AFRICA
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Zambia to probe Chinese man’s ‘racist’ trolley ride
The authorities in Zambia say they are considering deporting a Chinese national after a video shared online showed him riding…
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Kenya bans maize from neighbours over cancer fears
The authorities in Kenya have banned maize imports from neighbouring Uganda and Tanzania over safety concerns, media outlets in the…
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Lawyers fume over another denial of access to Alex Saab in Cape Verde
Two lawyers representing Venezuelan businessman, Alex Saab have been denied access to Cape Verde after they arrived at the Sal…
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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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