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Nigeria's Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has lamented the losses of lives in Maitama, Abuja and at Okija, in Anambra State during food distribution drives by private institutions aimed at supporting the people as…

A tragedy of unprecedented scale struck at the Lycée Bilingue d'Etoug-Ebe, located in the heart of the political capital, Cameroon.  At least ten students died during a stampede at the Lycée Bilingue d'Etoug-Ebe, located in the political…

A day of national mourning decreed by the Congolese authorities is observed in the Republic of Congo, in memory of 31 young people who died in a stampede Monday evening in Brazzaville during an army recruitment operation. The flags are…

At least 13 people, including seven children, were killed on Friday in a crowd stampede at a stadium in the Madagascar capital of Antananarivo, according to the Red Cross and a local member of parliament. "So far, 13 people have been…

In Uganda, the promoter of a deadly New Year’s Eve event and the concert MC appeared in court. They were granted bail after the hearing by the Makindye Magistrates Court. Promoter Abby Musinguzi and MC Elvis Francis Juuko remain…

Panic at an Indonesian soccer match left 130 dead, most of whom were trampled to death after police fired tear gas to dispel riots, making it one of the deadliest sports events in the world. READ ALSO: Madrid expects Real LaLiga title…

Liberian President George Weah has visited survivors of a deadly stampede. On Thursday, he was at the bedside of some of the fifteen survivors admitted to hospital. Liberian President George Weah visits victims in hospital after a…