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The man who killed 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand in 2019 had plans to target a third mosque, his sentencing hearing has heard. Brenton Tarrant also planned to burn down the mosques, wanting to “inflict as many fatalities as possible”. The Australian has pleaded guilty to 51 …

A group of community members in Matlala, outside Polokwane, attacked an 18-year-old and set him alight. His body was burnt beyond recognition. Police are on the hunt for a vigilante group after the murder of a Limpopo teen in a mob attack. The 18-year-old’s body was burnt beyond recognition in …

A man from the Fulani ethnic group was killed in a fresh attack on Saturday by unknown gunmen at Esereso, near Nsuta in the Ashanti Region. The latest incident brings the death toll to nine in the last eight months, according to Tabital Pulaaku International–Ghana, the largest Fulani welfare group …

Gunmen have attacked a group of aid workers in Niger, killing six French citizens, their local guide and driver, officials say. The gunmen arrived on motorcycles and opened fire, the governor of Tillabéri region, Tidjani Ibrahim, told the French news agency AFP. They were in the Koure region, which attracts …

An attack on a military base in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has killed at least eight people and injured 14 others, officials say. Witnesses told local media a car loaded with explosives attacked the compound near a sports stadium. The extremely loud explosion was heard across the city. Islamist militant …

Five people have been killed after attackers stormed a South African church, reportedly amid an argument over its leadership. South African police said they had rescued men, women and children from a “hostage situation” on the outskirts of Johannesburg on Saturday morning. They have also arrested at least 40 people, …

A 24-year-old was nearly lynched by a mob for allegedly stealing quantities of marijuana to sell. The incident occurred Thursday, July 9, 2020 at Kyeremateng Yoyim a farming Community near Nkurakan in Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region. The farming community is notorious for the cultivation of the substance …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is at the receiving end of several backlashes on twitter for ‘hurriedly’ extending well wishes to UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson after failing to speak on the shooting incident in Ashaiman. Twitter users have labeled the president as heartless for ignoring the shooting of one Eric Ofotsu …

No fewer than three persons were reportedly killed and two others inflicted with gunshot injuries when gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen attacked Ancha village in Irigwe Chiefdom of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attack which lasted between 10 pm Tuesday and 1 am Wednesday happened while …

A homemade bomb killed three soldiers in north-west Burkina Faso on Sunday. The attack happened after a patrol vehicle jumped on a mine in Gomboro in the Sourou province, according to Le Faso news website. Two soldiers died on the spot while the third one succumbed to injuries while being …