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Sudan: Killings leave the head of the UN food agency “appalled and heartbroken”
Executive director of the UN's World Food Programme, Cindy McCain, has indicated that she is "appalled and heartbroken" by the murder of three workers...
Independent Africa
6 quick facts about the 1994 genocide attack
On April 6, 1994, a plane carrying Habyarimana and Burundi’s president Cyprien Ntaryamira was shot down over the capital city of Kigali, leaving no...
Independent Africa
Oscar Pistorius of South Africa denies parole for killing his partner
A paralympic gold medalist from South Africa, Oscar Pistorius, was denied parole after asking for an early release from jail ten years after killing...
Independent Africa
Nigerian soldier shoots two dead at army base
A Nigerian soldier has opened fire at a military base in the north-eastern state of Borno, killing a fellow trooper and a humanitarian worker.
A...
Independent Africa
Pregnant woman accused of killing unborn child’s father hours after baby shower
Prosecutors in Chicago said a pregnant woman fatally stabbed the father of their unborn child after they got into an argument over who should...
Independent Africa
Court discharges siblings arraigned for killing Enugu-based makeup artist
An Enugu State High Court has discharged one of the siblings accused of killing Enugu-based makeup artist, Ijeoma Nneke.Two siblings, Chiamaka Ifezue and Chukwuemeka...
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Ashanti Region: Police kill suspected robber and arrest two others
The police have arrested two suspected armed robbers and shot dead another on Thursday (13 October) at Asuofua Asamang in the Ashanti Region.The deceased,...
Independent Africa
12-year-old fatally shot teen cousin before killing herself while on Instagram Live
Authorities in St. Louis said a 12-year-old girl fatally shot her teen cousin before turning the gun on herself.And though police initially ruled the...
Independent Africa
Nigerians protest against donkey killings by Chinese
Hundreds of Nigerians held demonstrations in the capital Abuja to protest against the “illegal” slaughter of donkeys by Chinese nationals, local media report.
They said...
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China’s quarantine bus crash kills 27 people, sparks anger against zero-Covid policy
Anger and criticism over China’s unrelenting zero-Covid policy has erupted after a bus transporting resident to a coronavirus quarantine facility crashed on Sunday, killing...
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