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Entertainment Lifestyle 

Nigerians praising Obasanjo will go to hell, says Seun Kuti

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  Seun Kuti, the Afrobeat singer, has tackled Nigerians supporting Olusegun Obasanjo, saying they are “damned and bound for hell.” Obasanjo was a Nigerian military leader and former president. He served as the country’s head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as its president from 1999 to 2007. In an Instagram live session on Thursday, Seun referred to the former… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

The Complexity Of The Music Of ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Explained By The Team That Made It Happen

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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 26: Letitia Wright attends Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther 2: Wakanda … Forever” Premiere at Dolby Theatre on October 26, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) FilmMagic With its massive success at the box office, widespread critical acclaim, and a devoted fan base, Black Panther has cemented itself as an iconic brand in pop culture.… Read More
Africa 

Gambia: opposition holds rally against corruption

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Gambian protesters are gathering to march against corruption through the capital Banjul after a youth group affiliated with the main opposition party called for a demonstration. Lawyer Ousainu Darboe, the leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), in a WhatsApp audio had earlier called on supporters to be peaceful ahead of a corruption demonstration slated for Friday. The UDP Youth… Read More
Human Rights 

Rghts experts ‘deeply disturbed’ by Russian Wagner Group recruitment of prisoners

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In a statement, the dozen experts said representatives from the Russian-owned mercenary outfit had been “offering pardons for criminal sentences to prisoners who join the group and take part in the war in Ukraine, as well as a monthly payment to their relatives”. The experts – members of the Working Group on the use of Mercenaries, the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, and… Read More
Africa 

300,000 flee ongoing violence in DR Congo in February alone: UNHCR

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Renewed violent clashes between non-state armed groups and government forces have sparked the latest emergency, with 300,000 people forced to flee their homes in North Kivu Province in February alone. According to the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, another 20,000 fled at the start of the week and nearly 50,000 became displaced from the Kitchanga region in Masisi territory during the week of 17… Read More
Africa 

First EU humanitarian aid plane arrives in the DRC amid crisis

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Fighting erupted on Friday between M23 militiamen and government troops near the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, where a European mercy flight arrived in the afternoon, sources said. The aid mission is the first in an airlift announced last Saturday by the European Union to help the beleaguered city. The plane landed on Friday afternoon, carrying 35 metric tons… Read More
Africa 

Horn of Africa hunger emergency: ‘129,000 looking death in the eyes’

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In an appeal for $178 million to support humanitarian assistance across the seven affected countries in the Greater Horn region, veteran WHO worker Liesbeth Aelbrecht warned that the situation was worse than anything she’d seen in more than two decades in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. “These 48 million people do include as many as 129,000 who are… Read More
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