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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 »

Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola produced a devastating performance to win the New York Marathon in a new course record on Sunday, while Kenya’s Hellen Obiri pipped Letsenbet Gidey to claim the women’s race.Tola, the 2022 World Championships marathon gold medallist, powered home to take the tape in a time of 2hr 4min 58sec, shattering the old …

Tola powers to New York Marathon win, Obiri pips GideySun, 05 Nov 2023 17:04:20 GMT Read More »

Ghana’s ruling NPP party on Saturday elected the country’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia as their candidate for the 2024 presidential ballot, according to results from primaries released by the electoral commission.Ghana is undergoing its worst economic crisis in years, which will be a major electoral issue next year when President Nana Akufo-Addo steps down after …

Ghana’s VP Bawumia gets ruling party nod for 2024 presidential runSun, 05 Nov 2023 15:25:18 GMT Read More »