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Mbumba sworn in as Namibia President shortly after announcing death of predecessor
Namibia has a new president in the person of Nangolo Mbumba who just hours after, as vice-president, had announced the death of his ...
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President Sall postpones presidential polls in Senegal indefinitely
DAKAR – Senegal’s President, Macky Sall, has indefinitely postponed the presidential election that was scheduled to take place on February 25. Speaking in ...
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Toyota urges repairs of 50,000 vehicles in U.S over airbag ‘injury or death’ fears
Toyota has urged owners of 50,000 older vehicles in the United States to get immediate repairs as airbag inflators made by Takata could ...
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‘Stop killing us!’ Thousands march to protest against killing of women in Kenya
KENYA – Thousands of people reportedly gathered on Saturday to protest in cities and towns in Kenya against the recent killings of more ...
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UK to loan back Ghana’s ‘Crown Jewels’ 150 years after British soldiers looted them from Asante people
GHANA – Two British museums are returning gold and silver artifacts to Ghana under a long-term loan arrangement, 150 years after the items ...
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Churches and mosques burnt in Nigeria as curfew imposed in Mangu
NIGERIA – Mosques and churches have reportedly become targets of destruction in Nigeria’s central Plateau state amid escalating tensions over a fatal clash ...
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‘Red eye disease’ hits coastal Kenya
KENYA – Health authorities in coastal Kenya are investigating the outbreak of a viral eye infection in the region. A BBC report showed ...
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Uganda opposition leader, Wine, claims being under house arrest
UGANDA – Ugandan opposition leader and former presidential candidate, Bobi Wine, said on Thursday that police had surrounded his residence and put him ...
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2 killed, 77 injured in massive blast in southern Nigeria
NIGERIA – Two people reportedly died and 77 others were injured after a massive blast rocked more than a dozen buildings in one ...
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Tanzania reportedly bans Kenya Airways flights in tit-for-tat move
TANZANIA – Tanzania’s aviation Authority has reportedly said that it will not permit any Kenya Airways flights from Nairobi to land in Dar ...