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Over 200 Catholic students kidnapped in Nigeria

Over 200 Catholic students kidnapped in Nigeria

Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped at least 227 students and teachers at a Catholic school in the northwest on Friday, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said, the latest in a spate of school attacks this week that has forced the government to shut 47 colleges. Friday's incident in Niger state wa


32 killed in DR Congo after bridge at mine collapse

32 killed in DR Congo after bridge at mine collapse

At least 32 people were killed at a copper mine after a bridge collapsed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, local authorities said Sunday. A total of 32 bodies have been recovered so far after the collapse at the Kalando mine in southern Lualaba province on Saturday, said Roy Kaumba Mayonde,

63 killed in Uganda bus crash

63 killed in Uganda bus crash

A road accident involving two buses on one of Uganda's busiest highways killed at least 63 people and left others injured, police said on Wednesday. The crash happened just after midnight on the highway between the capital Kampala and the northern city of Gulu, reports Reuters. Initial investigat

31 killed in fuel truck explosion in Nigeria

31 killed in fuel truck explosion in Nigeria

A tanker truck laden with gasoline exploded Tuesday in north-central Nigeria, killing at least 31 people, police said. The explosion occurred in the Bida area of Niger State after the truck fell and as local residents rushed to the scene to scoop up spilling fuel, police spokesman Wasiu Abiodun sa