Dozens of people were attending a funeral on a soccer pitch at the base of a 20-metre high soil embankment, which collapsed on top of them, witnesses said.
The incident took place in a town in the Diffa region close to the Lake Chad basin, a strategic area where the borders of four countries converge - Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has called on members of the public to continue pressuring their governments to help countries in crisis and support media that cover "forgotten conflicts".
At least 24 civilians were killed in one of the bloodiest attacks in a nearly five-year-old conflict between armed militants and government forces in the breakaway region.
Growing regional ties and cooperation are leading rapid economic recovery for Algeria and Türkiye, despite nearly two years of pandemic disruption and market volatility.
Joint military force from Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon intensifies ground and air offensive in the volatile African region, targeting militant enclaves there, military official says.
In one day, history was made in Senegal.
Nation's sports minister blamed stadium authorities for their "reckless decision" to open the gate that led to killing eight people and injuring dozens.
The death toll has risen to eight people, with dozens more injured, from a crush outside a Cameroonian football stadium ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations match.
Crush left six dead and some 40 wounded, officials say, as crowds struggled to get access to Olembe Stadium in capital Yaounde where Cameroon beat Comoros 2-1 to reach quarterfinals.
The fire has killed at least 17 people after engulfing the main room of Liv's Night Club in the capital's upmarket Bastos district, home to embassies and diplomat residences.
The Egyptian star's 69th minute effort came despite a largely anonymous performance from the Egyptian forward as his team battled to beat Guinea Bissau.
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