government …