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Mozambique army joins manhunt for 1,500 escaped prisoners
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Mozambique army joins manhunt for 1,500 escaped prisoners

Mozambique National Police said 33 inmates were killed and 15 wounded in clashes with prison staff. Mozambique says a "search operation," backed by the army, is underway to recapture more than 1,500 prisoners that escaped from a Maputo prison on Christmas Day. 150 fugitives have been recaptured a...

Mozambique : Une émeute dans une prison fait 33 morts
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Mozambique : Une émeute dans une prison fait 33 morts

La ministre de la Justice, Helena Kida, précise que les troubles ont éclaté dans la prison et n'ont aucun lien avec les manifestations dans le pays. Une émeute dans une prison de Maputo, la capitale du Mozambique, a fait 33 morts et 15 blessés, a annoncé mercredi le chef de la police, Bernardino...

Suez Canal disruption costs Egypt $7b in revenue: Sisi
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Suez Canal disruption costs Egypt $7b in revenue: Sisi

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said that his country has lost approximately $7 billion in revenue due to disruption of transportation through the Red Sea. Events in the Red Sea and regional challenges cost Egypt around $7 billion in revenues from the Suez Canal in 2024, Egyptian Presi...

Tchad: Saleh Déby Itno "enterré à côté de son grand frère Idriss"
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Tchad: Saleh Déby Itno "enterré à côté de son grand frère Idriss"

Décédé mardi en Égypte, la dépouille de l'opposant et oncle de l'actuel chef de l'Etat a été rapatriée la nuit dans son pays, confie un proche. L'oncle paternel et opposant au président tchadien Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, Saleh Déby Itno, est décédé mardi au Caire, ont annoncé un de ses proches à...

Armed men fire on Haiti hospital reopening
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Armed men fire on Haiti hospital reopening

At least two people were killed and others injured on Tuesday when armed men opened fire on a group of journalists in Haiti. At least two people were killed and others injured on Tuesday when armed men opened fire on a group of journalists who gathered for a government press conference set to ann...

Stampede: Nigeria charity organisers remanded in prison
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Stampede: Nigeria charity organisers remanded in prison

Oyo state authorities said the stampede tragically claimed the lives of 35 children and left six others critically injured. A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, southwest Nigeria, has ordered the remand of three individuals in connection with the tragic stampede at a children’s funfai...

Pope calls for 'arms to be silenced' in Christmas appeal
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Pope calls for 'arms to be silenced' in Christmas appeal

Pope Francis has called for "arms to be silenced" around the world in his Christmas message. Pope Francis called on Wednesday for "arms to be silenced" around the world in his Christmas address, appealing for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan as he denounced the "extremely grave" humani...

Mozambique's Mondlane vows to hold parallel swearing-in
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Mozambique's Mondlane vows to hold parallel swearing-in

Mozambique's opposition leader Venancio Mondlane has vowed to hold parallel swearing-in on January 15, when President-elect Daniel Chapo is expected to take the oath of office. Despite a ruling by Mozambique's top court earlier this week declaring Daniel Chapo of the ruling Mozambique Liberation...