Africa
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109Angola’s opposition office ‘attacked’ amid political tensions
Opposition coalition force UNITA, has challenged the results of last week election, which saw the long-ruling MPLA win, though by a significantly...
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244Angola’s opposition rejects initial poll results
The People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), which has ruled the oil-rich nation for nearly five decades, has claimed a...
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219Eight dead as Somali forces battle Al-Shabaab at besieged hotel
Fighters from the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab stormed the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu on Friday evening in a hail of gunfire and bomb blasts,...
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245DR Congo asks UN peacekeeping mission spokesman to leave country
The central African nation's government asked the peacekeeping mission, known as MONUSCO, to withdraw spokesman Mathias Gillmann over "indelicate and inappropriate remarks"...
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310South Africa: 13 police officers arrested over lockdown violence
Police violence during the pandemic confinement, triggered national outrage and some protests in 2020, with rights groups reporting an increase in the...
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531Car bomb kills five at Somalia hotel in terror attack
The blast injured 14 others and destroyed not just the hotel but adjacent buildings in Jowhar about 90 kilometres (56 miles) north...
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691RANKED: Here are the top 10 Richest Countries in Africa 2022
The top 10 list of the Richest Countries in Africa is drafted on the basis of a report given by the International...
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236CAF postpones 2023 AFCON Finals to 2024 over weather concerns
The postponement means the Nations Cup will be held in January and February for the second time in a row, after this...
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337South African entrepreneur seeks to turn caterpillars into tasty snacks
With demand rising since she started her venture seven months ago, Vesela plans to expand the business and have multiple harvests a...
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34520 Young People Die Mysteriously in South African Tavern
Siyanda Manana, a spokesperson for the Eastern Cape provincial health department, said the bodies were being transported to state mortuaries and autopsies...
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620Africa facing shortage of health workers – report
The study which was published in the British Medical Journal this week surveyed the health workforce in 47 countries between January 2018...
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255Experts call for an end to non-tariff barriers, tax exemptions
The clashes between the Democratic Republic of Congo government and rebels are already causing trade disruptions between the country and Rwanda and...
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291UTB unveils the Explore Uganda brand at CHOGM 2022 in Kigali
Ahead of the official opening ceremony, on June 19, the Uganda High Commission- Kigali and UTB hosted a Uganda Night at the...
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306FIFA selects 16 host cities for 2026 World Cup
Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Kansas City, Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami and New York/New Jersey were the U.S. cities named...
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301Stray elephants kill resident in Kasese
Nuwamanya was attacked by a herd of elephants at around 10pm as he and his friend attempted to chase them from their...
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491Ugandan scientists build low-cost air quality monitoring system
According to the 2021 World Air Quality Report, Uganda’s capital Kampala was ranked among the most polluted cities, with pollution levels exceeding...
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298Indian Association offers free heart surgery to 100 children
It was revealed by Rao Mohana, the Chairperson of the Association while paying a courtesy call to the Deputy Speaker of Parliament...
