Sun 25 October 2020: An estimated 7,000 Cape fur seals have been discovered dead at a breeding colony in central Namibia. Conservationist Naude Dreyer of the charity Ocean Conservation Namibia (OCN) began noticing dead seals on the sandy beaches of Pelican Point colony – a tourist destination known for its colony of seals and schools […]
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Sun 25 October 2020: At least 3.6 million people were affected by floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains across East Africa since June, the UN humanitarian agency said in a report Saturday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the floods have compounded an already challenging situation for people across […]
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Sat 24 October 2020: Sudanese political parties have rejected the government’s decision to normalise relations with Israel, with officials saying they will form an opposition front against the agreement. Dozens of Sudanese people demonstrated in the capital Khartoum on Friday following the joint statement from Israel, Sudan and the United States on Friday saying that […]
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Sat 24 October 2020: A 43-year-old man who pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the KwaDukuza Regional Court on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast. In June 2019, Jacobus Pieter De Wet was delivering magazines to a chain store in Ballito when he forgot his cell phone on […]
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Sat 24 October 2020: Israel and Sudan agreed on Friday agreed to normalize relations in a deal brokered with the help of the United States, making Sudan the third Arab country to set aside hostilities with Israel in the past two months. Trump has told the U.S. Congress he will rescind Sudan’s designation as a […]
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Fri 23 October 2020: Post election violence in the West African nation claims several lives as President Alpha Conde, who is seeking a controversial third term that provoked mass protests, wins a majority of votes in 16 out of 38 constituencies. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned post-election violence that has claimed several lives in […]
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Thu 22 October 2020: Ethiopia can jail people for up to two years if they deliberately violate restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, the attorney general’s office said, amid concern that citizens are becoming lax after a state of emergency was lifted. The restrictions prohibit shaking hands, not wearing a mask in a […]
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Thu 22 October 2020: An Israeli delegation made a rare visit to Sudan on Wednesday to discuss normalizing ties, Israeli public broadcaster Kan radio said, as a minister predicted a possible diplomatic breakthrough between the two countries. Kan radio gave no further details about the discussions held in Khartoum. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office and […]
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Thu 22 October 2020: In a statement on Wednesday, Amnesty International said it had confirmed that the Nigerian army and police killed at least 12 peaceful protesters in Lekki and Alausa, another protest ground in Lagos, after firing on thousands of peaceful demonstrators. Following a hospital visit to victims of what he described as the […]
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Wed 21 October 2020: KIGALI, Rwanda-Tourism companies in the East African Community (EAC) bloc are to market the region as a single tourism destination as part of a recovery plan for the virus-hit industry, officials said on Wednesday. This will involve developing special tour packages for the region covering airfare, popular attractions, and accommodation at […]
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