Hamas political leader confirms death of three sons in Israeli strike
Israel confirmed carrying out the attack, describing the three men as Hamas military wing operatives.Sourced from Africanews
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Togo bans protests against arrest of opposition activists, constitutional reform
The interior and security ministries said the protests set to begin Thursday (Apr. 11) would seriously disturb public order.Sourced from Africanews
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Senegal: In some classrooms, deaf and hard-of-hearing pupils now study alongside everyone else
Senegal lacks a national strategy for inclusive education, but it is developing one. A new approach in a selected number of schools in Senegal seats those who are deaf and hard of hearing in a same classroom as other children with no disability.Sourced from Africanews
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Six arrested in connection with the murder and hijacking of South African player Luke Fleurs
The arrested suspects are expected to appear Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 12 April 2024. The 6 suspects were traced and arrested in Slovoville, Soweto, in the early hours of Wednesday (Apr. 10) while the vehicle that was already stripped was recovered one day earlier.Sourced from Africanews
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A Moroccan activist handed 5-year jail term for criticizing the country’s ties to Israel
Abdul Rahman Zankad of Mohammedia, Morocco was arrested in March after posting on Facebook about the Israel’s war in Gaza and Morocco’s 2020 decision to establish diplomatic ties with Israel, the Moroccan Space for Human Rights said in a statement.Sourced from Africanews
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Rwandan president meets with UK PM at 10 Downing Street
The meeting comes amid the U.K. government’s stalled plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda and reports in the British media that housing in Kigali outlined for the scheme had been sold.Sourced from Africanews
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‘Fear and loss’ multiplies in Sudan exodus
Over 8.5 million Sudanese have been forced to flee their homes in Sudan since the war between rival militaries erupted last April, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday. UN Africa News
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Why has the Somalia-Ethiopia row deepened?
Somalia and Ethiopia enjoyed peaceful relations until January this year when the memorandum with Somaliland sparked diplomatic tensions between the security partners and neighbours in eastern Africa.Sourced from Africanews
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Togo: Govt delays Apr. 20 polls, consultations launched in wake of controversial reform
From April 8 to April 10, Togolese lawmakers will conduct a tour to “listen to and inform civilians on the constitutional reform”. After a week of growing public discontent, the presidency had announced that the constitutional reform bill will be tabled again in ParliamenSourced from Africanews
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Attacks on Ukrainian nuclear facilities ‘must cease immediately’: UN atomic watchdog
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency reiterated that attacks against nuclear power plants in Ukraine are “an absolute no go”, following direct military action targeting the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) on Sunday. Source UN News
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