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Children among 114 killed by drone strikes in war-torn Sudan

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Last week, a series of drone strikes hit the town of Kalogi in South Kordofan, targeting a kindergarten, a hospital, and other civilian-use sites. According to World Health Organization (WHO), the death toll from these strikes rose to 114 people, including 63 children. The first drone strike reportedly struck the kindergarten, killing many children instantly. As survivors and wounded children…
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South Africa to launch illegal drinking crackdown after mass shooting

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Late last week, a tragic mass shooting at an unlicensed bar in a hostel in Saulsville township, near Pretoria, claimed the lives of at least 12 people — among them three children — and injured many others. The victims included a 3-year-old boy, a 12-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl, along with other adults. According to police reports, three unknown gunmen entered the hostel at around 4:15…
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Fifty children escape after mass school kidnapping in Nigeria

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In a harrowing episode indicative of Nigeria’s deepening security crisis, fifty pupils have managed to escape captivity following a mass abduction at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State. The school was raided by armed gunmen on 21 November 2025, resulting in the kidnapping of 303 children and 12 teachers, according to statements by the Christian Association of Nigeria…
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Congolese officials survive plane crash inferno

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Congolese officials have miraculously survived a harrowing plane crash that ended in a blazing inferno. On November 17, 2025, a chartered Embraer ERJ-145 carrying the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Mines Minister, Louis Watum Kabamba, along with around 20 other passengers and crew, veered off the runway while landing at Kolwezi Airport in Lualaba Province. According to the minister’s…
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Over 25 million people face acute hunger in DR Congo

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Over 25 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are now enduring acute hunger, marking one of the most severe food crises in the country’s history. According to the latest data from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), about 28 million Congolese are facing high levels of food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 and above). Among them, 3.9 million people are…
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Military plane crashes in war-torn Sudan

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A Sudanese military cargo plane has crashed in the country’s war-torn West Kordofan state, adding to the mounting toll of destruction and loss amid Sudan’s prolonged civil conflict. According to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), the aircraft went down near the city of Babanusa while conducting a supply mission to troops engaged in heavy fighting with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
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Over 110 dead or missing after migrant shipwrecks

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Recent reports say that at least 110 people are dead or missing following two separate migrant shipwrecks off the coast of Tobruk, Libya. The tragedies involve mostly Sudanese refugees. In one case, a vessel carrying 74 people capsized off eastern Libya. Only 13 survived; the rest are either missing or presumed dead. In the second incident, another boat carrying about 75 passengers caught fire.
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