Sierra Leone building collapse kills eight
Rescuers in Sierra Leone are continuing to search for more survivors after a seven-storey building collapsed in the capital Freetown, killing at least eight people. The West African…
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Collapse after collapse - why Lagos buildings keep crashing down
A building has collapsed in Nigeria’s megacity, Lagos, once every two weeks on average so far this year. Whereas the commercial cost can be calculated, a figure can never be put on the…
Children killed in Nigeria school collapse
Several children have died after a school building collapsed in Nigeria’s central Plateau state, local officials say. Saints Academy, located in Jos North district, caved in while students…