Tag: Africa
How did the first ‘Homo Sapiens’ look like? Scientists reconstruct 315,000-Year-Old face
Scientists have reconstructed the face of one of the earliest known members of our species, giving the public its most detailed look yet at what H [...]
Equatorial Guinea police pull guns on Trump-deported migrants, witnesses say
Police in Equatorial Guinea drew firearms on migrants deported there from the United States, according to three witnesses and video footage shared wit [...]
101-year-old Nigerian woman arrested over alleged cannabis sale
A 101-year-old woman has been arrested in Ogun State as part of Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) ongoing crackdown on drug traff [...]
Zimbabwe Ferry Disaster: Death toll climbs to 94 amid overcapacity revelations
The Zimbabwean government has confirmed that the death toll from the ferry disaster has risen to 94, making it one of the deadliest accidents in recen [...]
Congo confirms Ebola spread to Bas-Uele Province
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have announced that the ongoing Ebola outbreak has extended into the northeastern Bas-Uele province.
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Migrant rush into Cueta death toll rises to 72
Spanish officials confirmed Sunday that 72 people are now known to have died following last week's massive migrant surge into Ceuta, Spain's North Afr [...]
Uganda: Detained opposition figure ‘is unconscious, in intensive care’, his wife says
Kizza Besigye, the prominent detained Ugandan opposition leader, has lost consciousness and been rushed into intensive care after collapsing during a [...]
Gabon opposition leader’s lawyers say his jailing is politically motivated
Gabon's leading opposition figure, Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, has now spent 100 days in what his lawyers describe as "political and arbitrar [...]
Mali: Insurgents ambush army convoy, source says more than 50 killed
Militants linked to al Qaeda and a Tuareg-led separatist group ambushed a Malian military convoy over the weekend, with a source close to the rebels s [...]
D.R. Congo: Ebola workers protest over unpaid wages as death toll nears 600
Ebola response workers in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo staged protests on Thursday outside three treatment centres in Bunia, the capital [...]