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Sudanese drone strike kills 17 in Chad

Sudanese drone strike kills 17 in Chad

Seventeen people were killed after a Sudanese drone strike hit the Chadian border town of Tine Djagaraba, Chad's Minister of Communication and Government Spokesman Gassim Cherif Mahamat said in a statement early Thursday. Several others were also wounded in the attack that took place on Wednesday,


More than 60 killed in drone strike on hospital in W. Sudan

More than 60 killed in drone strike on hospital in W. Sudan

More than 60 people, including 12 children, were killed in a drone strike on Friday that targeted Al-Daein Teaching Hospital in East Darfur state, western Sudan, according to statements released Saturday by local and UN sources. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said the strike on Friday

Death toll from Ethiopia landslides rises to 125

Death toll from Ethiopia landslides rises to 125

The death toll from landslides in Ethiopia last week has risen to 125, the South Ethiopia regional government said. • Heavy rains triggered a series of landslides in different parts of the Gamo Zone. • As of last Thursday, authorities had confirmed 70 deaths. • On Sunday the South

South Africa summons US ambassador over controversial remarks

South Africa summons US ambassador over controversial remarks

South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation formally summoned US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III on Wednesday, following a series of inflammatory remarks that have significantly strained bilateral relations. Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola

South Africa's Lekota, who led breakaway from ANC, dies at 77

South Africa's Lekota, who led breakaway from ANC, dies at 77

South African anti-apartheid activist Mosiuoa Lekota, who broke away from the African National Congress to found a new political party, died in the early hours of Wednesday morning, his party said in a statement. He was 77 years old. Lekota died after a period of illness and had stepped back from

171 bodies found in mass graves in eastern Congo

171 bodies found in mass graves in eastern Congo

Congolese authorities and a civil society group said Thursday that mass graves were found in part of eastern Congo that the M23 rebel group has recently withdrawn from, as fighting in the region escalates despite a U.S.-mediated peace deal. The governor of South-Kivu province, Jean-Jacques Purusi,

Chad closes border with Sudan after clashes kill five soldiers

Chad closes border with Sudan after clashes kill five soldiers

Chad closed its eastern border with Sudan on Monday after weekend clashes linked to Sudan's civil war killed five Chadian soldiers, two sources told Reuters. The conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which erupted in Apr 2023, has periodically spill

50 killed, many abducted in armed attack in Nigeria

50 killed, many abducted in armed attack in Nigeria

At least 50 people were killed and a significant number of others abducted after a group of armed men launched a brutal attack on a village in Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara, a local lawmaker said. The raid on Tungan Dutse village, located in the Bukkuyum Local Government Area, reportedly