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Over 60 women kidnapped in Burkina Faso freed
Moscow: Scores of girls and women abducted earlier this month in Burkina Faso have been released, the national RTB broadcaster reports.
On Tuesday, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned the abduction of over 50 girls and women…
8 die at concert in Congo due to stampede
Kinshasa: Eight people died in a stampede at a concert in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa, the head of the city police said on Sunday.
"During the concert of the singer Fally Ipupa at the Martyrs stadium,…
Somali forces kill over 200 al-Shabab militants
Mogadishu: Somali National Army (SNA) said Monday its forces have killed more than 200 al-Shabab militants during an operation conducted in Bulaburte district of central Somalia.
According to the state-owned media, the militants were…
76 killed in Nigeria boat capsize
Abuja: At least 76 people were killed after a boat capsized in the southern state of Anambra at the weekend, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari confirmed.
In a statement on Sunday, Buhari acknowledged that rescue agencies had officially…