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The Tanzanian government has confirmed the unfortunate death of a student who was taken hostage during the Hamas attack on Israel.
On October 7th, the militant group Hamas captured Clemence Felix Mtenga and another Tanzanian. Details of Mtenga's death have not been made clear as of yet. The…
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In the early morning hours, Yarezi Alvarado, a seventeen-year-old from Brownsville, Texas, begins her daily routine of preparing for school.
However, Yarezi's daily preparations don't end with packing her backpack. As a mother to her one-year-old Kamila, who joins her onboard the bus, she…
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Humza Yousaf, a politician with Kenyan roots, has been elected the first minority ethnic leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP).
The 37-year-old will become Scotland’s first ethnic minority first minister and first Muslim to lead a major party in the United Kingdom.
Yousaf, the health…
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Nigeria's president-elect Bola Tinubu has dismissed media reports of ill health, which emerged following his trip to Europe on Tuesday.
His spokesperson Tunde Rahman said the president-elect traveled to France and the UK to rest and plan his transition programme after “a very exhaustive campaign…
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A jury in London on Thursday found Nigerian Senator Ike Ekweremadu guilty of planning to harvest a street trader's kidney for his sick daughter.
Ekweremadu, 60, was convicted alongside his wife Beatrice, 56, and doctor Obinna Obeta, 50, at the Central Criminal Court, the Old Bailey, of conspiring…
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US Vice President Kamala Harris is set to tour Africa later this month as America deepens its outreach to the continent.
The nine-day tour will see Harris travel to Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia from March 25th to April 2nd.
“The trip will strengthen the United States’ partnerships throughout…
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Federal authorities in Florida have charged 25 people for alleged involvement in a scheme to sell fraudulent nursing diplomas and transcripts obtained from three nursing schools in South Florida.
The three accredited schools, which have since been closed, are alleged to have issued more than 7,600…
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The world's oldest-known person Lucile Randon, alias Sister Andre, has died at the age of 118, according to reports.
The Catholic nun died in her sleep at her nursing home in the southern French city of Toulon, her spokesman David Tavella told AFP.
"There is great sadness but... it was her desire…
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Authorities in Jamaica have opened a probe after millions of dollars were reported missing from retired athlete Usain Bolt's account.
Jamaica's Financial Services Commission (FSC) said it have commenced an investigation against Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL), the company holding investments…
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United States President Joe Biden indicated on Thursday that he planned to visit sub-Saharan Africa before the end of his term in 2024.
Biden said this while addressing the 49 African leaders attending the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington, DC, on Thursday. "We're all going to be seeing you…
