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Two BASE jumpers made history in Trbovlje, Slovenia, after being launched into the sky from a 360-metre industrial chimney using what organisers describe as the world's largest human catapult.
At the Dakar Youth Olympic Games, small pins have become prized keepsakes, traded by athletes, volunteers and collectors across the train, press centre, Olympic Village and stadium.
A teenager was arrested Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Ghanaian immigrant on his way to school, New York City police said as the victim’s family, Ghana’s government and civil rights advocates pressed for justice.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into Africa reached approximately $70 billion in 2025, down from $94 billion in 2024, marking a decline of nearly 26%.
South Sudan and UN peacekeepers are being accused of failing to act on warnings of a massacre that killed more than 200 people in March.
Ethiopians fleeing conflict in their home country have found shelter in the Kenyan border town of Moyale.
Pope Leo XIV received a rapturous welcome in Peru, on 11 November, where he spent more than two decades as a missionary and bishop. Greeted by President Keiko Fujimori, he described his return as a homecoming.
At least two people have died and 17 others were injured after a three-storey building partially collapsed in Brooklyn, shortly after 4 pm on Wednesday, 11 November. Rescuers pulled four survivors from the rubble as firefighters continued searching for people feared trapped beneath the wreckage.
The Democratic Republic of Congo's worst-ever outbreak of Ebola has now reached more than 11,000 confirmed cases, official Congolese figures showed on Wednesday, as armed conflict hampers the response.
The head teacher of the school has been arrested to assist police investigations.
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s opposition has condemned a new law enacted by President Félix Tshisekedi, accusing him of paving the way for a third term in office.
For Nigerians to feel meaningful improvements, reforms will need to go beyond the promises outlined, analysts say.
Burning barricades and clashes with riot police erupted in Barcelona after a peaceful march against soaring housing costs. Police used projectiles to disperse masked protesters as violence spread through the city centre.
Around 120,000 demonstrators marched through central Madrid on Wednesday 11 November, according to authorities, as Spain's first nationwide general strike since 2012 brought crowds onto the streets to protest against soaring housing costs and mounting pressure on household budgets.
A succession battle is emerging within Uganda’s ruling party, after senior officials rejected President Yoweri Museveni’s reported plan to position his son as his successor.
Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Kundizeza has also vehemently denied the allegation made in a US magazine.
An Egyptian court has postponed the retrial of prominent journalist Lina Attalah until November 18, as her defence seeks to have the presiding judge removed.
The deputy head of US Africa Command said similar partnerships with military-led governments in Africa have failed to improve security.
World leaders are gathering in Turkey for COP31, as pressure mounts for urgent action on climate change.
They agreed to an exchange of prisoners of war, but there was no major breakthrough on ending the conflict that began with Moscow’s invasion in 2022.
