An American journalist, Mr. Mr Christopher Allen, has been killed while covering clashes between government and rebel forces in restive South Sudan. Officials and the US mission in Juba confirmed on Sunday the freelance reporter and photographer, was embedded with insurgent troops when fighting
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No fewer than 250 persons are feared dead and many others injured after a massive mudslide swept over Tara Democratic Republic of Congo. Tara is a fishing village in the Central African country. Pacifique Keta, deputy head of Ituri province where Tara is located, told newsmen that the death toll was now between 150 and […]
Tony Elumelu, Nigerian banker and philanthropist, has donated $500,000 to Sierra Leone to help alleviate the suffering of people affected by flood and mudslide. Elumelu made the donation to Sierra Leonean President, Ernest Bai Koroma, on Wednesday during a visit to the country. Along with former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, Elumelu visited survivors at the […]
A California man Aramazd Andressian, has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for killing his 5-year-old son just to get back at his wife. Investigators said Andressian admitted killing his son which necessitated his estranged wife damning him to hell during the hearing Los Angeles County Superior Court. “I hope you relive […]
Russia’s ambassador to Sudan, Mirgayas Shirinsky, was found dead in the pool of his Khartoum residence on Wednesday, Sudanese officials said. “The Russian ambassador died this evening at his Khartoum residence,” the foreign ministry said in a statement, without giving a cause of death. A senior police officer told AFP that an initial investigation had […]










