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Kenya slum demolished to make way for road
on: by Fernil News
The homes of about 30,000 people have been demolished in a Kenyan slum to make way for a new $20m (£15m) dual carriage way in the capital Nairobi. The residents, living in part of the city’s largest slum, Kibera, were given
Greece wildfires: Reports say at least 50 dead
on: by Fernil News
At least 50 people are feared dead in wildfires burning in the Attica region around Athens, in Greece’s worst fire crisis in more than a decade. According to the Red Cross, 26 bodies were found in the yard of a villa
Somalia’s al-Shabab carries out attack on military base
on: by Fernil News
Militant Islamists have stormed a military base in southern Somalia after detonating a suicide car bomb. Al-Shabab says its fighters killed 27 soldiers in the raid, about 50km (31 miles) from the port city of Kismayo. A government spokesman confirmed to
Somali father defends FGM after daughter, 10, dies
on: by Fernil News
The father of a 10-year-old girl who died after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) in Somalia has defended the practice. Dahir Nur’s daughter died of blood loss on 17 July, two days after being taken to a traditional circumciser. But he
Flight scare as Helicopter with gold lands at maize farm
on: by Fernil News
There was a flight scare at Yanowa near Asamankese in the Eastern region after a helicopter transporting gold from the Bibiani Chirano gold mines to Accra developed a mechanical fault and forced landed at a maize farm at Kumikrom. No member
Asawase Killings: IGP To Brief Defence And Interior C’ttee
on: by Fernil News
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) David Asante Apeatu is expected to brief the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament later Monday July 23, 2018 on the killing of some seven suspected criminals in Kumasi. The Minority ahead of the meeting
Canadian Embassy goes biometric
on: by Sebastian Oteng
As part of the measures to control security risks, and to facilitate identification procedures, the government of Canada will on July 31, 2018 commerce the use of biometrics procedures for all its applicant. All applicants from Europe, the Middle East, and
Indonesia: 292 crocodiles killed to avenge man’s death
on: by Fernil News
Indonesian villagers armed with knives, hammers and clubs slaughtered 292 crocodiles in revenge for the death of a man killed by a crocodile at a breeding farm, an official said on Monday. Photographs released by Antara News Agency showed bloodied carcasses