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UN Fears Ethiopia Landslide Catastrophe Could Claim Up to 500 Lives The United Nations has raised alarms over the deadly landslide in Ethiopia, suggesting the fatality count might soar to 500. Nature's wrath unleashed in a remote district, leaving communities devastated and scrambling for safety. Local officials report ground tremors unsettled the area days before the catastrophic event. Villagers were jolted awake by the rumble, unaware of the disaster about to unfold. Rescue teams, already spread thin, now face a…

Southern Ethiopia Landslide Leaves 146 Dead, Local Official Confirms "A devastating landslide in southern Ethiopia has taken a harrowing toll, leaving 146 individuals dead," a regional authority reported. Natural disasters often hit this area around this time of year, turning serene landscapes into sites of tragedy. Eyewitnesses recounted scenes of chaos and despair. "It was like the ground swallowed everything," noted a survivor. This incident, unfortunately, is not isolated. Landslides during the rainy season bring…

Mother Avoids Jail After Fatal Bedbug Poisoning Incident in London In a tragic mishap, a woman in Britain has avoided jail time after her attempt to exterminate bedbugs ended in the accidental death of her 11-year-old neighbor due to toxic gas. Jesmin Akter, a 34-year-old mother of two, smuggled aluminum phosphide into the UK from Italy to deal with a bedbug problem in her apartment at Nida House, Tower Hamlets, East London. Unfortunately, Akter neglected to consult the packaging instructions before scattering the…

Jacob Oulanyah, the chief of the Ugandan parliament, died on Sunday within the United States underneath mysterious circumstances. This Friday, March 25, if there isn't any last-minute shock, it should be Annett Among, the present Deputy Speaker, who ought to…

Death toll rises to twenty, together with MP in twin bombings in Somalia BELEDWEYNE, Somalia - The dying toll within the Beledweyne bombings has risen to twenty, officers stated on Thursday, after at the very least ten extra individuals died of their accidents in varied hospitals moments after they had been evacuated from the scene. Officials stated the primary explosion in the town killed…

His death arouses a wave of emotions in Mali and throughout West Africa ... Malia's former prime minister, Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, died on Monday in Bamako after seven months in detention. In a message on Twitter, the Nigerian president explains: "I thought such murders belonged to another era." Mohamed Bazoum also reveals at RFI that ECOWAS has repeatedly requested medical evacuation of the prisoner. Reaction today from his friend Hugo Sada. The former French diplomat and former delegate to La Francophonie testified at…

The death of prisoner Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, Malia's Prime Minister between 2017 and 2019, at the age of 67, evokes a wave of emotions. Since the announcement of his disappearance, messages of condolences and tributes have multiplied on the continent.…

In Mali, Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga died on Monday 21 March in the morning, around lunchtime, at a clinic in Bamako. His death was confirmed to RFI by relatives and family members. The former Prime Minister…

Controversy arose in Kenya this week over the authorities' silence on the deaths of troopers from the African Union's mission in Somalia in an assault. The brother of one among the troopers killed occurs to be a former presidential candidate who has publicly…

Many reactions in the Chadian and Senegalese press, of course, but also beyond ..."Former Chadian President Hissène Habré died in…