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At least three persons have been confirmed dead during a protest against COVID-19 lockdown and closure of DR Congo’s main market. Police said they fired warning shots to disperse the protesters who gathered at the site on Tuesday to demand the reopening of the Kinshasa market. Several of the demonstrators said at least one person…

The Defence Headquarters has announced that troops of 192 Battalion, Gwoza, in Borno State, destroyed Boko Haram terrorists’ hideout at Kwatara on the Mandara Mountains. Making this disclosure in Abuja, the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations Maj.-Gen. John Enenche said that the troops conducted a well-coordinated commando raid on Boko Haram terrorists’ hideout at Kwatara on…

Thousands of mourners braved sweltering Texas heat on Monday to pay their last tribute to George Floyd, whose death after a police officer knelt on his neck ignited worldwide protests against racism and calls for reforms of U.S. law enforcement. Solemnly filing through the church in two parallel lines, some mourners bowed their heads, others…

President Donald Trump has threatened to send in the military to quell growing civil unrest in the US over the death of a black man in police custody. He said if cities and states failed to control the protests and “defend their residents” he would deploy the army and “quickly solve the problem for them”. Protests…