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The death toll from a Nigeria riverboat disaster has risen to 106 people as rescue teams continued to search for more survivors, police said on Wednesday.The boat, carrying around 250 passengers travelling from a wedding, capsized in the early hours of Monday in north-central Kwara state.The accident was the latest boat tragedy in Nigeria, where …

Death toll rises to 106 after Nigeria boat disasterWed, 14 Jun 2023 09:41:20 GMT Read More »

A small fish is dangled under the beak of an emaciated penguin at a South African clinic, to whet the bird’s appetite.The sickly animal is among dozens undergoing treatment in the coastal town of Gqeberha, where a dedicated rehabilitation centre is on a mission to bring African penguins back from the brink of extinction.”We are …

S.Africa clinic hopes to save penguins’ futureWed, 14 Jun 2023 06:56:18 GMT Read More »

Intissar was only 10 years old when she was forced to undergo genital mutilation, but 30 years later, one clinic is offering help for some of the millions of Egyptian women affected by the still-rampant practice.Intissar, a journalist who like other women cited here spoke under a pseudonym to protect her identity, recalls having spent …

Egypt clinic helps women reclaim bodies scarred by genital mutilationWed, 14 Jun 2023 03:36:57 GMT Read More »

More than 100 people have drowned in north central Nigeria after a boat carrying families returning from a wedding sank in a river, police and local authorities said.Details about the accident in Kwara State were still emerging, but it was the latest boat tragedy in Nigeria where river capsizes are common due to overloading, lax …

More than 100 dead in Nigeria river boat accidentWed, 14 Jun 2023 03:00:33 GMT Read More »

The White House said Tuesday it shared concerns over South Africa’s relationship with Russia after lawmakers called for the longtime US partner’s expulsion from a major trade pact.Four senior members of the US Congress across party lines asked whether South Africa should remain in the African Growth and Opportunity Act, or AGOA, which offers duty-free …

US backs concerns as lawmakers seek to punish S.Africa over RussiaTue, 13 Jun 2023 20:32:28 GMT Read More »

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced an international conference next week to gather aid pledges for war-ravaged Sudan, where the United Nations says more than half the population urgently needs assistance and protection.Many of them are in Sudan’s Darfur region, where attacks against civilians could amount to crimes against humanity, the UN’s head of mission said.The …

With millions in need, Saudi announces Sudan aid funding conferenceTue, 13 Jun 2023 20:14:35 GMT Read More »

A Nigerian chef has clinched the Guinness World Record for the longest solo cooking session after a marathon 93 hours and 11 minutes cooking nonstop on her feet, the organisation confirmed on Tuesday.Hilda Baci, 26, who trained at the gym to stay on her feet for the four days needed to break the record last …

Nigeria chef cooks up Guinness record in four daysTue, 13 Jun 2023 20:03:56 GMT Read More »

Under a scorching sun, 200 South African firefighters wrapped up a last round of training on Tuesday before flying out to help Canada battle unprecedented forest blazes there.It is a rare offer of aid from a developing country battling its own crises.They are a second batch of fighters flying out to the north American nation …

South Africa sends hundreds of firefighters to CanadaTue, 13 Jun 2023 18:12:14 GMT Read More »

The death toll in an investigation linked to a Kenyan cult that practised starvation to “meet Jesus Christ” has surpassed 300 after 19 new bodies were found Tuesday, a senior official said.Police believe most of the bodies found in a forest near the Indian Ocean town of Malindi belong to followers of Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, …

Kenya starvation cult death toll exceeds 300: officialTue, 13 Jun 2023 17:43:07 GMT Read More »