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WATCH | Search for survivors after plane plunges into Lake Victoria in Tanzania
A plane carrying 43 people plunged into Lake Victoria in Tanzania early on Sunday due to bad weather shortly before it was due to land in the northwestern city of Bukoba, police said, as rescuers searched for survivors. Read more…
Shock as black South African nurse working in UK is told to ‘bleach her skin white’ by boss
A black South African nurse working in the United Kingdom (UK) was reportedly left shocked after she was allegedly told to “bleach her skin white” following a racial incident. Read more…
COP27 summit opens as world races against climate clock
The UN’s COP27 climate summit kicked off Sunday in Egypt after a year of extreme weather disasters that have fuelled calls for wealthy industrialised nations to compensate poorer countries. Read more…
Kenya Airways pilots extend strike
Kenya Airways pilots on Sunday extended their strike and warned of “major flight disruptions”, forcing fresh cancellations as the carrier’s deadline for disciplinary action against those participating lapsed. Read more…
Nigeria gunmen free abducted children in northwest
Gunmen who abducted a group of children working on a farm in northwest Nigeria’s Katsina state have freed the hostages, the police said. Read more…
Missing cargo plane found in DRC, says airport source
The remains of a cargo plane missing with three people on board were found in a national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, an airport source told AFP. Read more…
Uganda extends lockdowns as Ebola spreads
Uganda on Saturday extended a three-week lockdown on two districts at the centre of an Ebola outbreak which has claimed over 50 lives, curbing travel and closing public places. Read more…
Suicide bomber attacks Somalia military training camp
A suicide bomber struck a military training camp in Somalia on Saturday, causing casualties, a military official said, in an attack claimed by the Al-Shabaab jihadist group one week after twin blasts left 116 dead. Read more…
Kenya reinstates scandal-hit national football body
Kenya on Friday reinstated its national football federation a year after disbanding it over corruption allegations but said its former chief could not return to work until legal proceedings against him are completed. Read more…
WATCH | Beauty queens Miss Puerto Rico and Miss Argentina secretly tie the knot
Former pageant queens Miss Argentina 2020, Mariana Varela, 26, and Miss Puerto Rico 2020, Fabiola Valentin, 22, recently took to social media to announce their secret marriage. Read more…
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