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In South Korea, where the United Nations negotiating committee on plastics is meeting, Rwanda is one of the leading countries committed to reducing plastic pollution. Rwanda’s environmental policy is cited as one of the most effective in Africa. According to Rwanda’s chief negotiator for this international conference, there is no …

The end of rescue operations for the building that collapsed in Dar-el-Salam on November 26 has been announced by the Tanzanian government spokesman. The death toll stands at 29. More than 80 people were rescued from the four-story building that housed dozens of shops. Investigations are ongoing, spokesperson Thobias Makoba …

An 8-year-old boy is in severe pains after his step father smashed his fingers with hammer, whipped him with a cable for stealing his GH¢2 in Ghana. The middle finger of the boy’s left hand is badly damaged due to the act. “The step father also hanged him in an …

The cholera epidemic continues to spread in Sudan, with 253 new cases confirmed and over 42,000 cases in total, including 1,180 deaths reported since last August. The Sudanese Ministry of Health said that 253 new cases of cholera have been reported, bringing the total number of contaminations to 42,725 and …

Guinness World Records has announced that John Tinniswood, the world’s oldest man, died at the age of 112 on Monday, November 25, 2024, in the care home in Southport, England. His family told Guinness World Records in a statement: “His last day was surrounded by music and love.” John always …

An exceptional seizure of 235 kilos of pure cocaine was intercepted by customs officers from the Koungheul mobile brigade in Senegal. The drug, worth an estimated 18.8 billion CFA francs, was hidden in a cache inside an L200 pickup truck. According to reports, 210 wafers of cocaine were discovered during …

At least 30 people have been killed and several wounded in three days of attacks by armed gangs on farmers in Benue state, central Nigeria. Hundreds of armed men stormed the communitie,opening fire on farmers and residents, reports said. 30 people were killed and the wounding of several others in …

Armed robbers opened fire, killing one person at a gas station in Dormabin, in the municipality of Krachi East, in Ghana’s Oti region. “The victim had visited the filling station to purchase fuel, when the robbers, armed with guns, stormed the premises and shot him,” reports said. The robbers made …

Nigeria’s oldest Catholic priest, Thomas Oleghe, died at the age of 104 at around 2:30am on Sunday and will be buried on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. “With gratitude to God for a life well lived on earth, I hereby inform you of the passing of the Rt. Rev. MSGR Thomas …

French President Emmanuel Macron will take part in the commemorative festivities for Tirailleur Day in Dakar, Senegal, the French President’s office has confirmed. The event will mark the 80th anniversary of the massacre of Senegalese riflemen on December 1, 1944. Emmanuel Macron will be in Dakar at the invitation of …