People living in Cameroon’s capital city could be without tap water for up to four days, the state-owned water company Camwater has warned. Camwater says the potential interruption to Yaoundé’s…
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Italy: President Sergio meets far-right coalition allies to form a government
Italy’s far-right leader Giorgia Meloni and her coalition allies have met President Sergio Mattarella and say they are ready to form a government “as quickly as possible”. He is set…
Mexico: Giant fuel fire engulfs railway and homes
A huge blaze has engulfed a train line and homes in Aguascalientes, central Mexico, after a fuel truck crash. Dramatic video of the fire went viral on social media, including…
Colombia: UN reports record cocaine coca crop
Colombia has increased its cultivation of coca plants – the main ingredient in the illegal drug cocaine – by 43%, a new UN report says. Last year the area of…
India: 100 million doses of expired Covid vaccine destroyed by manufacture
Indian vaccine maker Serum Institute of India (SII) has said it had to dump 100 million doses of their Covid-19 vaccine after they expired. The firm stopped producing Covishield in…
Nigeria: Police launch search for abducted medics
Police in Nigeria say security forces have been deployed to rescue a group of people abducted by gunmen from a hospital in the central state of Niger. Witnesses said about…
Somalia: Government officials killed in attack on key bridge
Two Somali officials have been killed in a suicide bombing in the the central town of Jalalaqsi in the Hiiraan region. District Commissioner Mohamed Omar Dabashe and the city mayor…
Kenya: Nairobi unveils first electric-powered bus
Swedish technology start-up Roam has begun piloting electric buses in Nairobi, Kenya. The company will for the next 12 months provide commuter services between the central business district and the…
Nigeria: Presidential candidate halts campaigns to visit victims
Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi has suspended campaigns to visit victims of recent flooding in the country that has displaced 1.3 million people and destroyed more than 200,000 homes. More…
Indonesia: Ban on all syrup medicines after deaths of 99 children
The deaths of nearly 100 children in Indonesia have prompted the country to suspend sales of all syrup and liquid medication. It comes just weeks after a cough syrup in…