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Jihadists have killed at least 11 farmers and several others are missing after an attack on rice fields in Nigeria’s northeast Borno State, anti-jihadist militia and residents said Monday.Farmers are often targeted by Islamist militants waging a 14-year conflict in Nigeria’s northeast, where 40,000 people have been killed and more than two million displaced since …

Jihadists kill at least 11 farmers in northeast NigeriaMon, 06 Nov 2023 17:42:17 GMT Read More »

Guinea’s ruling junta has purged 58 members of the security services and called for calm after a jailbreak saw armed commandos pluck ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara from prison and left nine dead.Heavily armed men burst into the prison in the capital Conakry early Saturday, taking Camara and three former senior officials who are on trial …

Guinea junta purges security services after ex-dictator’s jailbreakMon, 06 Nov 2023 16:08:47 GMT Read More »

Separatist rebels on Monday killed around 20 people, including women and children, in an attack on a village in one of Cameroon’s restive anglophone regions, the government said.The overnight assault occurred at Egbekaw village, western Cameroon, the scene of deadly clashes between rebels and government forces for seven years.”There were men, women and children, more …

About 20 killed in Cameroon separatist attackMon, 06 Nov 2023 14:43:15 GMT Read More »

More than 1.6 million children aged under five will suffer from malnutrition next year in South Sudan, following a surge in waterborne diseases due to flooding, the UN’s World Food Programme said Monday.The world’s newest nation has endured deadly conflict, natural disasters, economic malaise and relentless political infighting since it won independence from Sudan in …

S.Sudan floods leave 1.6 million children at risk of hunger: UNMon, 06 Nov 2023 14:29:15 GMT Read More »

At least nine people were killed during a weekend jailbreak in Guinea that saw armed commandos briefly pluck ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara from prison, officials said on Monday.Heavily armed men burst into the prison in the capital Conakry early on Saturday, taking Camara and three other former officials who are on trial alongside him over …

Nine dead in Guinea ex-dictator jailbreak: prosecutorMon, 06 Nov 2023 11:11:37 GMT Read More »

At least 15 people have died in Kenya as floods swept away scores of houses and devastated farmland following torrential rains, the Red Cross said on Monday. Heavy rainfall has pounded the country, particularly the bone-dry north, in recent days, and sent water gushing into homes and submerging roads, with similar scenes playing out across other …

15 killed as flooding hits KenyaMon, 06 Nov 2023 10:21:55 GMT Read More »

At least nine people were killed during a weekend jailbreak in Guinea that saw armed commandos briefly pluck ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara from prison, officials said on Monday.Heavily armed men burst into the prison in the capital Conakry early on Saturday, taking Camara and three other former officials who were on trial alongside him over …

Nine dead in Guinea weekend jailbreak raid: prosecutorMon, 06 Nov 2023 09:44:03 GMT Read More »

More than 20 people were killed Sunday after shells hit a market in a suburb of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, a committee of pro-democracy lawyers said in a statement.It was the latest bloodshed in the fighting since April between the forces of army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who …

More than 20 killed in Sudan after shell hits market: NGOSun, 05 Nov 2023 22:52:08 GMT Read More »

Rassie Erasmus will return as coach of the world champion Springboks, a high-ranking South African Rugby Union (SARU) official told AFP on Sunday.The South African director of rugby succeeds head coach Jacques Nienaber, who announced several months ago that he would quit after the World Cup and join Irish side Leinster.A high-ranking official within SA …

Erasmus to take over as coach for world champion SpringboksSun, 05 Nov 2023 19:30:14 GMT Read More »

South Africa coach Rob Walter insisted they could “turn the tables” if they meet India again in the World Cup despite a colossal 243-run defeat by the unbeaten hosts.The Proteas are second in the standings of the 10-team event and, like leaders India, were already into the semi-finals before Sunday’s pool game in Kolkata.But they …

South Africa can ‘turn tables’ after huge India defeatSun, 05 Nov 2023 17:49:25 GMT Read More »