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Reuters
Aug 08, 2025

Ghana appoints acting defence minister after fatal helicopter crash

Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson has been appointed as acting defence minister of Ghana, after the tragic helicopter crash.

World

Reuters
Apr 20, 2025

Al Qaeda affiliate says it killed 70 soldiers in Benin, SITE reports

JNIM Thursday said, 70 soldiers were killed in attacks on two military posts in Benin’s northeastern Kandi province in the Alibori department.

Pakistan

Reuters
Jan 16, 2025

At least 44 Pakistanis feared dead in Spain boat wreck

A record 10,457 migrants died, trying to reach Spain in 2024 while most them found crossing Altantic rout from West Africa.

World

Reuters
Dec 27, 2024

At least 69 migrants killed in shipwreck off Morocco on deadly route to Spain

The makeshift boat en rout to Spain from West Africa was carrying around 80 people when it capsized off Morocco

World

Reuters
Dec 22, 2024

Over 20 civilians killed in central Mali village attacks

The unidentified assailants struck during the day and into the evening, ransacking and burning six villages.

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Reuters
Dec 11, 2024

Six migrants die trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands

The number of migrants reaching Spain’s Canary Islands hits an all-time annual high for a second year

World

Hum News
Aug 22, 2023

Senegal brings back survivors of drifting migrant boat

Senegal Foreign Affairs Minister Anette Seck said 38 people were rescued out of the 101, one of whom was not yet in a condition to travel.

World

Hum News
Aug 07, 2023

Niger closes airspace as it refuses to reinstate president

The coup, the seventh in West and Central Africa in three years, has rocked the Sahel region, one of the poorest in the world. Given its uranium and oil riches and its pivotal role in a war with Islamist militants, Niger holds importance for the U.S., Europe, China and Russia