Wed 16 October 2024: A devastating fuel tanker explosion in northwestern Nigeria has left at least 140 people dead and many others injured. The tragedy occurred on an expressway in Jigawa state after a tanker overturned, spilling fuel that locals rushed to collect. As residents gathered around the site, a massive explosion engulfed the area, […]
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Wed 16 October 2024: More than 90 people have been killed and 50 wounded after a fuel tanker exploded in northwestern Nigeria, according to police. The explosion took place on an expressway in Taura, in Jigawa state, as dozens of people rushed to the vehicle to collect the fuel, a police spokesman said on Wednesday. […]
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Tue 15 October 2024: South Africans involved in occupation of Palestine are getting away scot-free. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has failed to act against those with blood on their hands, according to activists. Speaking in an interview with Salaamedia on Monday, researcher at Media Review Network (MRN) and lecturer in political science Dr. Ahmed Haroon Jhazbhay […]
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Tue 15 October 2024: Over 80,000 Kenyan school-going children are struggling with eye health challenges including short or long-sightedness amid threats to their career aspirations, said a report from the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) on Thursday in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. Released on the World Sight Day which falls on Oct. […]
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Mon 14 October 2024: The department of transport should aim to reduce the carnage on the roads before implementing digital licences. That is according to the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse’s (OUTA) Adv. Stefanie Fick. In September, the department announced France-based IDEMIA would produce new smart driver’s licence cards. One of the features was the ability […]
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Mon 14 October 2024: Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich made headlines by breaking the women’s marathon world record at the Chicago Marathon, finishing in 2:09:56. She is the first woman to complete a marathon in under 2 hours and 10 minutes, surpassing the previous record by nearly two minutes. Chepngetich ditched the competition by the halfway mark […]
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Mon 14 October 2024: The United Nations children’s agency says one in eight girls and young women across the world have endured rape and sexual violence, with the highest number of victims recorded in sub-Saharan Africa. UNICEF published its first-ever global estimate on sexual violence against children, revealing that 79 million girls – one in […]
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Sun 13 October 2024: The Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) officially came into force on Sunday despite continued rejections by Egypt and Sudan, according to the Ethiopian prime minister, Anadolu reports. The agreement establishes the Nile River Basin Commission (NRBC), an institutional body tasked with promoting and coordinating cooperation among the Basin states on matters of […]
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Sat 12 October 2024: The South African Department of Health on Thursday called on all citizens to adopt healthy eating habits and active lifestyles to improve overall well-being. Deputy Minister of Health Joe Phaahla made the remark when attending the National Nutrition Week commemorative event in Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa, on […]
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Sat 12 October 2024: The death toll from Africa’s ongoing mpox outbreak has risen to 979, with a total of 38,300 cases, including 7,339 confirmed ones, since the beginning of 2024, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). During an online media briefing Thursday evening, Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya […]
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