Africa
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373Boyfriend allegedly burns girlfriend to death
A post-graduate student was allegedly tied to her bed and set ablaze by her boyfriend in Uganda. Immaculate Kebirungi was found dead...
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139World Bank, Denmark, cancel aids to Tanzania over rights abuses
Tanzania’s second-biggest donor Denmark said it would withhold 10 million dollars worth of aid funds, citing concerns over human rights abuses and...
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507Angola shuts down 34 churches
The government of Angola has shut down no fewer than 34 churches “for operating illegally”. The operation was carried out under what...
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172Tanzania President orders soldiers to buy up cashew nuts as private firms refuse to pay new price
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has ordered the army to buy up the entire country’s crop of cashew nuts after private companies refused...
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301Nine children killed as expelled pupils set school building on fire
Police confirmed on Monday that nine children died in a fire allegedly set by pupils in their school and dormitory in South-western...
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30178 children kidnapped in Cameroon released but…
With agencies’ reports All 78 children and a driver kidnapped in west Cameroon have been released. They regained their freedom on Wednesday,...
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250Married men shouldn’t cook, Ugandan President, Museveni says
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has come under fire for saying that a married man should not be seen in the kitchen cooking....
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267Gunmen kidnap 78 secondary school students in Cameroon
More than 80 people, mostly students, were kidnapped from a school in the city of Bamenda in western Cameroon by gunmen on...
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243Mother strangles baby, drops body at refuse dump
A woman has been arrested for strangling her one-year-old baby boy and disposing the corpse at a dumpsite in Kenya. The 22-year-old...
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176Father, son, struck dead by lightning
A 45-year-old man and his son were on Sunday struck dead by a bolt of lightning at their home in Lamwo District...
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337What President George Weah plans for students writing WAEC exams in Liberia
The Liberian government has reiterated its resolve to invest more profoundly in education and human capital development. Two days ago, the country’s...
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438Secondary school students attack one another with machetes (SEE VIDEO)
Some secondary school students on Thursday attacked their colleagues with machetes to settle a dispute. A video footage released on Twitter...
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237Ethiopia appoints first female president
Ethiopian lawmakers on Thursday unanimously voted for the country’s first female president. Career diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde is the new president chosen...
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207Chinese mining company destroying Mozambique village in search for sand
In 2015, an unprecedented flash flood partially destroyed a village in Mozambique. According to a report on Quartz Africa, elders who had lived...
