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Nigeria: Probe begins into death of 40 passengers on boat

Authorities in Nigeria are probing the death of 40 passengers on a boat. Local officials say the wooden boat was ferrying more than 50 farmers...

Suspect in the murder of Ugandan athlete dies from burns

The suspect in the arson attack on the late Ugandan athlete, Rebecca Cheptegei has died in hospital. Dickson Ndiema Marangach set Rebecca Cheptegei ablaze in...

Liberia: 47 inmates escape from prison

Forty-seven inmates over the weekend escaped from a maximum security prison in Liberia's Margibi County. The county is a rural area east of the capital...

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine shot by police

Uganda's opposition leader, Bobi Wine has been reportedly shot by the police in Bulindo, Kira in Wakiso district. On his X page, his staff said...

DR Congo: 129 dead in attempted jailbreak

An attempted jailbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has left at least 129 people dead, most of them in a stampede. 24 inmates were...

Ugandan athlete dies after being set ablaze by boyfriend

A Ugandan long distance athlete living in Kenya who was set ablaze by her boyfriend upon her return from the Olympic games has died. The...

Nigeria: Floods kill nearly 200 people, displaces thousands

Torrential rains and floods have killed nearly 200 people in Nigeria. The floods have also displaced at least 41,344 people across 11 communities, especially...

Mpox outbreak surges across Africa

The mpox outbreak continues to surge across Africa with cases now reaching nearly at least 19,000 in the past one week. Cases were first reported...

What Tanzania’s proposed new land act means for diaspora foreign land ownership

Historically land and property ownership in Tanzania have been limited to Tanzanian citizens only (although certain exceptions exist for foreign companies to hold land/...

WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency amid vaccine delays

Mpox outbreak has been declared a public emergency in globally amid escalating spread in Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries. The virus which can...

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