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The mine gave way after heavy rains on Wednesday, a local rebel spokesman says.
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Senegal’s sports minister said it would do everything it can 'to mitigate this sanction'.
It said the violations include using official Israeli social media platforms to launch attacks against President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Domingos Simoes Pereira was one of several senior politicians imprisoned by the military following a November coup which took place days after presidential elections.
The Rubaya site produces about 15 per cent of the world's coltan, a key ingredient used to make smartphones.
At least 94 people, including 35 children, died when the boat crashed on the rocks off the tourist town of Steccato di Cutro.
The president’s son, notorious for explosive remarks on X, has ambitions to succeed his father.
The southern African country's latest bout of flooding has claimed nearly 140 lives since October 1, according to the National Disasters Management Institute, while nearly 400,000 people have had to flee their homes
Iran is ready for dialogue to resolve tensions with the United States but that there are no concrete plans for talks with Washington, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday
Prosecutors say Mamadou Hawa Gassama described Alassane Ouattara as a "tyrant" and "an enemy of Mali".
In less than a week, nearly 60 tracks have been created in Lagos during a songwriting camp that brought together nine French artists from genres like rap and pop, and Afrobeats talents from Nigeria's Mavin Records
A recent government offensive has weakened the Kurdish-led forces that guard the camps near the border with Iraq.
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[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a new USD 3.9 million, two-year technical assistance project to support African countries in the implementation of their National Energy Compacts into action under Mission 300, the AfDB-World Bank initiative to connect 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030.
[Vanguard] Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (Borno South) has commiserated with the troops of Theatre Command North East Joint Task Force 'Operation Hadin Kai' (OPHK), members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), and families of those killed during an encounter with Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Sabon Gari village.
It is tasked with supporting the country’s political stability, security institutions, rule of law, and human rights.
Niger's military leader has accused the presidents of France, Benin and Ivory Coast of supporting armed groups that attacked an Air Force base in the capital early Thursday, wounding four soldiers and damaging an aircraft
The EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas welcomed Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita to Brussels on Thursday for the 15th meeting of the Association Council of the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco.
Participants focused on monetizing what they described as “SWAG,” an acronym for Sound, Walk, Attire, and Grubs, which they said form the cultural pillars behind the continent’s growing global influence
Pharrell, Kirk Franklin and Brandy were honoured at the Recording Academy 2025 Black Music Collective Honors event Thursday night in Los Angeles.
[Carter Center] Atlanta -- Only 10 human cases of Guinea worm were reported worldwide in 2025, the lowest number ever recorded, bringing the ancient disease closer than ever to eradication. The Carter Center announced the historic provisional figure following the one-year anniversary of the passing of the Center's founder, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
The tradition dates back to ancient Greece, when warring city-states respected a truce to ensure safe passage for athletes and spectators.
