AFRICA
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Huge explosions rock Equatorial Guinea’s main city
At least 15 people have died and some 500 have been injured in a series of explosions near a military…
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Senegal braces for more mass protests
A new round of protests has been planned in Senegal from Monday as opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, is expected to…
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US calls for inquiry of Cameroon ‘revenge rapes’
The US embassy in Cameroon has called for an investigation into a military raid of a village last year in…
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COVID-19: Police break up ‘fake vaccine network’ in China and South Africa
Police in China and South Africa have seized thousands of doses of counterfeit Covid-19 vaccine and made dozens of arrests,…
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At least 20 die as migrants thrown into sea off Djibouti
The UN says at least 20 African migrants died after smugglers threw them overboard off the coast of Djibouti. The…
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‘Nigerian forces kill three as freed girls return home
There were chaotic scenes on Wednesday in north-western Nigeria as parents were reunited with their kidnapped daughters in the town…
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‘Let’s do things differently’ – Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the new Director-General (DG) of the World Trade Organization (WTO), has taken office with a call on…
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Abducted Nigerian schoolgirls released
Schoolgirls kidnapped from a boarding school in the north-western Nigerian state of Zamfara have been released. The state’s commissioner for…
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Zimbabwe Vice President resigns amid ‘voice cloning’ sex scandal
Zimbabwe’s second Vice-President Kembo Mohadi has resigned a week after he denied accusations of sexual impropriety. Mr. Mohadi, 71, repeated…
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Ghana, Zimbabwe underscore need to strengthen ties between both countries
Ghana and Zimbabwe have both stressed the need to strengthen the ties between the two countries to bring mutual benefits.…
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