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At least 110 people have died in floods caused by torrential rain in central Nigeria, officials have told the BBC. The downpours lasted for several hours, said the head of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (Nsema), Abullahi…
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A South African woman convicted of kidnapping and trafficking her six-year-old daughter, Joshlin Smith had been sentenced to life in prison, along with her two accomplices. The jail terms for Racquel "Kelly" Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen…
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South African police hunting the culprits in the recent murder of a university student say they have broken up a gang targeting women in shopping centres. Olorato Mongale's body was discovered on Sunday in Lombardy, north of…
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Uganda’s LGBTQ community is facing intensified persecution following the enactment of harsh anti-gay laws two years ago, according to an international NGO. In a report released on Monday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Ugandan authorities…
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Russia has intensified strikes on Ukraine, with the highest number of drones and missiles launched in a single night yet. At least 12 people, including three children, were killed and dozens injured in widespread strikes, officials said.…
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In January, Congolese refugee Pacito, his wife, and infant son found themselves sleeping in a car park in Nairobi, Kenya. The family had been preparing to board a flight to the United States for resettlement when they received…
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A former prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been sentenced to a decade's forced labour for corruption. Augustin Matata Ponyo was found guilty of embezzling about $245m (£182m) of public funds by the Congolese…
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Three people have died and another is missing after major flooding in New South Wales (NSW) left more than 50,000 people under evacuation warnings. The record rainfall, now declared a natural disaster, was caused by a slow-moving area of…
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Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has warned activists from neighbouring Kenya that she will not allow them to "meddle" in her country's affairs and cause "chaos". Her comments came after prominent Kenyan lawyers and rights…
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Vietnamese authorities have arrested a beauty queen and social media influencer for consumer fraud after she promoted a counterfeit fibre supplement. Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien had heavily marketed gummies said to be rich in fibre on her…
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