By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Dakaractu
Two workers, a man in his thirties and a teenager, were pulled alive from the rubble of a five-storey building under construction that collapsed in Thiès, Senegal. Rescue workers continued searching for another victim, reports Dakaractu.
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An 18-storey building collapses in Nairobi, trapping people and about 70 workers.
27 OctWorker dies in building collapse in Thiès27 OctTrapped victims communicate with rescuers in Thiès27 OctBuilding under construction collapses in Thiès, three trappedA two-storey building under construction collapsed on Tuesday 27 October in the Sud-Stade district of Thiès, Senegal, leaving at least three people under the rubble. Firefighters were working to rescue them, the Senegalese Press Agency reported after witnessing the collapse.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: APS ·
The collapse of a four-storey building under construction in Bwerenga, in Uganda’s Wakiso District, left at least 22 survivors rescued and taken to hospital. Rescue workers continued their search on Monday evening, while residents demanded access to the site, The Observer reports.
🇺🇬 Uganda · Source: The Observer ·
Firefighters extracted the body of a worker who died when a five-storey building collapsed in Thiès, after rescuing two other workers. The victim, buried under stone blocks and metal elements, was taken to the mortuary of Thiès hospital, reports Dakaractu.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Dakaractu ·
People trapped after a building under construction collapsed in Thiès are still communicating with rescuers. A specialist unit from Dakar is trying to free them in the Sud Stade neighbourhood, while the number of casualties remains unknown, reports Senego.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senego ·
Aminata Sy murder in Podor: suspect arrested in MbackéSenegalese police arrested in Mbacké during the night of 26 to 27 October 2026 the man suspected of killing Aminata Sy, a 17-year-old student found dead in Podor. He has been placed in police custody and is to be transferred to the relevant services, according to Senegalese police.
Nigeria: 1.4 billion naira recommended after 37 miners’ deathsA Nigerian federal inquiry recommends 1.4 billion naira in compensation for the families of 33 minors who died in detention and 44 survivors. Presented to Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo in Abuja, its report also recommends the dismissal of civil defence officers and reforms, Pmnewsnigeria reports.The week in Africa
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