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Weeping families packed homes in a southern remote part of Ethiopia on Friday to bid farewell to relatives killed following a devastating landslide, as authorities announced three days of mourning. Mudslides triggered by heavy rain in the tiny locality of Kencho Shacha Gozdi killed at least 257 people, UN humanitarian agency OCHA, citing local authorities, said …

Ethiopia mourns victims of landslide tragedyFri, 26 Jul 2024 20:02:37 GMT Read More »

South African authorities rounded up 95 Libyans on Friday in a raid at a farm that appeared to have been converted into an illegal military training base, police said.The morning raid was in a remote area outside the town of White River in the northeastern province of Mpumalanga, about 360 kilometres (220 miles) east of …

S.African police detain 95 Libyans at suspected military campFri, 26 Jul 2024 19:09:16 GMT Read More »

South African authorities rounded up 95 Libyans in a raid Friday at a farm that appeared to have been converted into an illegal military training base, police said.The early morning raid was in a remote area outside the town of White River in the northeastern province of Mpumalanga, about 360 kilometres (220 miles) east of …

S.African police say 95 Libyans detained at suspected military campFri, 26 Jul 2024 17:07:59 GMT Read More »

Ethiopia announced on Friday three days of mourning following a devastating landslide in a southern remote part of the country where more than 250 people lost their lives.Rescuers are continuing the grim search for bodies in the tiny locality of Kencho Shacha Gozdi, while distraught survivors bury those who perished in the disaster, the deadliest …

Ethiopia declares three days of mourning after landslide tragedyFri, 26 Jul 2024 15:04:25 GMT Read More »

Ivory Coast security forces battled hundreds of residents being expelled from an Abidjan district on Thursday to make way for a new road, an AFP journalist said.A local official in the Adjame district of the west African country’s main city said several people were hurt in the disturbances that lasted several hours.  Deputy director of …

Abidjan clashes as district demolished for new roadThu, 25 Jul 2024 22:00:58 GMT Read More »

The death toll from landslides in a remote region of southern Ethiopia has risen to 257, the United Nations said Thursday and the number could soar up to 500.Rescuers pressed on with the grim search for bodies and survivors in Kencho Shacha Gozdi, with crowds of distraught people digging through mud, often using just their …

UN says Ethiopia landslide death toll could reach 500Thu, 25 Jul 2024 18:14:41 GMT Read More »

Survivor Tseganesh Obole, her voice hoarse, recalled the deadly deluge of red mud that swept down from a hill in a remote area of southern Ethiopia this week, engulfing her and her six children.”I was swallowed by a mudslide along with many people, including my children,” she told AFP, clutching her breast as her family …

‘Swallowed by mud’: survivors’ sorrow after deadly Ethiopian landslideThu, 25 Jul 2024 15:52:29 GMT Read More »

A heatwave in Morocco has killed at least 21 people in a 24-hour period in the central city of Beni Mellal, the health ministry announced on Thursday.The meteorology department said soaring temperatures affected much of the North African country from Monday to Wednesday, reaching 48 degrees Celsius (118 Fahrenheit) in some areas.In Beni Mellal, “the …

Morocco heatwave kills more than 20 people in 24 hoursThu, 25 Jul 2024 14:51:13 GMT Read More »

A new electrified commuter railway in Tanzania meant to modernise travel in the traffic-plagued country made its inaugural journey between the commercial hub Dar es Salaam and the capital Dodoma on Thursday. Built by a Turkish company, the 440-kilometre (273-mile) line is part of a 2,561-kilometre Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) network expected to connect the north …

Tanzania launches electric rail service between key hubsThu, 25 Jul 2024 13:22:24 GMT Read More »