Africa
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Zimbabwe Bids Mugabe Farewell with State Funeral
Zimbabwe gave former leader Robert Mugabe a state funeral on Saturday with African leaders paying tribute to a man lauded…
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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe to be Buried in His Village Early Next Week
Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe will be buried early next week in his village and not at a national monument…
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Tunisia's President, Essebsi Dies at 92
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, the North African country’s first democratically elected leader, died Thursday at the age of 92,…
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Lecturer goes to jail for insulting President Museveni in poem
Ugandan feminist and lecturer, Stella Nyanzi has been imprisoned over a poem about ‘Vagina’ she wrote and shared on Facebook…
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UPDATED: Egyptian ex-president Morsi was ‘killed’, says Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said his close ally Mohamed Morsi was “killed” and accused Egyptian authorities of…
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Ghanaian media under fire for ‘criminalising’ Nigerians
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Ghana, Akiboye Olufemi, has accused the Ghanaian media of ganging up to demonise and paint Nigerians in…
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Egypt’s former president Mohamed Morsi buried in Cairo
Egypt’s first democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi was buried in Cairo on Tuesday, his lawyer said, a day after he collapsed in…
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Second patient dies of Ebola in Uganda
A 50-year-old woman who tested positive for Ebola in Uganda has died, a health ministry official told AFP Thursday, the second fatality…
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Uganda Bans Alcohol Packed In Sachets
Uganda, on Friday, banned the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol packaged in sachets. According to New Vision, sachet alcohol…
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AFCON security beefed after Cairo explosion
Confederation of African Football president Ahmad Ahmad said a special committee has been set up to deal with security concerns…
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