Africa
Rebels in Mali attack UN peacekeepers with explosives, 15 injured
November 6, 2023
Rebels in Mali attack UN peacekeepers with explosives, 15 injured
UN spokesperson said seven peacekeepers traveling in a convoy were injured in an attack on Friday, following an attack on Wednesday that injured eight. In both attacks, the peacekeepers’ vehicles hit improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Friday’s explosion marked the fourth…
Number of pilgrims from South Africa arrives in Holy Karbala to perform pilgrimage to Imam Hussein
October 29, 2023
Number of pilgrims from South Africa arrives in Holy Karbala to perform pilgrimage to Imam Hussein
A number of pilgrims from the Republic of South Africa expressed their happiness to visit the holy shrines of Imam Hussein and his brother Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas, peace be upon them, in Holy Karbala, confirming that a large number of…
South African parents face prison if children skip school
October 28, 2023
South African parents face prison if children skip school
The South African parliament has passed a significant education bill mandating that parents ensure their children attend school or face a jail term. In South Africa where 8 out of 10 South African school children struggle with reading by the…
Record numbers of African migrants arrive in Canary Islands
October 24, 2023
Record numbers of African migrants arrive in Canary Islands
A total of 1,457 migrants had reached the Spanish islands off the western African coast between Friday night and Sunday morning, France 24 reported on Monday, October 23. An emergency services spokesman said all of the arrivals hailed from sub-Saharan…
Kenya: Stampede kills 4, injures dozens before public holiday celebrations
October 21, 2023
Kenya: Stampede kills 4, injures dozens before public holiday celebrations
Four people were killed and many others were injured in a stampede on Friday during National Heroes’ Day celebrations on Mashujaa Day in the western Kenyan city of Kericho, police said. The incident occurred at around 03:00 local time when…
Surge of break-bone fever claims hundreds of lives in Burkina Faso
October 20, 2023
Surge of break-bone fever claims hundreds of lives in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s health ministry has declared a dengue fever epidemic amid the deadliest outbreak in years in which more than 200 people have died and new cases are rising sharply. There have been 50,478 suspected cases and 214 deaths of…
Nearly 50 killed as wooden boat capsizes in DRC
October 16, 2023
Nearly 50 killed as wooden boat capsizes in DRC
At least 49 people were killed and 120 others are missing after a boat capsized Saturday in Mbandaka city on the Congo River in northwest Equateur Province, Anadolu Agency reported. “The boat was traveling to Bolomba when it tipped over…
Kenya: Large crowd of Muslims protest against LGBTQ rights
October 7, 2023
Kenya: Large crowd of Muslims protest against LGBTQ rights
Hundreds of Kenyan Muslims marched on the country’s Supreme Court Friday in protest against a recent decision upholding the right of LGBTQ groups to associate and form non-governmental organizations (NGOs), Deutsche Welle reported on Saturday, October 7. Angered Muslims carrying…
Al-Shabab suicide bomber blows up tea shop in Somalia capital, kills at least seven
October 1, 2023
Al-Shabab suicide bomber blows up tea shop in Somalia capital, kills at least seven
A suicide bomber blew himself up on Friday at a tea shop in Somalia’s capital, killing at least seven people, Al Jazeera reported. The Sunni-extremist al-Shabab terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement on its Arabic media…