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Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:48:18 +0000
News24.com | 'It's just devastating, body numbing, mind numbing' - SA mom mourns son killed in Mozambique
Nothing had prepared South African mother Meryl Knox or her family for the "numbing" news following a deadly attack in neighbouring Mozambique.

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 21:28:18 +0000
News24.com | SA man hid with his son's body in bush during Mozambique attack, with dozens now confirmed dead
More than 1 000 people were ferried to safety via boats.

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 19:53:10 +0000
News24.com | EXPLAINER | Burning villages, beheading locals: Who are the Al-Shabab militants in Mozambique?
Militants who seized the northern Mozambique town of Palma this week, murdering residents and forcing energy giant Total to suspend work on a nearby gas project, have wreaked havoc in the area for more than three years.

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 18:25:09 +0000
News24.com | Mozambique attack: Rescue convoy 'attacked by insurgents' as dozens remain unaccounted for
Dozens of people were still unaccounted for Sunday following a deadly Islamist attack on Mozambique's northern town of Palma, while thousands of survivors were being evacuated to the provincial capital Pemba, various sources said.

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 11:58:58 +0000
Businessinsider.co.za | Egyptian authorities say 'human error' may be to blame for the Suez crash
The epic Suez Canal blockage was initially blamed on strong winds and dust storms. Now, authorities say "human or technical error" could be vital factors.

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 11:43:09 +0000
News24.com | Several killed, gas works halted as militants seize north Mozambique town
Islamist militants have seized control of a town in northern Mozambique, killing several people including at least one foreign worker, and forcing France's Total to suspend operations at a huge gas project.

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 18:35:12 +0000
News24.com | Mozambique: 104 rescued in Palma siege
Residents, expatriates and other contract workers have come under attack in a three-day siege of Palma, situated in Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique.

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:53:09 +0000
News24.com | PICS | 32 dead after Egypt passenger trains collide
At least 32 people were killed and 66 injured Friday when two passenger trains collided in southern Egypt, the health ministry said, the latest deadly rail accident to hit the country.

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:37:18 +0000
News24.com | Covid-19: Kenya's president orders new lockdown
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta restricted travel in the capital Nairobi and four other counties.

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 14:05:00 +0000
News24.com | Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed says Eritrea will withdraw troops from Tigray
Eritrea will pull its troops out of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said.

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 12:00:11 +0000
News24.com | Strike kills six in Mali in disputed circumstances
Six people have been killed in Mali in disputed circumstances, with French forces saying a strike targeted jihadists and local residents alleging those left dead were hunters.

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 08:37:35 +0000
Businessinsider.co.za | Suez: Massive ships now heading towards SA - among them Ever Given's sister ship
As the Suez blockage continues, some of the world's largest container ships are shifting course towards the route around South Africa.

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 09:00:18 +0000
News24.com | Men forced to rape family members in Ethiopia’s Tigray, UN reports
At least 516 rape cases reported by five medical facilities in Mekelle, Adigrat, Wukro, Shire and Axum, UN says.

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 18:55:58 +0000
News24.com | Covid-19: Zambia sets out vaccination plans
Zambia announced plans on Thursday to vaccinate all people over 18, or 46% of the 18.3 million population, against Covid-19 as it prepares for a third wave of the pandemic.

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 15:40:56 +0000
News24.com | African elephants face growing risk of extinction due to poaching - Red List
African elephants living in forests and savannas are increasingly threatened with extinction, the Red List of species in trouble showed on Thursday, as conservationists called for an urgent end to poaching.

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:04:25 +0000
News24.com | 'Horrific event' as Ethiopia troops murder civilians, says MSF witnesses
Doctors Without Borders says its staff witnessed troops drag men off public buses and execute them in embattled region.

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 12:00:08 +0000
News24.com | Hotel Rwanda 'star' Paul Rusesabagina quits trial, says he expects no justice
Paul Rusesabagina, a Rwandan government critic who was hailed as a hero during a genocide in the country, has not showed up for his trial.

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 11:00:15 +0000
News24.com | 'Drinking blood': Witnesses testify in Liberia war crimes trial
Witnesses have come forward in the first war-crimes trial held in Liberia, against former rebel Gibril Massaquoi, to testify about alleged rape and ritual murder.

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 08:00:45 +0000
News24.com | Traffic builds as low tide slows work to clear Suez ship blockage
Low tide overnight has slowed efforts to dislodge a 400m long, 224 000-ton container vessel that has choked traffic in both directions along the Suez Canal.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:35:42 +0000
News24.com | Zimbabwe president gets Covid-19 dose, urges citizens not to hesitate
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa and some opposition politicians received China's Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine in the tourist resort of Victoria Falls as part of efforts to encourage citizens to get inoculated.



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