At least 16 people were rescued when the bank they were on was surrounded by water, authorities in Mozambique said. The administrator of Chemba district, Paulo Quembo, said that two boats were sent on Monday to the site on the Zambezi River in order to avoid a tragedy. He said …
Read More »Nigeria: dozens killed and kidnapped during week-end
Over the weekend, attacks by gunmen on motorbikes in two communities in Nigeria’s Niger State left dozens dead and kidnapped, local media reported. The raids come two weeks after authorities in Nigeria launched a major military operation to crack down on bandits in the area. Residents of Galadima Kogo and …
Read More »Sierra Leone: good news for untried prisoners
One of Sierra Leone’s most senior judges, Nicolas Brown-Marke, is holding a session inside the Makeni prison facility in the north of the country, local media report. His is seeking to “right the wrong” of people spending long years in prison before conviction or acquittal, as well as instances of …
Read More »Kenya: several dead in deadly attack
At least nine people have died and several others injured, after a bomb attack in northern Kenya on a public commuter van, locally known as matatu, local media report. The matatu was travelling towards Mandera, a town in the border area, which has been regularly targeted by militant attacks. Witnesses …
Read More »Sudan: over 15 000 displaced in Darfur violence
The resurgence of tribal conflicts in the Darfur region in Sudan has led to the death of several and the displacement of nearly 15,000, UN said. UN says a personal dispute between two men from the Masalit tribe and an Arab nomadic group sparked the conflict near the city of …
Read More »Mozambique kills elephants after deaths of two people
Elephants suspected of killing two people in Metuchira district in the central Mozambican province of Sofala have been killed, local media report. The two pachyderms are reported to have killed the victims at their homes. The National Administration of Conservation Areas (Anac) said it carried out an investigation that identified …
Read More »Senegal: nine soldiers missing in Gambia
The Senegalese army says two of its soldiers have been killed and nine are missing after clashes in The Gambia, a country almost totally surrounded by Senegal. The troops were part of the West African peacekeeping mission that has been deployed in The Gambia for the past five years. Senegal’s …
Read More »Uganda: several killed and injured by floods
At least nine people, including a child, have died and several others injured following floods and mudslides in Kisoro district in south-western Uganda, the Ugandan Red Cross said. Eight of the bodies had been retrieved by Tuesday afternoon, it said. “The ninth is a child that was caught up by …
Read More »Suspected Islamists kill at least 12 in eastern Congo
Suspected Islamist militants have killed at least 12 civilians and burned houses and motorbikes during raids on two villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local human rights groups said on Wednesday. Fighters believed to be from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan militia active in eastern Congo since …
Read More »Madagascar: dozens of people killed by tropical storm
A tropical storm has caused havoc in southern Africa, killing at least 34 people in Madagascar and three more in Mozambique and knocking out power in most parts of Malawi, the BBC reports. According to Malagasy authorities, nearly 65,000 people have been made homeless. Parts of the capital, Antananarivo, are …
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