VOA60 Africa - Kenyan Aviation Workers Union strike, flights grounded
Kenya: Hundreds of passengers were left stranded Wednesday at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport as the Kenyan Aviation Workers Union went on strike over a planned takeover by an Indian company.
Nigeria: Vice President Kashim Shettima visited flood victims in northeastern Borno state where water from an overflowing dam has destroyed thousands of homes in the state capital, Maiduguri. He said the federal government stood behind them.
Central African Republic: A private U.S. security firm, Bancroft Global Development, is challenging Russian Wagner Group mercenaries for influence in the mineral-rich but impoverished country that has been mired in conflict since 2013.
Chad: The U.N.'s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says weeks of torrential rains in the country have left 341 people dead. In the capital city N'Djamena, houses are submerged and people move around in pirogue canoes.
South Africa: Three men appeared in a Limpopo province court Tuesday, accused of killing two women and feeding their bodies to pigs on their farm in a case that has outraged the public. The state wants them jailed until their trial ends.
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