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South African police have recovered the body of a woman near an airport east of Johannesburg, marking the ninth such discovery in the area over a two-month period and intensifying fears of a serial killer.
Dozens of demonstrators marched in central Tunis on Saturday to demand the immediate release of four Global Sumud Flotilla activists, as mounting concern surrounds the deteriorating health of one detainee on a month-long hunger strike.
At least 48 people have died and approximately 100 others are receiving hospital treatment in southern Nigeria following the consumption of a locally brewed alcoholic beverage suspected to contain methanol.
A British auditor and mother of two kidnapped in Malawi has been rescued by police following a shootout that left four alleged abductors dead and a senior officer wounded.
Survivors of a crowded detention cell in Minna, Nigeria, have recounted a desperate struggle for breath after 37 suspected illegal goldminers—many of them children—died in the custody of a paramilitary group. The tragedy has sparked street protests, a government investigation, and an overnight curfew.
South African police are investigating potential connections after the bodies of nine women were discovered in the Ekurhuleni municipality over a two-month period, sparking widespread fear and anger.
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have begun administering the Ervebo vaccine to frontline medical staff in Ituri province, aiming to curb a historic Ebola outbreak driven by the Bundibugyo strain.
Congo has initiated an Ebola vaccination campaign for healthcare staff in Bunia, the epicenter of the fastest-growing outbreak in the country's history, utilizing the Ervebo vaccine under a compassionate-use program.
A series of recent killings in South Africa has renewed intense scrutiny on regional efforts to combat gender-based violence, with activists warning that legislation alone is insufficient without practical implementation and community support.
An international journalistic consortium has revealed secret agreements between the Trump administration and 35 nations, including 13 African countries, to accept thousands of deported migrants.
South African law enforcement are investigating whether the discovery of a ninth body in the Ekurhuleni municipality is connected to a series of recent killings.
Authorities in Nigeria report that at least 33 suspects arrested for alleged illegal mining died in custody, with officials citing a suspected disease while survivors point to severe overcrowding and suffocation.
Nigerian police deployed tear gas to disperse demonstrators demanding accountability following the deaths of 37 miners in state custody.
South African police have charged two women with premeditated murder following the discovery of Jabulile Ntimba's body east of Johannesburg, as investigators probe a total of nine recent killings that have reignited national outrage over gender-based violence.
Under secret deals struck by the Trump administration, legally protected migrants have been deported from the US to third countries like Cameroon, where they face isolation, restricted movement, and uncertain futures.
Seven armed groups, including the Fano militia, OLA, and TPLF, have formed the Alliance for Survival to challenge Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government, signaling a significant shift in the country's fragmented security landscape.
Frontline health personnel in the Democratic Republic of Congo have begun receiving an experimental vaccine deployment to test cross-protection against an unapproved strain in the country's worst-ever Ebola epidemic.
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