Parents in northwestern Nigeria are living through every family’s worst nightmare as they wait for news about their daughters who were abducted during an early-morning attack on a local high school. Many say they are still struggling to process what happened. Before sunrise on Monday, armed men stormed the school
One of the 25 schoolgirls kidnapped from their dormitory in Kebbi State, northwestern Nigeria, has managed to escape and return home safely. The girls were taken in the early hours of Monday when armed men stormed the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School. During the attack, a school staff member
Authorities in western Austria have made a heartbreaking discovery: the bodies of a 34-year-old mother and her 10-year-old daughter, missing for several months, were found concealed inside freezers hidden behind a drywall in an apartment in Innsbruck. The victims, both from Syria, had been unaccounted for since the summer. Their
Customs officers were left stunned when a routine inspection at the border took an unexpected turn. When they questioned 35-year-old Jesse Agus Martinez about a strange bulge in his pants, he insisted it was natural, even using a slang term to refer to his private parts. But officers quickly realized
South Africa has announced that it will no longer allow charter flights carrying Palestinian passengers into the country, following growing concerns about how recent arrivals were handled and who was responsible for facilitating their journey. The decision comes after a group of 153 Palestinians arrived last week on a charter
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has confirmed that he recently met with Donald Trump Jr., who is in the country on a private vacation. The meeting has sparked interest across the continent, coming just as the United States announced it will not attend the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa. Hichilema
Safa Younes walks through the quiet home where her life changed forever. She is 33 now, but the memories of what happened in Haditha two decades ago still feel painfully fresh. “This is the room where my whole family was killed,” she says softly. The walls are scarred with
United Nations officials are sounding the alarm over the rapidly worsening crisis in Sudan, where fighting between the national army and the Rapid Support Forces continues to devastate the country. The conflict, which began in 2023 after tensions between the two former allies erupted, has already claimed tens of
A group of Palestinian arrivals landed at O.R. Tambo International Airport on November 13 aboard a chartered flight, raising concerns about how they travelled and whether they were forcibly removed from their home region. The group initially struggled to enter South Africa because their documents were incomplete, but the Department
Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) launched a deadly ambush on a Nigerian military convoy in Borno State on Friday night. During the attack, a serving general — reported to be a brigade commander who was leading the operation — was allegedly abducted. Several soldiers, including
