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International · YaoundeA landslide in Cameroon's capital Yaounde on Sunday killed at least 11 people gathered to mourn the deaths of several relatives, the regional governor told state broadcaster CRTV.
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Landslide kills at least 14 attending funeral in Cameroon capital
42% Center coverage: 38 sources
Politics · ComorosAhmed Abdallah Sambi convicted of selling passports to stateless people living in Gulf. Sambi, 64, was sentenced by the State Security Court, a special judicial body whose rulings cannot be appealed. The former president was accused of embezzling millions of dollars under the scheme.See the Story
Comoros court sentences former president to life in prison
46% Center coverage: 13 sources
Africa · UgandaThe seven days dialogue attracted more than 40 representatives of armed groups, civil society organizations, survivors of the conflict, and government officials. The dialogue is meant to explore ways of restoring peace in eastern DRC where more than 120 armed groups are fighting. The March 23 Movement (M23), one of the major rebel groups was never represented at the dialogue after declining to abide by Luanda resolutions.See the Story
Congolese rebels storm out Nairobi Peace talks over unpaid allowances
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Africa · UgandaNasser Kerim ordered to refund Shs 6.7 million that he allegedly lost to sports betting. The money was meant to facilitate village health teams, local council chairpersons and other health workers during the just concluded door-to-door polio vaccination campaign in Zombo district in northern Uganda.See the Story
Zombo district health supervisor gambles, loses Shs 7m polio cash
Africa · UgandaEmmanuel Ochepa, the senior records officer of Moroto Regional Referral hospital has been arrested. He is accused of leaking hospital issues to the public and the media. He has denied knowledge of the said letter, saying his arrest could be a witchhunt. Last year, eight health workers fled the hospital claiming armed rustlers were trailing them.See the Story
Moroto hospital records officer arrested over leaking secrets to media
Africa · NigeriaGunmen raid four villages in Nigeria's northeastern Zamfara state. More than 100 people, including women and children, abducted. Kidnapping has become endemic in northwest Nigeria as roving gangs of armed men abduct people. Information commissioner accuses gunmen of using abductees as human shields.See the Story
Gunmen abduct more than 100 in Nigeria's Zamfara state
100% Center coverage: 3 sources
Europe · WashingtonThe United States privately asked Ukraine to drop its public refusal of peace talks with Russia and signal a willingness to engage in negotiations, as the war in Ukraine drags into its ninth month, The Washington Post reported.See the Story
US Privately Asks Ukraine to Show Russia It's Open to Talks, Washington Post Reports
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Africa · KampalaUganda reported nine more Ebola cases on Sunday in its Kampala region, bringing the total number of cases to 14 in the last two days. The 9 cases are contacts of the fatal case who came from Kassanda district and passed on in Mulago Hospital, the health minister said.See the Story
Uganda says 9 more Ebola cases confirmed in Kampala, urges vigilance
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Ebola · KampalaUgandan authorities have imposed a travel lockdown on two Ebola-hit districts as part of efforts to stop the spread of the contagious disease. The measures announced by President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday mean residents of the central Ugandan districts of Mubende and Kassanda can’t travel into or out of those areas by private or public means. Museveni said that cargo vehicles and others transiting from the capital Kampala to southwestern Uganda are still allowed to operate. He said that all entertainment places and places of worship are ordered closed and all burials in those districts must be supervised by health officials. The restrictions will last at least 21 days.See the Story
Uganda locks down 2 districts in bid to stem spread of Ebola
48% Center coverage: 29 sources
Floods · LagosThe boat, overloaded with 85 people, capsized on Friday in the Ogbaru region of the Anambra state. The area, as well as other regions of the country, have been ravaged by floods since the rainy season began in March. More than 300 have died and many more made homeless due to flooding this year, the worst in a decade.See the Story
Death toll in Nigeria boat capsize tragedy rises to 76
38% Center coverage: 42 sources
Corruption · JohannesburgZuma received a 15-month sentence last year after he ignored instructions to participate in a corruption inquiry. He handed himself in on July 7 last year to begin his sentence. Zuma was released on medical parole in September 2021. But in December, the high court set aside the parole decision and ordered him to return to jail.See the Story
Former S. African president Zuma released from Correctional Services system
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