A school bus carrying pupils veered off the road in eastern Uganda on Thursday, killing 20 children and a teacher in Kapchorwa district. The Minister of Local Government, Balaam Ateenyi Barugahara, confirmed the crash in a post on X on Friday. “We found nine children in critical condition at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, 16 children receiving treatment at Kaserem…

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Eleven children died and 19 other people were injured after a fire broke out at a state-run orphanage on the outskirts of Algeria’s capital on Thursday. The fire broke out in the Mohammadia district, east of Algiers, prompting rescue teams to rush to evacuate victims and residents trapped inside the building. Algeria’s Civil Protection agency confirmed that 19 other…

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Residents of the riverine communities in Moyamba District are set to benefit from improved emergency healthcare services following the official assumption of operational responsibility for the Justice Ivan Sesay Sea Ambulance by the National Emergency Medical Services (NEMS). The development was announced on Thursday, July 16, 2026, after a meeting between the Member of Parliament representing Moyamba District, Hon….

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A 34-year-old man has been arrested by officers of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) after he was allegedly found in possession of an unlicensed locally fabricated pistol loaded with 16 rounds of live ammunition during a routine checkpoint operation at Waterloo in the Western Area. The suspect, identified as Tejan Jabbie of New London, Kossoh Town, Freetown, was arrested…

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Just forty-eight hours before the Government of Sierra Leone announced the discontinuance of treason charges against former President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, one political voice was already urging the nation to look beyond division and embrace reconciliation. That voice belonged to Dr. Ibrahim Bangura. In what many dismissed as an ambitious appeal, the APC presidential aspirant called on President…

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