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Added on the 04/05/2024 11:16:01 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Anxious parents wait for news outside a primary school in central Kenya, after an overnight fire in a dormitory kills at least 17 children and injured several others. Police say the blaze in Nyeri county's Hillside Endarasha Academy broke out at around midnight, while the children were sleeping. There are fears there could be more victims in the damaged building. Some 800 pupils, between the ages of roughly five and 12 attend the institution. IMAGES
Thousands of members of a section of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest in downtown Jerusalem in rejection of a top court ruling that calls for them to be drafted into military service. Israel's top court ruled unanimously that the state must draft ultra-Orthodox Jewish men, potentially destabilising Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition. IMAGES
Kenyan police deployed in the centre of Nairobi begin firing tear gas at a crowd of people, a day after organizers called for a peaceful protest, despite President William Ruto's U-turn on a draft bill containing tax-hikes which led to deadly protests. IMAGES
Flag-waving Jewish nationalists gather near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City during the so-called Jerusalem Day flag march which commemorates the Israeli army's capture of the city's eastern sector in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. IMAGES
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in the Valley of the Cross near the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.