Abuja, Nigeria – At least 13 people, including four children, were killed in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothing items distributed at annual Christmas events, police said on Saturday. Both accidents came ...
Some of Johannesburg’s informal waste recyclers have recently received an upgrade. One collaboration transformed a massive camp into an award-winning, data-driven solar-powered sorting and baling hub. As Marie de Klerk reports, incomes have increased and neighbors are happier. Videographer: Marie ...
United Nations – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday announced $200 million in new humanitarian funding for the Sudanese people as he chaired a high-level Sudan meeting at the UN Security Council, giving Sudan its biggest boost since ...
In September, US forces completed their withdrawal from Niger, where it had two bases that help partners counter terrorism in the Sahel. The withdrawal followed a coup by members of Niger’s military in 2023. The US military says the withdrawal ...
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo – At least 25 people, including children, were killed and dozens missing after a packed boat capsized in a river in central Congo on Tuesday, officials and local residents said. The ship was believed ...
Saint-Denis de la Reunion, France – Rescuers were hard pressed Monday to reach survivors after a devastating cyclone hit the French Indian Ocean region of Mayotte, destroying homes across islands and leaving hundreds feared dead. Images from Mayotte, which like ...