Twenty-nine children who were taking their school exams in the Central African Republic have been killed in a crash after a nearby explosion caused panic.
The blast, on the second day of the high-school finals on Wednesday, occurred at an electricity transformer, said Abel Assaye from the Bangui community hospital.
"The noise of the explosion, combined with smoke" caused alarm among 6,000 students sitting the baccalaureate at a school in the capital, Bangui.
At least eight people have been killed and 400 injured as thousands took to the streets in a day of protests across Kenya against President William Ruto's government.
Police clashed with protesters in the capital Nairobi and other cities exactly a year on from the wave of deadly anti-government demonstrations that hit the nation in 2024.
A heavy police presence witnessed across Nairobi and other parts of the country as Kenyans mark one year since the deadly anti-Finance Bill protests a year ago.
The day has been earmarked by activists and civil society groups for renewed demonstrations, focusing on police brutality and accountability.
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My name is General (Rtd) Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda and Chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) until 2027. I recently noted a concern raised by the Iranian Ambassador to Uganda, questioning why we have not publicly commented on the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.
At least eight people have died in a hot air balloon accident in southern Brazil, the governor of Santa Catarina state has said.
There were 21 people on board the balloon in the city of Praia Grande.
Thirteen people, including the pilot, survived and no one is missing, the state government press office reported.
Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) said it was taking "all necessary steps to investigate the condition of the aircraft and the crew".
"According to the pilot, who is one of the survivors, a fire started inside the basket, so he started to lower the balloon, and when the balloon was very close to the ground he told people to jump."
"They started to jump, but some people did not manage to. The flames started to grow and because of the weight, the balloon began to rise again.
"It later fell because of a loss of suspension."
The victims were two couples, a mother and daughter, an ophthalmologist, and a figure skater.
The survivors were taken to nearby hospitals.
Balloon tour company Sobrevoar Serviços Turísticos, which operated the flight, has now suspended its activities indefinitely.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva posted on X expressing his "solidarity with the families of the victims".
Praia Grande, in southern Santa Catarina, is a popular tourist destination known for its ballooning activities.
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