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Ethnic Violence In Cameroon Forces Thousands To Flee
According to the UN, over 10,000 people, mostly women and children, have fled into Chad from northern Cameroon after deadly clashes between herding and fishing communities. The violence erupted on Tuesday in the Far North region, a part of the country that is wedged between Nigeria to the west and Chad to the east. At…
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‘282 Million Africans Malnourished’
The United Nations in a report has said that the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic heightened global hunger in African countries. The UN noted that this global hunger accounted for 282 million malnourished people in the African continent. The report titled, ‘UN report: Pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger, Africa posting biggest jump,…
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Plane Crash In Congo Kills Everyone Onboard
A small turboprop Let L-410 aircraft belonging to the Congolese company Kin Avia has crashed at about noon (10:00 GMT) on Wednesday, June 16, killing everyone on board. Officials from the Congolese Airways Authority and the aviation authority of the Democratic Republic of Congo said the cargo plane descended a few minutes after taking off from…
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Death Toll in Burkina Faso Rises To 132, 40 Wounded
The government has announced the death of at least 139 people in the northern part of Burkina Faso. The assailants struck during the night on Friday, killing and burning homes of the residents of the village of Solhan in Yagha province, which borders Niger. The overnight assault which claimed the life of up to seven…
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Tribal Clash in South Darfur Leaves 36 Dead
The UN has warned of a threatening large scale conflict following news of clashes between Arab and non-Arab tribes in South Darfur over the weekend. At least 36 people have been confirmed dead and several dozens wounded after disputes broke out on Saturday between the Arab Taisha and ethnic African Fallata tribes in the remote…
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DRC Loses $4 Billion To Israeli Scam Contracts
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may have lost nearly $4 billion resulting from dubious oil and mining contracts signed with Israeli businessman Dan Gertler according to the CNPAV. The Comitato Nazionale Pendolari Alta Velocità (CNPAV), an anti-corruption coalition reported that an analysis of public data between 2003 and 2021 showed that the DRC had…
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Militant Unrest Claim Over 200 Lives In DR Congo
The United Nations refugee agency has reported an “alarming increase” in attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) – a historically Ugandan group present in eastern DRC since 1995. The report showed that over 200 persons have been killed and 40,000 more displaced in ongoing attacks attributed to armed groups affiliated to ISIL (ISIS) since…