GOMA (DR Congo), Nov 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 29 people were killed on Sunday when a small plane crashed after takeoff into a house in a densely populated area of the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. A survivor among the 19 people – 17 passengers and two…

OUGOUDOUGOU, Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The U.N. refugee agency is calling for greater protection for thousands of people fleeing escalating violence in northeastern Burkina Faso. It says the lack of security is hampering humanitarian agencies’ efforts to reach those in desperate need of aid. Nearly a half-million people are internally displaced…

NAIROBI, Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 16 people are feared dead after their houses were swept away Saturday Nov 23 in landslides caused by heavy rain in West Pokot, officials said. Joel Bulal, a local administrator, told the Nation that at least 12 people were buried alive in Nyarkulian…

HARARE, Nov 23 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The number of fired Zimbabwean doctors has surged to 435 doctors in an unprecedented government response to a prolonged industrial action by its hospital staff. This was revealed at a post-cabinet media briefing, Thursday by Acting Information Minister, Mangaliso Ndlovu who however said the sacked…

BENI (DR Congo), Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — DR Congo police and soldiers fired live ammunition on Friday to disperse demonstrators in northern Beni after angry protests erupted over deadly militant attacks in the area. The demonstrators were protesting against local forces and UN peacekeepers for failing to stop the Allied…

TUNIS, Nov 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tunisian security units dismantled a counterfeit currency network in an operation in which two sub-Saharans were arrested, Tunisia’s Interior Ministry said on Friday. “The two suspects were arrested in a house situated in Mrezga in Nabeul governorate,” said a statement released by the ministry. Counterfeit…