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Gunmen kidnap five Chinese mine workers

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2021

Gunmen killed a police officer and kidnapped five Chinese nationals working at a gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s conflict-plagued east on Sunday, military sources said.  Regional army spokesman Major Dieudonne Kasereka said that “at around 2 am, the camp of the Chinese group was

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Sudan military to reinstate PM Hamdok after deal – Umma Party head

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2021

Sudan’s military plans to reinstate Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and release all political detainees under a deal to end weeks of deadly unrest, the head of one of the country’s main political parties told Reuters on Sunday. A source close to Hamdok said he had agreed to the deal to stop the bloodshed but the […]

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Drivers scramble as cash falls from armored truck on freeway

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2021

Drivers scrambled to grab cash Friday morning after bags of money fell out of an armored truck on a Southern California freeway, authorities said. The incident occurred shortly before 9:15 a.m. on Interstate 5 in Carlsbad as the truck was heading from San Diego to an office of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., authorities said. […]

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Cocaine worth $13m stolen from South African police

Daily Dispatch November 9, 2021

Thieves have stolen 541 kilogrammes of cocaine worth around 13 million dollars from the police in South Africa. The drugs were held inside the office of the Hawks special unit in the town of Port Shepstone in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal at the weekend, the police announced on Tuesday. The thieves entered the building […]

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Sudan: Nigeria talks tough on coup d’état

Daily Dispatch October 25, 2021

The Nigerian government has condemned the coup d’état in Sudan, calling for the immediate restoration of civil rule and release of ousted Prime Minister and all other political leaders from arrest. A signed statement on Monday by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Esther Sunsuwa, read that: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]

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Sudan’s military seizes power, declares state of emergency, dissolves govt

Daily Dispatch October 25, 2021

Sudan’s military seized power in a coup on Monday, arresting members of a transitional government that was supposed to guide the country to democracy following the overthrow of long-ruling autocrat Omar al-Bashir in a popular uprising two years ago. Gunfire was heard as opponents of the takeover took to the street and medics said several […]