The death toll from landslides in a remote region of southern Ethiopia has risen to 257, the United Nations said Thursday, warning that the number of victims could soar to up to 500.Rescuers are pressing on with the grim search for bodies and survivors in the stricken locality of Kencho Shacha Gozdi, with crowds of …
At least 25 migrants have died and dozens are missing after their boat capsized off Mauritania, the country’s news agency AMI said Wednesday, in the latest in a string of migrant tragedies off the coast of West Africa.The Mauritanian coastguard “saved the lives of 103 illegal immigrants and recovered 25 bodies, following the sinking of …
Tearful crowds gathered around a mud pit containing dead bodies Wednesday as volunteers dug for survivors of landslides that have killed 229 people and displaced thousands more in southern Ethiopia.Humanitarian agencies scrambled to rush emergency relief aid to the stricken community after the deadliest such incident recorded in Ethiopia, a country highly vulnerable to climate-related …
Tearful locals search in mud for Ethiopia landslide victimsWed, 24 Jul 2024 18:16:58 GMT Read More »
Crowds gathered around a mud pit containing dead bodies as rescuers pressed on with a desperate search on Wednesday for survivors of devastating landslides in an isolated area of southern Ethiopia that have killed 229 people and affected thousands more.Humanitarian agencies were scrambling to rush emergency relief aid to the stricken community after the deadliest …
Search goes on after Ethiopia landslides kill 229Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:41:53 GMT Read More »
South Africa centre Andre Esterhuizen has been banned for four matches after being red-carded in a Test against Portugal last weekend, World Rugby announced on Wednesday.He was initially shown a yellow card by Scottish referee Hollie Davidson after a head-on-head tackle on Jose Lima in Bloemfontein.The punishment was upgraded to a red card after off-field …
Springbok Esterhuizen given four-match ban after red cardWed, 24 Jul 2024 12:55:10 GMT Read More »
The family of a young Kenyan mother found dead in 2012 after last being seen alive with a British soldier urged the UK’s new government on Wednesday to open a “proper investigation” into her death.The body of Agnes Wanjiru, 21, was found in a septic tank after she reportedly went out partying with British soldiers …
Family of murdered Kenyan woman urges new UK govt probeWed, 24 Jul 2024 11:43:28 GMT Read More »
Dozens of journalists joined marches in Kenya on Wednesday in protest at what they see as heavy-handed government tactics to stifle media freedoms, including police attacks on journalists during the demonstrations that have rocked the country for the past five weeks.The journalists — many wearing white — held placards reading “Journalists lives matter”, “Shoot not …
Journalists in Kenya protest attacks on media freedomsWed, 24 Jul 2024 10:26:22 GMT Read More »
US mediators are to make a new attempt from August 14 to broker an end to 15 months of fighting between Sudan’s regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and forced millions from their homes. Both sides have been accused of war crimes.Here are the war’s …
Sudan war: who’s who as US readies peace pushWed, 24 Jul 2024 07:59:10 GMT Read More »
The United States announced Tuesday that it had invited Sudan’s warring sides to hold ceasefire talks in Switzerland next month.Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington had invited Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to start US-mediated negotiations beginning on August 14.”The United States remains committed to working with partners to end …
US announces Sudan ceasefire talksTue, 23 Jul 2024 23:15:53 GMT Read More »
Dozens of people who joined scattered anti-corruption rallies in the capital Kampala on Tuesday in defiance of an official ban have been charged and held behind bars, their lawyers said.About 60 people, including a prominent TV and radio presenter and three young protest leaders, were hurriedly brought before the courts and remanded in custody on …
Uganda charges dozens of anti-graft protestersTue, 23 Jul 2024 21:01:06 GMT Read More »
