
Sierra Leone Needs 'Urgent Support' Following Floods
Sierra Leone needs "urgent support" for thousands of people hit by mudslides
Sierra Leone needs "urgent support" for thousands of people hit by mudslides and massive flooding in the capital, the country's president says. Ernest Bai Koroma said entire communities had been wiped out and that the "devastation was overwhelming us".
US President Donald Trump has again blamed both sides for the violent unrest in Charlottesville, Virginia, which left one protester dead and others injured. In a statement on Monday, he had condemned white supremacists. But in New York on Tuesday he also blamed left-wing supporters for charging at the "alt-right".
Marvel comics are set to publish their first comic with a Nigerian superhero. Blessing In Disguise is set in Lagos and was been written by Nnedi Okorafor a science fiction writer. She gives us a preview of what it’s all about.
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