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Nigerian army rescues abducted Kaduna students

Nigerian army rescues abducted Kaduna students

The Nigerian army on Sunday rescued students and staff who were abducted by gunmen from a school in the country’s north earlier this month, the military said, days before a deadline to pay a $690,000 ransom. The kidnapping of 287 students on March 7 in Kuriga, a dusty town in the northwester


Senegal to elect next president after months of unrest

Senegal to elect next president after months of unrest

Senegalese are heading to the polls on Sunday to vote in a tightly contested presidential race marred by months of unrest that threatened democracy in one of West Africa’s most stable nations. The election will take place after much uncertainty following President Macky Sall’s unsucces

Over 200 Nigerian school hostages released after abduction

Over 200 Nigerian school hostages released after abduction

Over 200 students and staff abducted by gunmen from a school in northern Nigeria earlier this month have been released, the office of the governor of the state of Kaduna said on Sunday. The kidnapping, which took place on March 7 in Kuriga, a dusty town in northwestern Kaduna State, was the first

Former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste dies by suicide, reports say

Former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste dies by suicide, reports say

A 63-year-old man whom police in South Africa on Thursday said apparently died by suicide was identified by local media as former Steinhoff chief executive Markus Jooste. Jooste, who was instrumental in transforming Steinhoff from a small Johannesburg furniture outfit into a multinational retailer

15 dead in South Sudan local violence

15 dead in South Sudan local violence

Young men shot dead 15 people in South Sudan's eastern Pibor region, including a county commissioner, a senior official said on Wednesday, amid a rise in local conflict ahead of a national election due at the end of the year. A civil war that erupted two years after the country won independence fr

Ethiopia to purchase 124 airplanes, build new airport

Ethiopia to purchase 124 airplanes, build new airport

Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopia's national flag carrier, plans to purchase 124 airplanes from US and European manufacturers, an Ethiopian official disclosed on Monday night. Speaking to state-run media, Mesfin Tasew, chief executive officer (CEO) of Ethiopian Airlines Group, said the airline plans to

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