AFRICA NEWS
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South Africa ends state of disaster despite persistent drought
South Africa has terminated a national state of disaster that was declared to mitigate the effects of a severe drought,…
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Twin babies found dumped in refuse site (graphic photos)
Two babies were found dumped in a dump site in Calabar. The corpse of the babies, believed to be…
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Sudan protesters reject anti-Islamist reforms
Dozens of pro-Sharia supporters have protested in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, over recent government reforms that allow non-Muslims to drink alcohol, and…
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Lawyer writes Buhari, seeks removal of Akpabio, Pondei, Ojuogboh
A human rights lawyer in Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Ojeh, on Friday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to take steps to remove…
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Man arrested after being found with his dead ‘father’s bones’ he had dug up
A man is behind bars after being found with two bags containing what he says was his dead father’s bones…
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Man in dock for allegedly stabbing his mother to death
A man who allegedly stabbed his mother to death is expected in the dock of a Cape Town court on…
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US ‘open to lifting’ South Sudan arms embargo
The US is willing to consider lifting an arms embargo and targeted sanctions against Sudan Sudan if a number of…
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Repentant Nigerian bandits offered cows for AK-47s
Repentant bandits in Nigeria’s north-western state of Zamfara are being offered two cows for every AK-47 they surrender. It is…
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Cyril Ramaphosa lauds Mandela family for disclosing Zindzi had Covid-19
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has lauded the Mandela family for publicly disclosing that Zindzi Mandela, the country’s ambassador to Denmark,…
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SA’s Covid-19 death toll nears 5 000, confirmed cases now 324 221
Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize says there have been 13 172 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours to take…
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