By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Al Jazeera
A three-storey building collapsed in Brooklyn, killing at least two people and injuring several others, according to Al Jazeera. A survivor was pulled from the rubble as firefighters continued searching the debris for people who may still be trapped.
Three people were killed in two shootings linked to violence in the taxi sector in Khayelitsha, on the Cape Flats. Police have opened two murder investigations and one attempted murder investigation, while no arrests have yet been made, according to SABC News.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: SABC News ·
An Israeli strike hit the intensive care unit at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, killing at least six people and injuring around 20 others, including healthcare workers, according to Gaza Civil Defence. The Israeli army is checking the claims, Al Jazeera reports.
🇮🇱 Israel · Source: Al Jazeera ·
The provisional death toll from the migrant boat sinking off Tébène 2, near Lompoul, in the commune of Thiéppe, Senegal, has now reached 42, with only one survivor. Searches were continuing on Lompoul beach, according to SeneNews.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: SeneNews ·
Three new deaths bring to nine the number of gold miners who died while travelling from Guinea to Mali, according to figures from the Crisis Coordination and Management Centre published by Amarana Maiga. More than 8,800 people have been evacuated, while nearly 200,000 West African nationals are affected by repatriations, according to Mali Actu.
🇬🇳 Guinea · Source: Mali Actu ·
Israel demands explanations after Dagan turned awayIsrael will seek explanations from France after Yossi Dagan, a representative of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, was turned away. Israel’s foreign ministry called the measure “unacceptable” and said it would consider what action to take, on Wednesday, according to Le Monde.
Mother and baby die at illegal centre in AbidjanA woman in labour and her newborn died at an unauthorised private health centre in Yopougon, Abidjan, according to the Health Police. Operator F.R.D. and his associate N.K.S. were brought before the prosecutor on 9 November after the facility was inspected, according to AfrikMag.The week in Africa
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