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Zimbabwe to cull 200 Elephants to feed Communities to face severe hunger.

LINK: https://news.sky.com/story/zimbabwe-to-cull-200-wild-elephants-to-feed-communities-facing-severe-hunger-during-drought-13217102 Namibia and Zimbabwe has been known to be home to thousands of elephants, a species that was illegal to even harm for years. That was until the month of September, when southern Africa suffered a drought causing food shortages across the lands. 69 million people suffering from said drought, many are finding that they may need to resort… Read more »

Rebecca Cheptegei Funeral: Olympic marathon runner killed by ex-boyfriend.

LINK:https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0494wl6lkgo On September 5 in western Kenya, Rebecca Cheptegei was pronounced dead. Four days earlier she had been in a fire, a scene that many couldn’t have missed. It didn’t take the police long to find out what happened and how it happened. Rebecca Cheptegei had gotten into a dispute with her ex, Dickson Ndiema, about a piece of land…. Read more »

281 Inmates Escape after Flood brought down Prison Walls in Nigeria

LINKS: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/281-inmates-escape-after-floods-brought-prisons-walls-113723723#:~:text=ABUJA%2C%20Nigeria%20%2D%2D%20Nigerian%20authorities,across%20the%20state%20of%20Borno. https://www.theafricareport.com/361738/more-security-woes-for-nigeria-as-281-prisoners-escape-during-flood On september 10th of this year, 281 prison inmates have escapes the Suleja prison near Nigeria’s capital. Severe rain, and a destructive flood had caused the damaged parts of the prison to finally fall. Officers tried to evacuate the people int eh city of Maiduguri. To what we know now, only 7 of these run aways have… Read more »