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Entertainment Lifestyle 

WATCH: Adekunle Gold, Simi link up in studio for new song

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Adekunle Gold, the Nigerian singer, has announced that he featured Simi, his wife, in his upcoming album titled ‘Tequila Ever After’. Advertisement ‘Tequila Ever After’ is Gold’s highly anticipated fifth album which is scheduled for release on July 28. In a tweet on Tuesday, the singer said he has not featured Simi on his songs since his ‘Gold’ album (2016). We… Read More
Africa 

Western Sahara: Israel recognises Morocco’s claim over disputed territory

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Israel has recognised Morocco’s sovereignty over the disputed territory of Western Sahara, in a move that will add momentum to Morocco’s move to solidify its claim on the region. In a announcement on Monday, Morocco’s Royal Palace said that Israel had stated their position on the matter in a letter sent by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Morocco’s King… Read More
Africa 

Egyptian rights researcher sentenced to three years in prison

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A court in Egypt has sentenced rights researcher Patrick Zaki to three years in prison for “spreading false news”. Previously, Zaki spent 22 months in pre-trial detention until December 2021 over an article he wrote on discrimination against Coptic Christians. The drawn-out case triggered international condemnation, particularly in Italy where he had been studying at Bologna University when he was… Read More
Africa 

Tunisia: UN experts urge swift action to uphold migrants’ rights

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“Collective expulsions are prohibited under international law,” the UN experts warned in a statement. They emphasized that it is prohibition under international human rights law to deport migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers without conducting an individual and objective risk assessment of the potential human rights violations they might face upon return. Women and children deported The experts wrote to the Tunisian… Read More
Africa 

Sudan: Conflict displaces nearly 200,000 alone in the past week

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Overall, more than 2.6 million people have been internally displaced since the start of the conflict on 15 April. Meanwhile, more than 730,000 people have fled Sudan for neighbouring countries, according to the UN refugee agency, UNHCR. Top UN officials visit refugee camp On Tuesday, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and the head of the World Food Programme (WFP), Cindy… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

“I’m Better Than TG Omori” – Blaqbonez Brags After ‘Best Music Video’ Headies Nomination

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Nigerian singer and rapper, Emeka Akumefule, better known as Blaqbonez, has bragged that he is a better music video director than TG Omori. Recall that Blaqbonez and TG Omori were both nominated in the “Best Music Video” category at the 16th Headies Award. Blaqbonez was nominated for co-directing the video of his song ‘Back In Uni’ while TG Omori bagged… Read More
Africa 

South Africa’s ANC meets BRICS political parties ahead of summit

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South Africa’s ruling African National Congress, (ANC), is hosting meetings with members of political parties from Brazil, Russia, India, China and others ahead of the BRICS Summit on August 22nd in Johannesburg. The conflict in Ukraine remains one of the main topics in everyone’s minds. “We are for the silencing of the guns in Ukraine, the achievement of genuine peace… Read More
Africa 

Algeria and China reinforce cooperation

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Chinese president Xi Jinping hailed China’s relationship with Algeria in a meeting in the capital Beijing on Tuesday with his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune. The meeting takes place a month before the BRICS Summit in South Africa. China has supported Algeria’s accession to the BRICS mechanism. “For 65 years, China and Algeria have always shared weal and woe and helped… Read More
Human Rights 

UN celebrates Nelson Mandela, ‘a colossus of courage and conviction’

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The annual celebration pays tribute to Mr. Mandela’s 67 years of service to humanity as a human rights lawyer, prisoner of conscience, international peacemaker and the first democratically elected President of post-apartheid South Africa. Honour the legacy The UN chief described the former leader, who died in 2013, as “a colossus of courage and conviction”. Mr. Guterres said the best… Read More
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