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Haitian PM tenders resignation after Jamaica talks

Haitian PM tenders resignation after Jamaica talks

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned as head of the Caribbean nation, the leader of a regional body said on Monday, an unelected role the 74-year-old neurosurgeon has held since the 2021 assassination of the country's last president. "We acknowledge his resignation upon the establishmen

Gunmen kidnap 227 pupils from school in Nigeria

Gunmen kidnap 227 pupils from school in Nigeria

Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped more than 200 school pupils in the northern town of Kuriga on Thursday, a teacher, local councillor and parents of the missing children said, in the biggest mass abduction from a school since 2021. Police in Kaduna state did not respond to requests for comment on the ab

Millions of Sudanese go hungry as war disrupts food supply

Millions of Sudanese go hungry as war disrupts food supply

A mother who skips meals so there is enough food for her two children. A 60-year-old man who eats one meal a day – a lump of dough made of flour and water. People venturing out from their homes in a desperate search for food at the risk of being hit by artillery shells. Dozens of

40 killed in Nigeria militias' clash

40 killed in Nigeria militias' clash

Security operatives were deployed Tuesday to a community in Nigeria's state of Benue after a deadly clash between rival militia groups claimed over 40 lives, local media reported Wednesday. The clash, which broke out Tuesday, snowballed till Wednesday in the Gbagir community of the Ukum local gove

Haiti PM’s return still murky as gang conflict worsens

Haiti PM’s return still murky as gang conflict worsens

Haiti's prime minister landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, clearing uncertainty around his whereabouts since a trip to Kenya, but questions on how and when he will return to Haiti still linger as gangs back home push for his ouster. Prime Minister Ariel Henry travelled to Kenya last week to seal a d

Around 170 ‘executed’ in attacks on villages in Burkina Faso

Around 170 ‘executed’ in attacks on villages in Burkina Faso

Around 170 people were "executed" in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a regional prosecutor said in a statement seen on Sunday. The attacks by unknown assailants were carried out on the villages of Komsilga, Nodin and Soro in the Yatenga province, the statement dated

31 killed in Mali bus accident

31 killed in Mali bus accident

At least 31 people were killed in Mali on Tuesday when a bus plunged off a bridge over a river near the western town of Kenieba, the transport ministry said. The bus had been en route to Burkina Faso when the accident occurred at around 17:00 local time, it said, adding Malians and citizens of els