September 29, 2023 186,000 migrants, refugees have arrived in southern Europe in 2023, UN says According to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, 2023 saw an 83% increase of migrants and refugees who arrived in southern Europe compared to last year.
September 28, 2023 Car bomb kills 6, wounds 14 at Somali meat market Six people were killed and 14 others were injured in a Thursday car bombing in central Somalia, the third attack the African Horn country reported in one day.
September 26, 2023 8 people electrocuted as heavy rainfall and flooding sweep South African settlements Eight individuals, including four children, died from electrocution in two separate incidents following heavy rainfall that led to flooding near Cape Town, South Africa.
September 26, 2023 1,000 hunger deaths recorded in Ethiopia’s Tigray region following November cease-fire Following conflict that ended in Tigray, Ethiopia, in November, hunger has become the leading cause of death in the region. Researchers said they verified 1,329 deaths from starvation.
September 26, 2023 Cholera, dengue outbreaks reported in Sudan as conflict between armed forces continue, UN says As Sudan’s military and rival paramilitary force continue its deadly fighting, outbreaks of cholera and dengue fever have been reported in the impoverished nation.
September 25, 2023 Security forces rescue 14 Nigerian students abducted by gunmen Security forces have rescued 14 of at least 20 Federal University Gusau students, who were abducted from the northwestern Nigerian school by gunmen last week.
September 25, 2023 Commercial building blaze south of Benin's capital kills at least 35 people A fire occurred in a commercial building situated south of Benin's capital, resulting in the loss of a minimum of 35 lives, as confirmed by authorities.
September 25, 2023 Poland's foreign minister accuses Germany of interference over visa allegations Poland's foreign minister accused Germany of meddling in country's internal affairs after chancellor urged Poland to clarify allegations of Polish consulates in Africa and Asia selling temporary work visas to migrants for substantial sums.
September 25, 2023 Mali junta postpones 2024 election, delaying return to democratic rule Mali's military-run government has delayed its planned February 2024 presidential election for "technical reasons," postponing an expected return to civilian rule.
September 25, 2023 Renewed clashes erupt in Ethiopia's Amhara region over disarmament dispute Clashes erupted in the second-largest city of Ethiopia's tumultuous Amhara region as militiamen clashed with the military over the government's intentions to disarm local armed groups.
