Migrant boat sinks off Turkey’s coast, killing at least 21 people
It was not clear how many people were on the boat when it sank and the coast guard was continuing to search the area, he said.Sourced from Africanews
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World News in Brief: Rights chief appalled at Nigeria mass abductions, ‘pervasive’ hunger in streets of Sudan, Syria child crisis
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday expressed outrage at the recent abductions by gunmen of hundreds of people in Nigeria. Source UN News
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I lost hope and will to live in Russian jail, says Ukraine prisoner of war
Fresh evidence of “horrific…widespread and systematic” abuse and likely war crimes committed by Russian forces against civilians and military detainees in Ukraine emerged on Friday, in a new report by UN-appointed independent rights investigators. Source UN News
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Republic of Congo reports its first mpox virus cases in several regions
The Republic of Congo has recorded its first cases of mpox in several regions, the health ministry said, an indication of how the disease may be spreading across Africa since sexual transmission was first confirmed on the continent last year.Sourced from Africanews
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Otto Addo to become Ghana’s new head coach
Addo already coached Ghana on an interim basis for much of 2022, including at the World Cup in Qatar, when Ghana beat South Korea but was still eliminated in the group stage.Sourced from Africanews
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At least 50 migrants dead on a boat coming from Libya
Survivors rescued from a deflating rubber dinghy in the central Mediterranean say about 50 people who left Libya with them a week ago died during the journey, humanitarian relief group SOS said Thursday Mediterranean.Sourced from Africanews
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Internet disruption hits West and Central Africa, Netblocks and Cloudflare data shows
A major internet outage struck West and Central Africa on Thursday, as reported by the internet observatory Netblocks, which cited information from operators indicating multiple subsea cable failures. The precise cause of these failures remains unclear at this time.Sourced from Africanews
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Kenya’s president reaffirms commitment to deploy a police force to Haiti
“I assured Secretary Blinken that Kenya will take leadership of the U.N. Security Support Mission in Haiti to restore peace and security,”Sourced from Africanews
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EU maritime force says it is shadowing a Bangladesh-flagged ship seized by pirates off Somali coast
The hijacking of the MV Abdullah, first reported Tuesday by the British military, took place nearly 700 miles (1,100 kilometers) east of Somalia’s coastal capital Mogadishu.Sourced from Africanews
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Putin addresses French president’s concerns over Russian presence in Africa
Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to French President Emmanuel Macron’s concerns regarding heightened Russian influence in Africa, suggesting that Macron’s reaction may be driven by a lack of acknowledgment of his own country’s issues.Sourced from Africanews
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