By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Comores Infos
Kassim, a Comorian TikToker in his thirties known by the pseudonym Mkataba, has been missing since 16 October in Marseille. His disappearance follows death threats and is causing concern among his family, reports Comores Infos.
Dutch police have arrested a 23-year-old Somali man suspected of involvement in the murder of Hajar, a 29-year-old Moroccan woman found dead in a suitcase in Amsterdam. The victim had gone missing in early October, and investigators established that she had been filmed with the suspect shortly before her death, Caasimada Online reports.
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US authorities have revoked the citizenship of Vivian Chike Obichere, a Nigerian-born woman, for concealing passport-related fraudulent activities before her naturalisation. The measure came 13 years after she obtained citizenship, Vanguard reports.
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Russia and Ukraine exchanged strikes on 22 October, including on Kyiv, where Russian missiles hit a residential neighbourhood. The attacks came after the US envoy, who had taken part in talks in Russia, left, Reuters reports.
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The Colombian president announced the death of nine members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) in a bombardment in Colombia. It was the second strike against the group since Abelardo de la Espriella came to power in early August; the air attacks have killed more than 50 people, including at least seven minors, Le Monde reports.
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Trump accuses LeBron James of disrespecting US anthemUS President Donald Trump accused LeBron James, the Philadelphia 76ers star, of disrespecting the national anthem before an NBA game. The basketball player dismissed the controversy with an ironic remark, according to Punch, after his team’s victory over Cleveland.The week in Africa
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