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Kenyan Doomsday Cult Leader Sentenced to 200 Years for Mass Murder of Children

A Kenyan court sentenced doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie to 200 years in prison on Friday for the starvation murders of 190 children. The sentence comprises 100 years for murder...

41 Dead and More than 40 Missing as Passenger Boat Sinks in DR Congo

Eleven Killed in Mass Shooting at South Africa House Party

At Least 29 Children Killed in Tragic School Fire in DR Congo

Landfill Landslide in Guinea Kills 30 People

South Africa Unrest / Bangladeshi Businesses Hit by Anti-Immigrant Protests

Ivory Coast and Ghana Floods Leave 71 Dead After Days of Heavy Rain

Ramaphosa Seeks Court Order to Halt Farmgate Impeachment

12 Killed in Johannesburg Settlement Mass Shooting

DRC Ebola Outbreak / Conflict Fueling Untreatable Ebola Crisis in Eastern Congo, Warns WHO

East Africa Rare Ebola Outbreak Sparks Border Emergencies

Congo Ebola Center Burned Down by Angry Mob Amid Crisis

BRICS Summit 2026 / BRICS Summit Fails to Reach Joint Statement Over Iran War

30 Killed in Stampede at Haiti's Famous Citadelle Fortress

The WTO confirmed that 2,036 people have been killed in 213 attacks on healthcare facilities during the nearly three-year-long conflict.

White Nile Violence / Drone strike on Sudan Hospital kills 10, Hits Maternity ward

At least 10 people, including medical staff, were killed and more than 20 others injured in a drone strike on a hospital in central Sudan, according to health authorities and...

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said about 1,000 civilians had sought protection near its base.

South Sudan Violence / At Least 169 Killed in Deadly Attack in Northern South Sudan

At least 169 people, including senior local officials, were killed on Sunday after unidentified armed men attacked an area in northern South Sudan, authorities said. The assault took place in Ruweng...

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