Africa
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316Italy seizes rescue ship that stopped migrants’ return to Libya
Italian court has seized a charity ship on charges that its crew helped illegal immigration by rescuing more than 200 migrants from...
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180Mnangagwa says only $591m out of $1.42bn of Zimbabwean funds stashed abroad returned
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe said on Monday that only 591 million dollars of the 1.42 billion dollars estimated to be stashed...
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186Somalia bans Dubai ports operator
MPs in Somalia have voted to declare a contract with the United Arab Emirates null and void – endangering plans to develop a port in the...
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344106 Ghanaian migrants return from Libya
One hundred and six Ghanaian migrants who were detained in Libya on illegal migration charges on Tuesday returned home. This follows the...
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236South African Brothel Where Nigerians Were Arrested To Be Demolished
According to reports, the brothel where 26 women and girls were rescued by security operatives on 16 December 2016 in South Africa,...
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252Amnesty accuses Myanmar’s military of “land grab’ in Rakhine State
Amnesty International on Monday accused the Myanmar military of “land grabbing” for construction of its bases in Rakhine State after hundreds of...
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421Rwanda Seventh-Day Adventist churchgoers killed by lightning
A lightning strike killed at least 16 people and injured dozens more at a Seventh-Day Adventist church in Rwanda on Saturday, an...
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274Why Ghanaians are bounced visas – US Ambassador gives details
Failure on the part of over 6000 Ghanaians to make good on their word and return home after the expiration of their...
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353NEC releases 50% of Sierra Leone’s Presidential election result
The National Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone on Saturday released part of the result of the presidential election held in the country...
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383Zambia arrests 41 Ugandan herbalists for unlawful stay
Immigration authorities in Zambia have arrested 41 Ugandan herbalists for unlawful stay in the country, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. The Ugandan...
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401Zimbabwe, Malawi ban South African meat products
Zimbabwe and Malawi on Tuesday banned South African meat products following the outbreak of the listeria disease that has since been linked...
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447Ethiopia ruling coalition to nominate new PM
Ethiopia’s ruling coalition is expected to meet on Thursday to choose a new prime minister, most likely from the populous Oromo ethnic...
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503Zimbabwean legislator resigns in protest over Mugabe’s ouster
A legislator, Ambrose Mutinhiri, has become the first ruling Zanu-PF party member to voluntarily resign as a legislator in protest over Robert...
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410Burkina Faso attacks: Security forces on high alert
Sunday saw further unrest when one person was shot dead after three people attempted to storm a roadblock in the early hours...
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769Morocco’s King Mohammed undergoes heart surgery
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI underwent successful heart surgery in France on Monday, state news agency MAP said. The 54-year old king was...
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198SA prosecutor to announce decision on Zuma graft charges in 2 wk – Reports
South African state prosecutors will announce in two weeks whether they will reinstate corruption charges against former president Jacob Zuma, eNCA television...
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373A redefining moment for Africa
The newly released Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) provides a good baseline for the African Union (AU) anti-corruption efforts in 2018. This year’s theme for...
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581Africa attention shifts to Top 16 Cup in Kenya
After the unsuccessful campaign by Africa’s flagbearer – Egypt at the 2018 ITTF Team World Cup, the continent’s attention will shift to...
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338My wife cries daily: Robert Mugabe
Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe has revealed that his wife, Grace cries daily, over the harassment she receives, especially over her bogus...
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713Pastor allegedly impregnates two teenage siblings
The Police have arrested a 30-year-old pastor suspected to have impregnated two primary school siblings aged 15 and 17 years respectively. Pastor...
