Children killed in DR Congo attack

No-one has claimed responsibility for the incident, but an opposition party blamed the army.

At least 30 people, including women and children, have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ethnic clashes, local officials say.

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Two Tanzanian peacekeepers with the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been killed in an ambush near the city of Beni, the UN says.

Two Tanzanian soldiers serving as UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were killed when their convoy was attacked by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in North Kivu on Monday.

A small 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing tow children, Information Minister Lambert Mende says.

Gunmen launch an attack on a UN camp in northern Mali, killing a UN peacekeeper and injuring at least one other, residents and eyewitnesses say.

At least two people are killed in explosions at Eid prayers in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Damaturu, residents say.

Police have launched a manhunt after seven people were killed and an unspecified number of firearms stolen when armed gangsters attacked a major police station in Dar es Salaam on Sunday night.