AFRICA NEWS
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‘It ruined my life’: School closures in Kenya lead to rise in FGM
With classrooms closed to curb coronavirus, girls are more at risk of FGM, teenage pregnancy and child marriage. Thirteen-year-old Gumato*…
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Two Orange Farm children found murdered, bodies left in street
At around 05:00 on Saturday, police received a call about the body of a child found on the street. Shortly…
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Uganda Makerere University fire: ‘Ivory Tower’ gutted
A fire has gutted an iconic building at Uganda’s Makerere University, which is a prominent landmark in the capital. Known…
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Teacher, 57, faints and dies in classroom
Mahlonyana Mkhwanazi was teaching a class when she suddenly fainted and died on the spot. Pupils and teachers had sought…
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Central African Republic: Ex-officer arrested for war crimes
Police in France have arrested a former presidential guard from the Central African Republic (CAR) for alleged war crimes and…
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Emirate Airlines Banned In Nigeri
Emirate Airlines has been banned from operating in Nigeria’s space. Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced the ban in…
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Zanu-PF accuses ANC envoys of meddling in Zimbabwe’s affairs
Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF says the ANC special envoy to Harare is acting in bad faith and “forcing” it to meet…
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WATCH | Mbalula shares videos of Cyril Ramaphosa pulling some dance moves
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has reacted to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call to South Africans to dance, by sharing two videos…
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S.African rights groups join Semenya’s battle against ban
South African rights groups have vowed to petition the United Nations and African Union over the latest ruling that the…
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