Africa

Death toll jumps in Mozambique storm as 15,000 await rescue

The death toll from a powerful cyclone that triggered devastating floods in three southeastern African countries has jumped to more than 400 people, according to officials, as thousands of people remained stranded “in very bad shape” on roofs and trees in hard-hit Mozambique. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Celso Correia,[…]

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At least 8 killed in Nigeria school building collapse

Rescuers combed through the rubble early Thursday after at least eight people were killed and as many as 100 children feared trapped when a building housing a school collapsed in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos. The incident took place near Itafaji market on Lagos Island at around 10am local time (09:00[…]

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Nigerian women brace for election upsets

Nigerian women are hoping to use Saturday’s local elections to change the country’s political dynamics by triggering an upset during the polls. Women’s groups have been mobilising support for female candidates seeking office, appealing to women voters to utilise their numerical strength to support their own during the governorship and[…]

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Nigeria elections: Buhari vows peaceful polls as campaigning ends

Nigeria’s top two presidential candidates have wrapped up their campaigns with big rallies in front of enthusiastic crowds, making their final pitches to voters and reiterating their commitment to holding peaceful elections. As campaigning drew to a close on Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari, of the ruling All Progressives Congress party,[…]

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