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Three people have been killed including an aged couple at the Ikpele community in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. The incident happened when gunmen stormed the community, reports said. “Several people were injured during the invasion, as residents of the area could not ascertain those behind …

Five people, including the suspect, died and three others were injured during a birthday party in Florence, Kentucky on Saturday July 6, reports NBC News. After receiving several calls, the police went to the scene around 3 a.m. When they arrived, two victims were lying in front of the residence …

Six Chinese miners and two Congolese soldiers had been killed in a militia attack on a gold mine in northeastern Congo. This is the latest attack as violence intensifies in this resource-rich region. According to Jean Robert Basiloko, a member of a local civil society association, the village of Gambala …

Tanzanian portrait artist Shadrack Chaula, who was accused of burning a photo of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, has been sentenced to two years in prison or a fine of $2,000 (£1,600) after being found guilty of cybercrimes. Chaula was arrested for allegedly recording a viral video, showing him burning a …

After his electoral defeat, UK Prime minister Rishi Sunak announced his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party this Friday. PM Rishi Sunak apologized to the British by leaving Downing Street. “After this result, I will leave the post of party leader, not immediately, but once everything is in place …

A 61-year-old man has lost his life after being electrocuted during the floods incident in Lagos State Nigeria, according to reports. Police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the death in a post he shared on his X handle. “The incident happened during the downpour in the Orile-Iganmu area of the …

Nearly 90 migrants died and dozens more were missing on Monday, when their boat sank off the coast of Mauritania while en route to Europe, local media reported. “The Mauritanian coast guard found the bodies of 89 people aboard a large traditional fishing boat which capsized on Monday July 1 …

Authorities in the United States welcomed a two-week humanitarian truce in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the White House said on Thursday, amid fierce fighting between government troops and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. The truce, beginning at midnight local time on Friday and to extend through July 19, covers areas …

A military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced at least 25 soldiers to death, local media reported. They are accused of fleeing battles against M23 rebels and theft, their lawyer and an army spokesman said on Thursday. Congo’s army has been fighting the Rwanda-backed M23 insurgency for …

At least 21 people were killed during a wedding ceremony attacked by an armed group in central Mali. The attackers rode motorcycles into the village of Djiguibombo in the town of Bandiagara on Monday evening as residents were celebrating a wedding, according to Bakary Guindo, president of the local youth …