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  Outrage over Sri Lanka’s collapsing economy came to a boil on Saturday when tens of thousands of protesters stormed the colonial-era residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and later set the prime minister’s house on fire. Happening now #July9th massive protest in Colombo Sri Lanka, demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to …

Thousands of protesters have stormed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s residence in the capital of Sri Lanka.   Demonstrators from all over the country marched to Colombo demanding his resignation after months of protests over mismanagement of the country’s economic crisis.   Reports say he has already been moved to a safer …

Former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled the oil- and diamond-rich state for almost four decades, has died aged 79, the Facebook page of the Angolan presidency says   José Eduardo dos Santos, Angola’s former president who has died aged 79, was being treated for an undisclosed condition …

  Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died, according to Japan’s national broadcaster.   Abe, 67, who remains Japan’s longest serving prime minister, was shot while giving a campaign speech.   The suspected attacker – reported to be a man in his 40s – was tackled at the scene …

  Residents of a community in the north-west Nigerian state of Katsina say a Nigerian military jet has fired a missile on civilians while it was supposed to be targeting armed gangs.   At least one person was killed and more than a dozen others are being treated in a …

Electricity crisis: No power for up to six hours   South Africa is gripped by a winter of discontent as the country faces its biggest ever power crisis.   People are experiencing rolling blackouts of up to six hours a day and are having to face a bitterly cold winter …

At least 13 children in southern Ethiopia have died due to hunger as drought and conflicts continue to affect the area, local authorities have said.   A local official from Konso district confirmed the deaths.   He told the BBC that crop failure continued to push many away from their …

Officials in Nigeria say dozens of Boko Haram suspects are missing after a prison in the capital, Abuja, was attacked by armed men on Tuesday night.   The authorities have not said the total number of inmates who are on the run.   Witnesses described hearing loud explosions and gunfire …

  Suspected Boko Haram militants are among 436 inmates on the run after gunmen from the extremist group attacked a prison outside the Nigerian capital, Abuja, government officials say.   Some 879 detainees escaped after Tuesday night’s attack but 443 of them have been recaptured, Umar Abubakar, spokesman for the …

More than 400 prisoners are missing following a raid on a prison in Nigeria’s capital Abuja, officials say.   Four inmates, a security guard and several attackers were killed after the prison was targeted on Tuesday night, according to officials.   Islamist militant group Boko Haram is suspected of carrying …