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At least 1,000 displaced persons return home in Northeast Nigeria: governor
At least 1,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned home in Baga, a town in Nigeria's northeast Borno state, after months of displacement...
Nigerian president calls for curbing road accidents after deadly fuel tanker explosion killing at...
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has called for increased highway patrols to curb similar road traffic accidents after a fatal fuel tanker explosion occurred...
At least 36 children die in measles outbreaks in Philippines this year
The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday that at least 36 children under 5 years old have died from measles in the...
At least 10 killed in floods in Northern Ghana
At least 10 people have died as floods caused by days of torrential rainfall struck northern parts of Ghana, according to officials on Friday.
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At least 10 killed after boat capsizes in Bangladesh
At least 10 bodies were recovered after a boat carrying dozens of people sank in the river of Gumai in Bangladesh's Netrokona district, some...
Turkey captures at least 165 illegal migrants off Mediterranean coast
Turkish security forces on Monday caught at least 165 illegal migrants off Mediterranean coast, local media reported.
The state-run Anadolu agency said...
Turkish police detain at least 11 Islamic State suspects in operations
Turkish police on Tuesday detained at least 11 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) in simultaneous operations in several provinces across the country,...
At least 2 killed in helicopter crash in Nigeria’s economic hub
At least two people were killed and another injured in a helicopter crash in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub, on Friday, said Gboyega Akosile, a...
Nigerian military says at least 128 Boko Haram militants killed
The Nigerian military on Thursday confirmed at least 128 Boko Haram militants have been killed in separate operations held this month in the...
At least 15 killed, 75 wounded in southern Philippine blasts
At least 15 people, including seven soldiers and a suicide bomber, were killed and 75 others wounded in twin explosions that rocked the...
At least 10 killed, 40 wounded in southern Philippine blasts
At least 10 were killed, including a suicide bomber, and 40 others wounded in twin blasts in Sulu province in the southern Philippines on...
Brother of Manchester Arena bomber sentenced to at least 55 years in prison
Hashem Abedi, brother of Manchester Arena bomber, was sentenced to at least 55 years in prison, the BBC reported Thursday.
Abedi helped...
Gunmen kill at least 11 in northern Nigeria attacks
Gunmen in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna allegedly killed at least 11 villagers in attacks extending over multiple days, according to local authorities on...
Rainstorm kills at least 7 in central Nigeria
At least seven people were killed and several others went missing after heavy rains in Nigeria's north-central state of Niger, said a local government...
Zimbabwe hospital suspends operations after at least 25 healthcare workers test positive to COVID-19
Zvishavane District Hospital in Zimbabwe's Midlands Province has suspended admissions and other health care services after 25 workers, most of them nurses, and three...
Nigerian troops kill at least 7 gunmen in northwestern region
Nigerian troops killed at least seven gunmen during anti-criminal operations in the country's northwestern region, the Nigerian military said Friday.
The operations...
Nigerian police say at least 14 killed in boat accident
Nigerian police on Tuesday said 14 bodies have been recovered following a boat mishap in the state of Benue on Sunday.
Catherine...
At least 20 killed in gunmen attack in eastern Burkina Faso
At least 20 people were killed on Saturday as gunmen on motorbikes fired into a crowded market in Kompienga town in eastern Burkina Faso,...
Nigerian troops kill at least 10 gunmen in NW region
At least 10 gunmen were killed during inter-state operations by troops in Nigeria's northwest region, said the defense headquarters on Sunday.
In...
Cerebrospinal meningitis kills at least 37 in Ghana
At least 37 Ghanaians have died from Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) with 223 cases confirmed in Ghana, local officials have said.
Parliament Majority...
Global COVID-19 cases surpass 500,000, vaccine at least 12-18 months away
Confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed half a million with more than 20,000 deaths, the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday,...
IMF sees 2020 recession at least as bad as during global financial crisis
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Monday that the multilateral lender expects global growth outlook for 2020 to be negative --...
Explosion in Nigeria’s commercial hub displaces at least 276,000 people
At least 276,000 people were displaced following a heavy explosion that rocked the Amuwo-Odofin area of Nigeria's commercial hub and most populous city, Lagos...
Gunmen kill at least 30 in northwest Nigeria raid
Gunmen on motorbikes killed at least 30 people across two villages during a raid in northwest Nigeria, local police said.
In a...
Floods in Southeast Brazil leave at least 58 dead, 40,000 displaced
Severe flooding in southeast Brazil has left at least 58 people dead and displaced more than 40,000 others, the regional civil defense agency said...
Gunmen kill at least 7 in Burkina Faso
At least seven civilians were shot dead on Saturday as about twenty armed individuals stormed into Kantari village in eastern Burkina Faso, Stated owned...
UN agency urges concrete actions as Africa hosts 21 of world’s 25 least connected...
African countries have been urged to exert concrete actions in promoting the Information Communications and Technology (ICT) sector as the African continent presently hosts...
Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez out for at least three weeks
Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez will be out of action for at least three more weeks after the club confirmed he has suffered a...
Gunmen kill at least 9 soldiers in Northwestern Nigeria
At least 9 soldiers have been confirmed killed by gunmen in Zamfara, a troubled state in northwestern Nigeria, an official said late on Saturday.
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Windstorm kills at least 3 in Nigeria
A severe windstorm hit Misau town of northeast Nigeria's Bauchi State on Friday, claiming the lives of at least three people, an official said.
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