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Here are Africa’s 10 Most Forward-Thinking Countries

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– – Countries around the world have the responsibility to look out for the interest of their citizens. That requires forward thinking, related to anticipating change and helping to ensure security in people’s daily lives. Every year countries around the world are ranked based on how best they are doing in foreseeing the future and enabling people to adapt quickly… Read More
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Tanzania’s President Magufuli in India for Covid-19 treatment

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– – Tanzania’s President John Magufuli is reportedly in India for further treatment for Covid-19, the country’s main opposition leader has said. John Magufuli this week was said to be on admission at a Kenyan hospital undergoing medical treatment for Covid-19. Opposition leader Tundu Lissu who said Magufuli had coronavirus and a cardiac arrest has also revealed that the Tanzanian… Read More
Africa Business Featured Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

Man catches Fish worth $2.6 mln but eats it with villagers

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Social media users have been thrown into a state of shock with news of a Nigerian man capturing a Blue Marlin Fish worth $2.6 million. The capturing of the fish wasn’t the source of shock for many but rather what the man and his village folks decided to do with it. They ate the fish, according to a Africa Facts… Read More
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Fire kills African migrants at detention centre in Yemen

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Several African migrants were killed in a fire at a overcrowded migrant detention centre in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a over the weekend. The centre housed migrants mostly from Ethiopia, according to officials with the UN Migration Agency (IOM) who say as many as 30 people died and some 170 reported injured. Migrants and guards are reported to be among the… Read More
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At least 20 killed by suicide car bomb in Somalia

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– – At least 20 people were killed and 30 wounded by a suicide car bomb just outside a restaurant near the port in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu late on Friday, an emergency services official said. The blast sent plumes of smoke into the sky and triggered gunfire, witnesses and state-owned media reported. “So far we have carried 20 dead people… Read More
Africa Featured Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

Over 7,000 Nigerian refugees flee to Niger

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– – Some 7,600 Nigerian refugees have reportedly fled to Niger since January this year. The United Nations which made the revelation said the violence in north-western Nigeria has caused its citizens to flee into neighbouring Niger, where violence is also on the rise. The UN refugee agency UNHCR attributed the development to the fear of armed groups and communal clashes in Nigeria. “Most… Read More
Africa Featured Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

Over 7,000 Nigerian refugees flee to Niger

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , , ,
– – Some 7,600 Nigerian refugees have reportedly fled to Niger since January this year. The United Nations which made the revelation said the violence in north-western Nigeria has caused its citizens to flee into neighbouring Niger, where violence is also on the rise. The UN refugee agency UNHCR attributed the development to the fear of armed groups and communal clashes in Nigeria. “Most… Read More
Africa Featured North Africa World 

Morocco cuts all ties with German embassy

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– – Morocco has suspended all ties with the German embassy in the country over its stance on Western Sahara. The suspension of relations was announced by Morocco’s foreign affairs ministry who cited “deep disagreements concerning crucial issues.” In December, 2020 Germany criticized then-US President Donald Trump for recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara. A senior diplomat said Morocco’s decision… Read More
Africa Featured Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana approves new law to jail publishers of nude pictures

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– – Ghana has approved a new law that seeks to punish persons who publish indecent images especially of children and women online. The new law under the country’s Cybersecurity Act 2020 is an attempt to crackdown on taking and circulating or publishing of naked and sexual images of people. Under the new law, persons who circulate naked images of… Read More
Africa Featured Southern Africa World Zimbabwe 

Zimbabwe’s Vice President refuses to resign over sex scandal

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– – Zimbabwe’s 71-year-old Vice President Kembo Mohadi has refused to resign over recent reports of a sex scandal involving him. Mohadi is reported by local media in Zimbabwe of having an affair with women and even being caught on tape soliciting for sex. In one of the instances, the vice president was alleged to be involved in planning to… Read More
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