Yearly Archives: 2024

Attempted jailbreak at a Congo prison kills 129 people as chaos erupts with a stampede and gunshots

Muhamad Yehia KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison left 129 people dead, including some who were shot by guards and soldiers and others who died in a stampede at the overcrowded facility, authorities said Tuesday. One prominent activist put the death toll at more than 200. A …

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Who were the 6 hostages whose bodies the Israeli military recovered from Gaza?

Muhamad Yehia JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said early Sunday that it had recovered the bodies of six hostages captured during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that ignited the Gaza war, including Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whose parents had led a high-profile campaign for the captives’ release. The military said the six were killed shortly …

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US announces $203 million in new aid to war-torn Sudan amid major humanitarian crisis

Muhamad Yehia UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations announced nearly $203 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Sudan on Thursday but warned that the money is not a “panacea” and urged other countries to fulfill their financial pledges to address what she called “the world’s …

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UN releases $100 million for humanitarian emergencies in 10 countries around the world

Muhamad yehia UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations released $100 million on Friday for humanitarian emergencies in 10 countries in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Caribbean. Acting U.N. humanitarian chief Joyce Msuya said a lack of funding in these countries is preventing aid agencies from providing life-saving assistance, “and …

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In South Africa’s richest area, mother-to-baby HIV transmission is a concern despite free prevention

Muhamad khalil PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — It’s a worrying question for health officials in one of the richest and most developed areas of the African continent: Why are babies being born with HIV when free medication is available to prevent mother-to-child transmission? In the first half of this year, …

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In Senegal’s thriving hip-hop scene, this beatmaker insists women have a seat at the table

Muhamad Yehia &sahar ragab DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — In a classroom at the House of Urban Culture, tucked away in the narrow streets of Dakar, Senegal, Aminata Thiam claps her hands in time with a beat she created on her computer. “You just have to find the loop that you want. Cut …

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Spain’s leader in Senegal concludes West Africa tour aimed at tackling irregular migration

Muhamad Yehia DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday to conclude his trip through three West African nations aimed at tackling irregular migration to Spain’s Canary Islands. The two leaders signed agreements to promote temporary work opportunities in Spain for Senegalese nationals and vocational …

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Ethiopia is worried over a defense deal between Egypt and Somalia as tensions rise in Horn of Africa

Muhamad yehia MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Ethiopia is increasingly concerned over a recent defense deal between Egypt and Somalia, two countries that Addis Ababa is embroiled in disputes with amid rising tensions in the Horn of Africa region. Cairo and Mogadishu earlier this month signed a security agreement during a visit …

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Floods in Nigeria have killed scores and washed away farmland,

Muhamad yehia ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Weeks of flooding have killed nearly 200 people in Nigeria and washed away homes and farmlands, the country’s disaster management agency said, further threatening food supplies, especially in the hard-hit northern region. The floods blamed on poor infrastructure and badly maintained dams have killed …

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Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before an expected pause in fighting

Muhamad Yehia JERUSALEM (AP) — A campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus began on Saturday, Gaza’s Health Ministry said, as Palestinians in both the Hamas-governed enclave and the occupied West Bank reeled from Israel’s ongoing military offensives. A small number of children in …

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