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Man suspected to have coronavirus killed by mob
A man in Kibundani area, Kwale County on Tuesday, March 17, died after he was assaulted by a group of youth at night. The man, George...
Mar 20, 20202 min read
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Continued airstrikes in western Libya ‘utterly unacceptable’, says UN mission chief
The top United Nations official in Libya has condemned recent airstrikes targeting civilian installations that left at least three people...
Dec 30, 20192 min read
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Ethiopia religious leaders call for unity following arson attacks on mosques
Ethiopia’s Inter-Religious Council on Monday asked the government to work with communities in order to protect religious institutions,...
Dec 24, 20192 min read
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South Africa initiation schools suspended after circumcision deaths
The South African authorities have suspended several initiation schools where boys have died in recent weeks taking part in circumcision...
Dec 21, 20194 min read
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DRC to spend $6m on anniv. of Kabila-Tshisekedi power transfer
The Democratic Republic of Congo has earmarked a budget of $6 million to commemorate the first anniversary of President Felix...
Dec 21, 20191 min read
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Former Sudan President al-Bashir gets jailed 2years for corruption
A court in Sudan convicted former President Omar al-Bashir of money laundering and corruption on Saturday, sentencing him to two years in...
Dec 14, 20191 min read
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Cameroon landslide kills dozens
At least 37 people have died and others are feared trapped underground in a landslide on Monday in the west of Cameroon, officials say....
Oct 30, 20191 min read
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Origin of modern humans ‘traced to Botswana’
Scientists say they’ve pinpointed the homeland of all humans alive today to a region south of the Zambesi River. The area is now...
Oct 28, 20192 min read
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Mozambique polls: EU observers criticise ruling party’s conduct
Mozambicans took to the polls on Tuesday taking part in presidential, provincial and legislative elections, pitting the two main parties,...
Oct 18, 20197 min read
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Kenya opens second phase of modern railway
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday opened a new $1.5 billion Chinese-built rail line linking the capital Nairobi to the Rift...
Oct 16, 20192 min read
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Hundreds fled abusive northern Nigerian “school” before police raid
Hundreds of captives who were beaten, abused and held in squalid conditions at a purported Islamic school in northern Nigeria escaped...
Oct 15, 20192 min read
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Nigeria’s First Lady warns against spread of Fake News
Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari on Saturday dismissed rumours circulating online that her husband plans to take on a second wife,...
Oct 15, 20192 min read
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Magufuli praises official who caned students
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has praised a senior government official for caning a group of secondary school students who were...
Oct 4, 20191 min read
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Nigeria, South Africa address xenophobic concerns, sign trade deals
In September, mobs armed with makeshift weapons attacked businesses and homes owned by foreigners, leading to at least 10 deaths, dozens...
Oct 3, 20192 min read
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After 3,300 Years, King Tut’s Coffin Leaves His Tomb For The First Time Ever
The outermost coffin holding the body of King Tutankhamun had never left the 3,300-year-old tomb from the time his body was first laid to...
Sep 29, 20193 min read
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Headteacher of collapsed school in court
The owner of the Precious Talent School in Kenya where a collapsed classroom killed eight students and injured over 60 has appeared in...
Sep 27, 20191 min read
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Nigerian ‘torture house’: Hundreds freed in Kaduna police raid
Nearly 500 men and boys have been rescued from a building in the northern city of Kaduna, where the detainees were allegedly sexually...
Sep 27, 20192 min read
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South African freedom fighter to be reburied in SA 31 years later
Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) veteran, Patrick Mvundla’s body has been returned to South Africa from Botswana to be reburied 31 years after his...
Sep 23, 20192 min read
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Fans of DJ Arafat ‘open coffin’ during funeral unrest
Some fans of late musician DJ Arafat appear to have opened his coffin during unrest at the artist’s funeral in the Ivory Coast city of...
Sep 1, 20191 min read
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US names Nigerians in massive fraud investigation
The US authorities have charged 80 people, “most of whom are Nigerian nationals”, with participating in a conspiracy to steal millions of...
Aug 24, 20192 min read
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