Sun 25 December 2022: Zambia finally repealed two British colonial-era laws on Saturday: the death penalty and making criticism of the country’s leader a punishable offense. Southern African nation gained its independence in 1964. Since then, colonial rules have been followed. The decision was made during the presidency of Hakainde Hichilema, whose party promised to […]
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Sat 24 December 2022: Chaos and bedlam erupted in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg today, after a gas tanker exploded in a suburb close to a hospital, killing nine people and injuring several others. Graphic images and videos were circulated online of people, their flesh falling off their skin, walking near the explosion in a zombie […]
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Sat 24 December 2022: The Nigeria air force killed more than 200 Boko Haram terrorists in an air raid with the Super Tucano light fighter jet in the Sambisa Forest in the northeastern state of Borno, a military expert told Anadolu Agency on Friday. There has been no official confirmation from the military but Zaga Zola Makama said no fewer than 200 Boko Haram and ISWAP […]
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Fri 23 December 2022: The oil corporation Shell has stated that it will pay 15 million euros ($15.9 million) to communities in Nigeria that were impacted by many oil pipeline spills in the Niger Delta. “The settlement is on a no admission of liability basis, and settles all claims and ends all pending litigation related […]
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Fri 23 December 2022: The South African Police Service (SAPS) Head Office Organised Crime Investigations Unit, has recovered military explosive devices and equipment in Benoni, Gauteng. SAPS spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said Thursday’s haul came after police followed up on information that the explosives were allegedly going to be delivered to illegal miners in Snake Road. […]
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Fri 23 December 2022: The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) announced on Friday that measles cases continue to soar across the country. According to the latest data, South Africa has recorded 227 cases of laboratory-confirmed measles cases for specimens collected between 8 October and 17 December across all provinces. Statistics show that 216 laboratory-confirmed […]
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Thu 22 December 2022: Ivory Coast is the world’s top cocoa producing country but receives just four percent of the chocolate industry’s estimated annual worth of $100bn. Soubre, Ivory Coast – On a small cocoa plantation in the southwest of Ivory Coast, a group of men hack away at the yellow and red fruit used to […]
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Wed 21 December 2022: Sudan’s ousted President, Omar Al-Bashir, admitted that he was primarily responsible for the 1989 coup, recounting the events that preceded it. Al-Bashir made his statements before a court in the capital, Khartoum, yesterday, according to the official Sudanese television station. After recounting the events in detail about the atmosphere before the coup, Al-Bashir […]
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Wed 21 December 2022: Algerian Sports Minister Abdel Razzak Sabkak announced on Tuesday that the new football stadium currently under construction near Algiers will be named after the late South African leader Nelson Mandela, Anadolu news agency has reported. Sabkak made the announcement at a press conference. The new Nelson Mandela Stadium boasts an official capacity of […]
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Wed 21 December 2022: In an effort to address its “dark colonial past,” Germany has returned 20 antique bronze sculptures to Nigeria, according to the country’s foreign minister on Tuesday. In a ceremony in the country’s capital, Abuja, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock handed off the priceless cultural artifacts to Nigerian officials. The statues, which […]
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