JERUSALEM -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Thursday night that Zahi Yaser Abd al-Razeq Oufi, head of the Hamas network in Tulkarm in the West Bank, was killed earlier in the day. The IDF said in a statement that Oufi planned and led the attempted car-bombing attack in Ateret on Sept. 2. As part of his role, he supplied weaponry to a large number of Hamas militants in the area, planning and leading a ..read more

(Nairobi) - Police in Chad forced the cancelation of a conference in the capital, N'Djamena, on October 2, 2024, that was planned to discuss justice for the victims of abuse by Hissne Habre, Human ..read more

ABUJA, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- At least 25 bodies have been recovered after a boat carrying more than 300 passengers capsized in Niger State in central Nigeria early this week, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu's spokesman said on Thursday. Over 150 others were rescued after the overloaded wooden boat flipped over on the River Niger upstream Jebba Dam in the Mokwa local government area Tuesday night, Bayo Onanuga, a sen ..read more

BEIJING, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of France, South Africa, Pakistan and other countries have recently sent messages or letters of congratulation to Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC). French President Emmanuel Macron said that 2024 marks both the 75th annive ..read more

According to Niger's authorities, the matchmaking program aired by Canal Plus stigmatizes African women Niger's media regulator has banned the French channel Canal Plus from airing a romance-themed television show that the government says threatens the West African nation's values. Authorities in neighboring Burkina F ..read more

Liberia, with a population of just over 5.6 million people, is one of the world's ten poorest countries, with a GDP per capita of US$662.50. The lingering effects of two civil wars (1989-2003), Ebola outbreaks (2014-2015) and the COVID-19 pandemic (2020) have left Liberi ..read more

ABUJA, 3rd October, 2024 (WAM) -- Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency says 16 bodies have been recovered so far in central Niger State, where around 150 passengers are missing after a boat capsized late Tuesday. Authorities say the tragedy was caused by overloading the boat. The boat was ferrying more than 300 passengers on the River Niger when it overturned on Tuesday night, said the agency's head Abd ..read more

SYDNEY, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Health authorities in Australia's most populous state have urged people at risk of contracting mpox to get vaccinated amid a spike in cases. New South Wales (NSW) Health on Thursday reported that there have been 433 confirmed cases of mpox in the state since June 1, the largest outbreak in NSW since its first case of the infectious disease was confirmed in May 2022. Of those cas ..read more

DAKAR, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) announced on Wednesday that Aliou Cisse will not have his contract renewed as head coach of the national football team, concluding his nine-year tenure in the role. The decision follows a directive from Senegal's Minister of Youth, Sports, and Culture, Khady Diene Gaye. In a statement, the FSF revealed it had received a confidential letter ..read more

(Photo credit: Kevin Neri/Statesman Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK) Five-star small forward Tounde Yessoufou out of California committed to Baylor on Wednesday in the Class of 2025. Yessoufou is the 15th best player in the class, according to the 247Sports composite rankings. Yessoufou chose Baylor over Arizona State, Southern Cal, Arizona and Washington among 14 offers. "I selected Scott Drew because he seems authentic ..read more