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DR Congo plane crash kills 14, including 2 senior military officials

The plane was returning to the capital city, Kinshasa, from southwestern Kikwit when it developed a technical fault and crashed.
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flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo
7d ago

Ebola Virus Outbreak

Ebola Virus Outbreak

Congo is running short of health workers as Ebola remains out of control, WHO says

The outbreak is spreading under extremely difficult conditions, fueled by insecurity, displacement, a health workers’ strike and intense population movements.
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8d ago

A mass shooting at a house in South Africa kills 11 and wounds 3, police say

It’s the latest in a series of mass shootings in South Africa in recent years, including one in June, when multiple attackers killed 12 people in a poor neighborhood in Johannesburg.
A mass shooting at a house in South Africa leaves 11 dead and 3 wounded, police say
A mass shooting at a house in South Africa leaves 11 dead and 3 wounded, police say
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9 women, 9 murders: South Africa confronts gender-based violence crisis

The killings have provoked protests, memorial runs and demands for action, with many accusing the government of not doing enough to keep women and girls safe.
People gather near the crime scene where the body of a woman was discovered in Boksburg on September 17, 2026.
People gather near the crime scene where the body of a woman was discovered in Boksburg on September 17, 2026.
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Who will lead the U.N. next? Meet the 7 candidates vying for the top job

Seven candidates are vying to succeed António Guterres as the United Nations’ 10th leader since 1946. Who are they, how are they selected, and what challenges will they face?
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United Nations General Assembly
10d ago

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British prosecutors charge doctor in the 1994 Rwandan genocide

Dr. Vincent Brown is the first person to be charged in the U.K. for taking part in the ethnic genocide in which an estimated 800,000 people were killed, prosecutors said.
Dr. Vincent Brown.
Dr. Vincent Brown.
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The $4 trillion gap threatening the U.N.’s 2030 development goals

As the deadline nears, only 36% of assessable SDG targets are on track or making moderate progress. The Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing conflicts have impeded progress.
School children in the Tillaberi region of Niger on January 25, 2023.
School children in the Tillaberi region of Niger on January 25, 2023.
12d ago

After deaths of nine women, South Africans gather to run, mourn and demand change

The killings have reignited anger over violence against ​women in South Africa, where gender-based violence was declared a national disaster in 2025.
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15d ago

Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 82 people, with many more missing

Survivors said the collapse happened at the al-Zara gold mine in Nuhud, a central town controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
Makeshift shelters lined up against a dry, dusty hillside with a front loader atop it.
Makeshift shelters lined up against a dry, dusty hillside with a front loader atop it.
19d ago

Uganda buries onetime ‘boy king’ whose death has sparked a succession battle

Tooro’s King Oyo Nyimba died unmarried and never declared an heir, with his death sparking a dispute over who will succeed him and claims about at least two alleged children.
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UGANDA-ROYALS-POLITICS-ARMY-FUNERAL
20d ago

Ebola Virus Outbreak

Ebola Virus Outbreak

Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to a 7th province

The development makes Sud-Ubangi the seventh province affected by the outbreak — and the first in western Congo — a worrisome spread outward from what was previously concentrated in the country’s east.
Health workers prepare to transfer the body
Health workers prepare to transfer the body

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