Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 08:08
A Palestinian doctor whose name has been given as Dr Adnan Al-Bursh has died in an Israeli prison after more than four months in detention, Palestinian prisoner associations have confirmed. The 50 year old doctor was the head of orthopaedics at al-Shifa Hospital. The Israeli prison service...
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Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 08:03
NAIROBI, KENYA — Torrential rains that caused widespread flooding and landslides across Kenya in recent weeks, killing at least 210 people, are forecast to worsen over the rest of this month, President William Ruto said Friday.
The floods have wreaked havoc, destroying homes, roads, bridges and...
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Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 07:52
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Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 05:42
The UN says two camps for displaced people were hit near the city of Goma where thousands are seeking refuge from fighting in surrounding areas
Bomb attacks on two camps for displaced people in eastern Congo have killed at least 12 people, including children, according to the UN.
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Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 04:13
The State Deparment suggested Rwanda or the M23 rebel group were responsible for the deadly attacks in the North Kivu province.
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Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 03:36
People in the last major holdout of the army in the west of Sudan nervously await an assault.
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Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 02:43
Kano, Nigeria — Gunmen from criminal gangs killed 25 people when they raided four villages in northwestern Nigeria in reprisals over military offensives on their hideouts, a local security official said Friday.
The attacks on Thursday took place in Katsina State, one of the regions in northwest...
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Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 02:23
The latest global press freedom rankings from media watchdog Reporters Without Borders present a discouraging picture, including a lack of political will to defend a free press. Afghanistan, Argentina and the U.S. are among countries whose rank fell. For VOA, Cristina Caicedo Smit has the story.
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Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 00:58
new york — The World Food Program warned Friday that time is running out to prevent starvation in Sudan's Darfur region, as intensifying clashes in North Darfur's capital are preventing aid deliveries to the wider Darfur region.
"The situation is dire," WFP Sudan spokesperson Leni Kinzli told...
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Friday, May 3, 2024 - 23:48
The Bauchi State President of Nigerian Association of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Comrade Muhammad Yunusa has called on his members across 20 Local government areas in the state to be well prepared for this year’s farming as raining season approaches.
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Friday, May 3, 2024 - 23:44
The Jos Electricity Distribution Plc (JED), on Friday appealed to residents in Bauch to be patient over current epileptic power supply.
Mr Rilwanu Shehu, Regional Manager of the company told our Correspondent in Bauchi that the company is worried over the situation, adding that it...
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Friday, May 3, 2024 - 23:41
An NGO Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has tobacco smoking remains the leading cause of death among non-communicable diseases, (NCDs)
Mr Solomon Adogo, Expert and Program Officer with CISLAC stated this at a one day multi- stakeholders engagement on tobacco taxation...
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Friday, May 3, 2024 - 23:37
The President Bauchi State Chamber of Commerce, industry, mines and agriculture (BACCIMA) Alhaji. Aminu Mohammed has declared that over 100 Local government areas will participate at the 15th North East Domestic Trade Fair in Bauchi, debunking reports the trade fair has been postponed...
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Friday, May 3, 2024 - 23:31
Only one million out of 3.6 million applicants will benefit from the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme, the Federal Government announced on Thursday through the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. Since March 9, 2024, small business owners across the country have been eligible for a N50...
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Friday, May 3, 2024 - 23:25
Nairobi, May 3, 2024— The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ethiopian authorities not to contest the appeal of journalist Muhiyadin Mohamed Abdullahi’s conviction on hate speech and false news charges. On Thursday, May 2, Muhiyadin—who has been detained since his February 13 arrest—was ...
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Friday, May 3, 2024 - 23:05
Nigeria’s Navy is intensifying its anti-crude oil theft efforts with a 90-day extension of Operation DELTA SANITY in the Niger Delta region. Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla aims to eradicate illegal activities and stimulate economic development. On January 6, 2024, the Chief...
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Friday, May 3, 2024 - 22:53
The African country of Chad goes holds its presidential election in the next few days — one of the first military led governments in the region to do so. Will the vote bring stability or more chaos?
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Friday, May 3, 2024 - 22:41
A Kano Federal High Court has issued an interim order, temporarily halting the National Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (NERC) plans to increase electricity tariffs for Band A customers in the state. A Federal High Court has directed KEDCO to halt the implementation of the planned tariff...
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Friday, May 3, 2024 - 22:04
Malawi is grappling with an unprecedented rise in the water level of its largest body of water, Lake Malawi. Authorities say nearly 90% of the beach area has been submerged, damaging property and crops. Lameck Masina reports from Mangochi.
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Friday, May 3, 2024 - 21:15
It comes as the Houthis have inserted themselves into the ongoing tensions over Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip
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