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WHO to sign confidentiality clause with Madagascar on coronavirus herbal ‘cure’
The World Health Organisation is to sign a confidentiality clause with Madagascar on the formulation of its herbal remedy for…
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Malawi’s elections chief resigns ahead of re-run
The head of Malawi’s electoral commission has resigned a month before a presidential election re-run. The vote was ordered by…
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3 taxi bosses gunned down in drive-by shooting
Police have launched a manhunt after three taxi owners were shot dead in a drive-by shooting on Thursday afternoon in…
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‘Hundreds arrested’ on Burundi election day
Around 200 members of an opposition party in Burundi were arrested on election day, the party says. National Freedom Council…
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‘They gave me 50 lashes’ over facebook posts – Nigeria Pastor
A Nigeria pastor has told the BBC about how he was tortured and flogged for two hours because of Facebook…
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Egyptians rush to buy treats before Eid al-Fitr curfew
Families rushed to buy sweets and biscuits in Cairo as they prepared to celebrate the end of the Muslim fasting…
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Serial rapist sentenced to 15 life sentence plus 30 additional years
A 66-year-old man was sentenced to 15 life terms and an additional 30 years in the Western Cape High Court…
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Premature baby’s Covid-19 death to be investigated
The cause of death of the baby born prematurely, and said to have died of Covid-19 after a two-day struggle…
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Burundi voting ends in calm despite fraud allegation
Voting in Burundi’s presidential election passed calmly on Wednesday despite simmering political violence, the coronavirus pandemic and the opposition accusing…
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Migrants and those without ID face hunger in South Africa
South Africa has marshalled huge resources towards preventing its poor from starving because of COVID-19, but undocumented citizens and stranded…
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