A Fire Destroyed Thousands of Voting Machines Days Before Elections in DRC

At least 70 percent of the voting machines have been destroyed by the fire.

A fire, which broke out in the early hours of this morning, has destroyed 70 percent of the voting machines and ballot boxes to be used in the DRC's presidential elections just 10 days away.

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Talented British-Gambian Photographer Khadija Saye Was Among the Victims of the Grenfell Tower Fire

This video chronicles the flourishing career of Khadija Saye, a 24-year-old photographer who died in the Grenfell Tower Fire.

DIAPORA—Since last Wednesday, we've been learning the stories behind the lives lost in the devastating fire that burned down Grenfell Tower in West London. Among the 79 victims that are dead or presumed dead was Khadija Saye—a 24-year-old British-Gambian photographer whose career was on the cusp of flourishing.

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A Fire Destroyed Thousands of Voting Machines Days Before Elections in DRC

At least 70 percent of the voting machines have been destroyed by the fire.

Talented British-Gambian Photographer Khadija Saye Was Among the Victims of the Grenfell Tower Fire

This video chronicles the flourishing career of Khadija Saye, a 24-year-old photographer who died in the Grenfell Tower Fire.

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