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23 dead, flights disrupted and military deployed after heavy rains pound Kenya's capital overnight
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (328+ words) George Seda, the police boss in Nairobi, said Saturday that some of the people drowned and others were electrocuted, warning that the death toll may rise as search and rescue operations continue. Seda also said that more than 100 vehicles were…...
11 dead in South Africa minibus and truck collision days after similar crash killed 14 children
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (289+ words) Thursday's crash happened near the city of Durban in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province. Provincial transport department official Siboniso Duma said in a statement that 11 people, including a schoolchild, died at the scene, although that was according to preliminary information. "Witnesses…...
What to know about the white South Africans Trump is prioritizing in reduced US refugee quota
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (651+ words) The Trump administration is cutting the number of refugee places to as few as 7,500 from a limit of 125,000 last year under the Biden administration, with the places mostly going to members of the Afrikaner white minority from South Africa. The…...
Madagascar's president rose to power off youth discontent and was taken down by it
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (652+ words) The uprising resulted in a military-backed coup that brought Rajoelina to power as the transitional leader of his Indian Ocean country at the age of just 34. He then left the role in 2014 but returned to the presidency in 2019 through elections....
Madagascar's president says a coup is underway after soldiers joined anti-government demonstrations
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (683+ words) President Andry Rajoelina's office offered no details on who was behind the attempt and no signs of violence were immediately visible on the streets on Sunday, although there was a large military presence. A commander of the elite CAPSAT unit,…...
Trump administration has floated deporting third-party nationals to Africa. Here's what we know
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (896+ words) Although few details are known, these initiatives in Africa mark an expansion in U.S. efforts to deport people to countries other than their own. The United States has sent hundreds of Venezuelans and others to Costa Rica, El Salvador and Panama…...
How a Raleigh ministry decided to help resettle Afrikaners
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (869+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. " The 1230-foot storage unit in a Raleigh, North Carolina, suburb is crammed full of chairs, tables, mattresses, lamps, pots and pans. Most of its contents will soon be hauled off to tw... RALEIGH, N.C. " The 1230-foot storage unit in a…...
Last day to apply for Fozzie’s Farm apprenticeship
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (238+ words) The Montezuma Land Conservancy will host an apprenticeship program at Fozzie's Farm this summer, offering young people ages 16 to 24 an opportunity to work outdoors while earning $17 per hour. The pr... Last day to apply for Fozzie's Farm apprenticeship The Montezuma…...