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President Kenyatta has congratulated Tanzania’s John Pombe Magufuli following his re-election for a second term in office. President Magufuli won the just-concluded election by a landslide, garnering 12.5 million votes (84 percent) while his main challenger Tundu Lissu of the Chadema party got 1.9…

Africa’s richest woman Isabel dos Santos of Angola has lost her husband, Sindika Dokolo. Dokolo, a Congolese businessman, is reported to have died in a diving accident in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday, according to reports. The 48-year-old art collector married dos Santos, the…

Pope Francis has expressed support for homosexuals, saying they are children of God and have a right to be in a family. In a documentary released on Wednesday, the pontiff who is the global leader of the Roman Catholic Church, stated that homosexuals should be protected by civil union laws. "…

A Brazilian Senator was reportedly caught hiding cash between his buttocks during a police raid on Wednesday. Police investigating the alleged misuse of Covid-19 response funds in the country are said to have found the money stashed between Senator Chico Rodrigues’s butt cheeks, Reuters reported…

The US has issued a warning to African leaders suppressing democracy and instigating violence in their countries. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a statement on Thursday said that the US is watching closely and will not hesitate to impose sanctions on leaders interfering with elections. He…

A Malawi court has ruled that academic qualifications obtained during marriage are part of matrimonial property. The ruling was issued by the country’s High Court in a case in which a housewife named Ellen Tewesa sued her former husband, Chimwemwe Tewesa when he sought a divorce after completing…

(AP) President Donald Trump said early Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, a stunning announcement that plunges the country deeper into uncertainty just a month before the presidential election. Trump, who has spent much of the year downplaying the…

An African giant pouched rat from Tanzania has been awarded a gold medal for his prowess in detecting explosives in Cambodia. The five-year-old rodent named Magawa was conferred a civilian award for animal bravery by the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals last Friday, The Associated Press…

A Nigerian college graduate has caused a stir on social media after he set all his academic certificates on fire. The man identified as Usman Abubakar, a resident of Nigeria’s state of Katsina, burned the documents after he got frustrated having failed to secure a job, according to reports. Some of…

Authorities in Vietnam this week seized more than 320,000 used condoms that were being repackaged as new after cleaning. The contraceptives weighing approximately 360 kilograms were impounded after police officers and market inspectors raided a warehouse in Binh Duong province following a tip-off…