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Uganda President Yoweri Museveni Imposes Taxes on Social Media Users in a Bid to Stop 'Gossip'

Ugandan citizens will now be taxed to use social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and Skype in President Yoweri Museveni's latest bid to stop what he termed as lugambo (gossip). Internet users, huma…

Apr 2, 2018

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Winnie Mandela Passes Away at 81

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the ex-wife of the late South Africa iconic President Nelson Mandela has passed away, aged 81. The anti-apartheid stalwart's personal assistant, Zodwa Zwane confirmed her demise in a stateme…

Apr 2, 2018

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Vatican Refutes Claims Pope Francis Said "There is No Hell"

Pope Francis didn't say that "there is no hell" as reported by a renowned Italian journalist, the Vatican has clarified. An article that was published on La Repubblica, an Italian newspaper on Thursday claimed that th…

Mar 30, 2018

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Man Contracts 'World Worst' Super-Gonorrhea

Medics in the United Kingdom say that a man contracted what they described as the world's "worst-ever" case of super-gonorrhoea. He reportedly had a regular partner in the UK, but caught the disease after an intercour…

Mar 29, 2018

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Mauritius President Resigns after Claims of Using NGO Credit Card to Buy Clothes, Jewelry

Mauritius President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim has stepped down following a scandal, where she used a credit card issued to her by a non-governmental organisation to buy luxury personal items, including clothes and jewelry…

Mar 19, 2018

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Donald Trump Jr's Wife Files for Divorce

(AP) Donald Trump Jr. and his wife, Vanessa Trump, may be getting divorced. A public court record filed Thursday in New York says Vanessa Trump is seeking an uncontested divorce from the president's son. Details of th…

Mar 15, 2018

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Renowned British Physicist Stephen Hawking Passes Away Aged 76

Renowned British scientist Stephen Hawking, whose mental genius and physical disability made him an inspiration to many across the world has passed away age 76, his family said on Wednesday. Hawking's 1988 book “A Bri…

Mar 14, 2018

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President Trump: Why I Fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

US President Donald Trump has explained why he fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, just over a year after his appointment. Speaking to journalists, Trump said there were sharp disagreements with Tillerson over a n…

Mar 13, 2018

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US President Trump Sacked Rex Tillerson While the Secretary of State Was in Kenya

United States President Donald Trump has reportedly sacked his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson who concluded his three-day State visit to Kenya on Monday. The Washington Post reports that Trump asked Tillerson to st…

Mar 13, 2018

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Mauritius President to Resign after Charging Credit Card to Buy Clothes, Jewelry

President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim of Mauritius is set to resign next week after she was accused of spending thousands of dollars from a credit card granted to her by an international non-governmental organization to purch…

Mar 11, 2018

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10 Least and 10 Most Corrupt Countries in the World

A report by global anti-graft watchdog, Transparency International (TI) shows that more than two-thirds of the world countries have high levels of corruption. In the report that ranks countries based on the levels of…

Mar 10, 2018

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Doctors in Canada Protest Move to Raise their Salaries, Say they Are Being Paid too Much

Doctors in Canada have rejected plans to raise their salaries, saying that they are being paid "too much." More than 500 doctors and over 150 medical students have reportedly signed a public letter rejecting the pay h…

Mar 10, 2018

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Renowned American Evangelist Billy Graham Passes Away Aged 99

Renowned American evangelist Billy Graham, has passed away at the age of 99. Graham's spokesman Jeremy Blume said the preacher passed on at his home in Montreat, North Carolina. Several American presidents, including…

Feb 21, 2018

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Ethiopia Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn Resigns

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has announced his resignation as the country's premier and the chairperson of the ruling party. M aking the announcement in a televised address to the nation on Thursday…

Feb 15, 2018

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Cyril Ramaphosa Named New South African President Following Jacob Zuma's Resignation

65-year-old Cyril Ramaphosa has been named the new South African President, following Wednesday's resignation of scandal-tainted Jacob Zuma. Ramaphosa, a wealthy former businessman was elected unopposed - being the so…

Feb 15, 2018

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South African President Jacob Zuma Resigns

(AP) South African President Jacob Zuma, in a televised address to the nation, said he will resign from his position "with immediate effect." "I have...come to the decision to resign as the president of the republic w…

Feb 14, 2018

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US Government Shuts Down

(AFP) The US government slid into its second shutdown in three weeks early Friday after a senator in President Donald Trump's own Republican Party blocked a vote on a bipartisan budget deal before a midnight deadline…

Feb 9, 2018

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US President Donald Trump Sends Message to African Leaders Following "Shithole" Remarks

After his remarks where he reportedly described African nations as "shithole" attracted global outrage, United States President Donald Trump has written a letter to African leaders. In the letter, Trump indicates that…

Jan 27, 2018

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Yoweri Museveni Backs US President Trump after "Shithole" Remarks

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has voiced his support for US counterpart Donald Trump after the latter's recent remarks reportedly describing African nations as "shithole" countries. On Tuesday, Museveni poured pra…

Jan 24, 2018

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US State Department Spending $592,500 to 'Explore Gender Identities of Boys and Men in Kenya'

The State Department announced a new $600,000 taxpayer-funded study that suggests "ideals of masculinity" in Kenya are contributing to terrorism. The department's Bureau of Counterterrorism is seeking a nonprofit grou…

Jan 22, 2018