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43% of world’s poor people live in Nigeria, two other countries – World Bank
Global economic growth could rebound next year but the number of people living in extreme poverty is expected to remain…
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Mother charged with daughter Alexia’s murder has ‘history of mental illness’, court hears
Ballito mom Fungai Nyamadzawo, who is accused of murdering her six-year-old daughter Alexia, has a history of mental illness. This…
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Nigeria’s coronavirus cases now 13,464
Some 663 new cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Nigeria. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease…
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South Africa COVID-19 cases jump to 52 991, death toll rises to 1 162
The country registered 82 more COVID-19 related deaths on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 1 162. Out of the 82…
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SA to pay $14m for Cuban doctors, says minister
South Africa’s Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has said Cuban doctors brought in to fight the coronavirus outbreak will cost the…
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Why Kenyans are begging their president for freedom
In our series of letters from African journalists, Joseph Warungu captures the frustrations of Kenyans who have been pleading with…
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Hundreds injured in stampede for jobs
The health authorities in Malawi’s northern city of Mzuzu say 158 people have received treatment for various injuries they suffered…
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Man sentenced to 42 years in prison for hijacking abalone truck
A 32-year-old man was sentenced to a 42-year prison term by the Atlantis Magistrate’s Court for his role in the…
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Burundi president dies of ‘heart attack’ at 55
Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the government says. He was admitted to…
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I Rap£d His Pregnant Wife As Revenge For Killing My Cow’ – Herdsman Confesses
A Nigerian man has been arrested after allegedly raping a pregnant woman in Ryom local government area of Plateau State.…
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