Africa

Children walk past M23 rebels in the eastern Congo town of Sake.
World
JUSTIN KABUMBA and MARK BANCHEREAU

‘Waiting for the bombs’: Fighting nears Congo’s largest city

Panic spread in eastern Congo’s main city, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and seizing a nearby town as they battle the Congolese army

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The Marburg disease detected in Tanzania has a fatality rate as high as 88 per cent.
Africa
Digital Staff

Country confirms outbreak of highly infectious and deadly virus

It comes after the nation’s health minister denied there was an outbreak.

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At least 86 Nigerians who rushed to recover oil spilled by a tanker died when it exploded. (AP PHOTO)
World
Dyepkazah Shibayan

Death toll rises to 86 after oil tanker explodes

At least 86 people have died after an oil tanker overturned and burst into flames.

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Miners, some of them emaciated and disorientated, have been brought to the surface and arrested.
Africa
Staff Writers

Chaotic scenes as 78 corpses pulled from mine

Rescuers have pulled 78 dead miners from an abandoned gold mine, where they have languished for months during a stand-off with authorities.

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Some 82 survivors have been pulled from the illegal South African goldmine, and 36 dead bodies.
Africa
Staff Writers

Dozens of bodies retrieved from mine as survivors emerge

Rescue services have pulled at least 36 dead bodies from a mine with a further 82 survivors emerging after food and water supplies were cut off.

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Nigerian officials have asked farmers and fishermen to operate in corridors demarcated by the army.
Africa
Staff Writers

Islamic militants slaughter 40 farmers amid food crisis

At least 40 farmers have been killed in an attack by suspected Islamic militants amid a worsening food shortage in war-torn Nigeria.

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At least 100 men are suspected to have died of starvation or dehydration in a mine in South Africa.
Africa
Mogomotsi Magome and Gerald Imray

Dehydration, starvation: At least 100 men dead in mine

Horrific reports are emerging as at least 100 men are said to have died from starvation or dehydration after being trapped in a mine.

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The eight-year-old boy went missing in the perilous Matusadona game park.
World
Rebecca Cohen

Boy survives five days in ‘lion-infested’ African game park after wandering from home

The boy slept amidst roaring lions and passing elephants and ate wild fruits to survive.

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An overcrowded truck carrying wedding guests fell off the Gelan Bridge in Southern Ethiopia killing 66.
Africa
Staff Writers

Tragedy as wedding party truck crash kills 66 guests

A truck carrying wedding guests to a ceremony has plunged into a river, killing at least 66 people.

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Osang Usie Otukpa is an alleged Nigerian scammer who stole $8 million from Australians.
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Australia
Natalie O’Brien

Nigerian who allegedly scammed Aussies of millions nabbed

Aussies are among the victims of a high-profile Nigerian entrepreneur arrested in an elaborate international sting after allegedly stealing more than $8 million.

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It's feared more than 100 people could have perished after an overloaded ferry capsized.
Africa
Staff Writers

WATCH: Horror vision of ferry capsize leaving 38 dead, 100 missing

There are fears more than 100 people could have died, and the moment an overloaded ferry full of people returning home for Christmas capsized was captured on video.

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World Health Organisation head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says more samples are being tested.
Africa
Staff Writers

WHO: Hemorrhagic fever death may be new unidentified virus

The World Health Organisation is warning the death of a man with hemorrhagic fever may indicate an unidentified virus is sickening people.

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A number of children have been killed in a stampede at an Islamic school in Nigeria.
Africa
Dyepkazah Shibayan

'Several' children killed in horror funfair stampede

Organisers of a funfair at an Islamic school have been arrested after several children were killed in a stampede.

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The World Health Organisation says more health kits for malaria are being sent to Kwango province.
Africa
Staff Writers

Mystery illness that claimed 143 lives identified

Health authorities in Africa have identified a mystery illness that is sweeping across Congo with nearly 600 cases reported.

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Deadly Cyclone Chido has destroyed homes and left a trail of destruction in Mozambique.
Africa
Staff Writers

Massive cyclone makes landfall again killing at least 34

Disaster agencies confirm at least 170,000 people are affected after massive Cyclone Chido made landfall in another country.

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