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Algerian man Rashid Hirsh dies by suicide during live broadcast
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Algerian man Rashid Hirsh dies by suicide during live broadcast

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Rashid Hirsh's suicide in Algeria has turned a live broadcast into a tragedy. The incident occurred during a live video stream. The event was...

Feb 20, 2026 08:52 PM 1 min read 1 source
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Madagascar court orders demolition of controversial Colisée building in Antananarivo
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Madagascar court orders demolition of controversial Colisée building in Antananarivo

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Madagascar's justice system has ordered the demolition of the Colisée, a controversial building located in Antananarivo. The Colisée has been a...

Feb 20, 2026 08:26 PM 2 min read 1 source
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38 miners die in gas explosion at lead mine in Nigeria's Plateau State
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38 miners die in gas explosion at lead mine in Nigeria's Plateau State

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At least 38 miners died due to a gas explosion in Plateau State, central Nigeria. The accident occurred between 7:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. local time in...

Feb 20, 2026 08:24 PM 2 min read 1 source
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Mozambique President Daniel Chapo appoints Carlos Rodrigues da Costa as diplomatic affairs advisor
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Mozambique President Daniel Chapo appoints Carlos Rodrigues da Costa as diplomatic affairs advisor

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President of the Republic Daniel Chapo appointed Carlos Manuel Carlos Rodrigues da Costa as Presidential Advisor for Diplomatic Affairs on...

Feb 20, 2026 08:21 PM 2 min read 1 source
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Bellarmine Mugabe, son of late Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, detained in South Africa after reported shooting
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Bellarmine Mugabe, son of late Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, detained in South Africa after reported shooting

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Police in South Africa have detained Bellarmine Mugabe, the youngest son of Zimbabwe’s late former President Robert Mugabe. He is thought to be in...

Feb 20, 2026 07:53 PM 1 min read 1 source
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Quelimane-Iracamba crossing in Mozambique resumes after one-day weather suspension
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Quelimane-Iracamba crossing in Mozambique resumes after one-day weather suspension

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The crossing between the city of Quelimane and the locality of Iracamba resumed on Wednesday. It had been suspended for a day due to adverse...

Feb 20, 2026 07:52 PM 1 min read 1 source
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UNSMIL head Hanna Tetteh reports no progress in Libya's political roadmap to UN Security Council
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UNSMIL head Hanna Tetteh reports no progress in Libya's political roadmap to UN Security Council

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Hanna Tetteh, head of UNSMIL (United Nations Support Mission in Libya) and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, addressed...

Feb 19, 2026 11:51 PM 2 min read 1 source
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Libya Defence Undersecretary Zoubi calls for institutions, rule of law, unified army on 17 February Revolution anniversary
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Libya Defence Undersecretary Zoubi calls for institutions, rule of law, unified army on 17 February Revolution anniversary

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Major General Abdel Salam Zoubi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defence, issued a statement on 17 February commemorating the fifteenth...

Feb 19, 2026 11:50 PM 2 min read 1 source
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