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Zambia Opposition Leader Hichilema Wins Presidential Vote After Six Attempts

Zambia’s opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was on Monday declared president-elect, beating incumbent Edgar Lungu. The electoral commission said the United Party for National Development (UPND) leader garnered 2,810…

Aug 16, 2021

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Jailed Former South African President Jacob Zuma Undergoes Surgery

Jailed former South African President Jacob Zuma has undergone surgery. South Africa’s Department of Correctional Services on Sunday said Zuma remains in hospital with more operations scheduled in the coming days. The…

Aug 15, 2021

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Zambia President Edgar Lungu Rejects Election Results Citing Violence

Zambian President Edgar Lungu has rejected the results of Thursday’s presidential and parliamentary election. In a statement on Saturday, Lungu said the elections were "not free and fair" citing incidents of violence…

Aug 14, 2021

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Italian Police Seize Envelope Containing Bullets Sent to Pope Francis

Police in Italy have opened an investigation to establish the origin of a suspicious envelope sent to Pope Francis. The envelope addressed to the pontiff and containing three bullets was seized in a mail sorting facil…

Aug 9, 2021

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Former South African President Jacob Zuma Transferred to Hospital from Prison

Former South African President Jacob Zuma was on Friday taken to hospital from prison. The Department of Correctional Services said Zuma, who was jailed for contempt of court last month, was taken to a hospital outsid…

Aug 7, 2021

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Nigerian Instagram Influencer Hushpuppi Pleads Guilty to Fraud in the US. He Conspired with a Kenyan

Nigerian Instagram influencer Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, alias Hushpuppi, has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges in the US. Documents released on Wednesday by the US Attorney’s Office in the Central District of Cal…

Jul 29, 2021

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Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Gets COVID-19 Jab in Policy Change

Tanzania President Samia Suluhu on Wednesday received a shot of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. In a change of policy for the East African nation, Suluhu launched a mass vaccination program against COVID-19. S…

Jul 28, 2021

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South Africa Deploys Army to Quell Violence Following Former President Jacob Zuma's Incarceration

The South African government has deployed the military on the streets to stop the violence that broke out following the incarceration of former president Jacob Zuma. The unrest began in his home province of KwaZulu-Na…

Jul 12, 2021

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Former South African President Jacob Zuma Surrenders to Police to Begin Jail Sentence

Former South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday surrendered to police to begin a 15-month jail sentence. Zuma was handed the sentence by the Constitutional Court last week after he was found guilty of contempt…

Jul 8, 2021

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Mourners Scamper as Fire Erupts at TB Joshua's Church During His Funeral Service

The funeral ceremony of the late Nigerian televangelist Temitope Balogun Joshua, alias T.B Joshua, was on Monday night disrupted after a fire broke out at his church in Lagos. The inferno erupted from a storehouse wit…

Jul 6, 2021

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Man Who Slapped French President Macron Jailed for 4 Months

A man who slapped French President Emmanuel Macron earlier this week has been handed a four-month jail sentence. 28-year-old Damien Tarel, who said he is a right-wing sympathizer, attacked President Macron as he shook…

Jun 11, 2021

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Man Slaps French President Emmanuel Macron in the Face [VIDEO]

Two people were arrested after French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped by a man in the crowd. A video clip published by French media shows a man in a green T-shirt, eyeglasses, and a facemask shouting "Down with…

Jun 8, 2021

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South African Woman Breaks the Guinness World Record After Giving Birth to 10 Babies

A South African woman from Gauteng province has broken the Guinness World Record after giving birth to 10 babies. 37-year-old Gosiame Thamara Sithole gave birth to decuplets at a hospital in Pretoria on Monday night…

Jun 8, 2021

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Popular Nigerian Televangelist TB Joshua Dies

Popular Nigerian televangelist Temitope Balogun Joshua, alias TB Joshua is dead. Joshua passed away on Saturday evening in Lagos, according to reports in Nigeria. The 57-year-old controversial pastor is reported to ha…

Jun 6, 2021

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Nigeria Suspends Twitter Days After President's Tweet is Removed

Nigeria retaliated by suspending Twitter after the American social media company deleted President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet. Through Information Minister Lai Mohammed, Nigeria announced it had indefinitely suspended T…

Jun 5, 2021

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Gunmen Kill Ugandan Minister's Daughter and Driver in Failed Assassination Attempt

A Ugandan minister survived an assassination attempt on Tuesday after unknown gunmen sprayed bullets at his car. General Katumba Wamala, the minister of works and transport, was being driven in the Kampala suburb of K…

Jun 1, 2021

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China to Allow Married Couples to Have Up to Three Children

The Chinese government is set to allow married couples to have up to three children in a move aimed at averting a demographic crisis. The decision was arrived at during a meeting of the Chinese Communist Party’s top l…

May 31, 2021

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Damon Weaver: Child Reporter Who Interviewed President Obama Dies at the Age of 23

A child reporter who hit international headlines after interviewing former US President Barack Obama in 2009 has died. Damon Weaver passed away on May 1st aged 23, according to the Palm Beach County medical examiner…

May 16, 2021

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Uhuru Attends Museveni's Inauguration Ceremony in Uganda

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was on Wednesday sworn in for a sixth term. The 76-year-old took an oath of office in a ceremony held at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Kampala. President Kenyatta was among African hea…

May 12, 2021

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Debris of Rogue Chinese Rocket Lands in the Indian Ocean

The rogue Chinese rocket that was out of control and destined to crash on Earth has re-entered close to the Maldives. Debris from the rocket dubbed Long March 5B disintegrated over the Indian Ocean at 10:24 am Beijin…

May 9, 2021