One million people have been affected by heavy flooding in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maidguri, a government official said. Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, reported that the estimate was based on a preliminary assessment conducted by the government following the floods that inundated the city of Maiduguri causing …
Read More »Apple launches iPhone 16
Apple’s latest product, the iPhone 16, will be available from September 13 as it promises an unprecedented user experience thanks to the integration of artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence in the iPhone 16 Apple has integrated a chip dedicated to artificial intelligence to optimize numerous functions, such as photo-taking, object recognition …
Read More »Nigeria: woman stabs neighbour’s son to death
A 19-year-old woman has been arrested for fatally stabbing her neighbor’s son during a confrontation in the Ijegun area of Lagos State, Nigeria, according to reports. The suspect stabbed the victim with a broken botle on his neck which caused him grievous bodily harm, according to the State Police Public …
Read More »DRC receives 50,000 vaccines from the USA
50,000 doses of smallpox vaccine from the United States have arrived a week after the arrival of a first batch from the European Union, Congolese authorities said. Adults in Équateur, Sud-Kivu and Sankuru, the three provinces most affected, will be vaccinated first, starting on October 2, said Cris Kacita Osako, …
Read More »Sudan: cholera death toll rises to 235
The death toll from the cholera epidemic in Sudan has risen to 235, announced the Sudanese Ministry of Health. “361 new cases of cholera had been recorded, including 7 deaths in the states of Kassala, Al Gaddarif (east) and Nile (north),” the ministry said. “This brings the number of cholera …
Read More »Liberia: 47 inmates escape from prison
Dozens of inmates have escaped from a high-security prison in Kakata, northeast of the capital, Monrovia, in Liberia, the authorities said. “The 47 inmates were able to escape because of a breach in the prison security system,” the Justice Ministry said in a statement. The ministry said “it was deeply …
Read More »Liverpool: a player wants to leave the club
Caoimhin Kelleher, one of the players Liverpool are counting on to shine in the Premier League and Europe this season, is nevertheless considering leaving the club to find more playing time in other colors. At the age of 25, the Liverpool back-up goalkeeper is keen to take his career to …
Read More »Kenya: school fire claims at least 21 lives
A devastating fire at a school in Nyeri in central Kenya has risen to at least 21 after more bodies were found on the weekend, according to reports. Nineteen of them were recovered at the scene at Hillside Endarasha Primary School, while two children died of their injuries in hospital. …
Read More »Children sold into slavery in Chad
In Chad, children are still forced to work as domestic servants or in mines, despite the rigor of the law prohibiting trafficking. Children are sold or pawned by their parents to be exploited as domestic servants, herdsmen or in gold mines. According to NGOs, “these children are often mistreated by …
Read More »Senegal: 16 dead and 36 injured in a road accident
Sixteen people lost their lives in a road accident in the department of Bambey in central Senegal, 127 km from Dakar, according to reports. The accident involved a collision between a truck and an intercity bus, which burst into flames following a head-on collision. “Sixteen lifeless bodies were counted, all …
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