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Rwanda. 2026-08-9 56c0cb1d390e4b37c07337dc36851b9389f207bc /feed/2026/08/9/at-least-eleven-people-are-killed-and-at-least-40-others-are-injured-in-a-houthi-missile-and-drone-attack-on-mokha-taiz At least eleven people are killed and at least 40 others are injured in a Houthi missile and drone attack on Mokha, Taiz Governorate, Yemen. 1786917566 2026-08-9 1ba0004abefad80699160c8e61745e132afde33f /feed/2026/08/9/at-least-11-people-are-killed-and-at-least-40-others-are-injured-in-a-houthi-missile-and-drone-attack-on-mokha-taiz-gov At least 11 people are killed and at least 40 others are injured in a Houthi missile and drone attack on Mokha, Taiz Governorate, Yemen. 1786377489 2026-08-9 bb84e513fec6397d462f0c9b7290b8966aaf3b06 /feed/2026/08/9/at-least-11-people-are-killed-and-two-others-are-injured-in-three-separate-shootings-in-cape-town-south-africa At least 11 people are killed and two others are injured in three separate shootings in Cape Town, South Africa. 1786377489 2026-08-9 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15 Africa 1 /feed/2025/12/13/nine-african-migrants-die-due-to-freezing-temperatures-near-the-algeria-morocco-border Nine African migrants die due to freezing temperatures near the Algeria–Morocco border. 2025-05-23 60b6d1ac3337db0caea495f0ab3f92ab9573ff70 /feed/2025/05/23/at-least-260-miners-are-trapped-after-a-collapse-at-the-kdc-uranium-mine-near-carletonville-gauteng-south-africa At least 260 miners are trapped after a collapse at the KDC uranium mine near Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa. 1748015116 2025-05-23 e922bff8f3e5041fd6d4c19d11ac4dcf10bc1811 /feed/2025/05/23/at-least-260-miners-are-trapped-after-a-collapse-at-the-kloof-mine-in-johannesburg-south-africa At least 260 miners are trapped after a collapse at the Kloof mine in Johannesburg, South Africa. 1748007880 2025-05-23 af681353cbae8f72f88d526f4ce4a99941dfb6c0 7 South Africa 1 /feed/2025/05/23/at-least-260-miners-are-trapped-after-a-collapse-at-the-kdc-gold-mine-near-carletonville-gauteng-south-africa At least 260 miners are trapped after a collapse at the KDC gold mine near Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa. /feed/2026/10/13/in-auto-racing-formula-1-announces-a-new-grand-prix-in-kigali-rwanda-to-run-for-at-least-10-years-starting-in-the-ear AP 13 cab324bc5e48ae7477dbf10f2b3a5997d483aec1 10 https://apnews.com/article/f1-africa-rwanda-grand-prix-0f71bcd619e82380ab226b012e4ec21f 2026 In auto racing, Formula 1 announces a new grand prix in Kigali, Rwanda, to run for at least 10 years starting in the early 2030s with a new track. This would be the first F1 grand prix in Africa since South Africa in 1993.