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Mozambique’s female inmates forced into prostitution by prison staff

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– – Female prisoners in Mozambique are being forced into prostitution by staff of prison facilities, according to Anti-corruption organisation the Centre for Public Integrity (CIP). The group said for years prisoners from Ndlavela Women’s Penitentiary in the capital, Maputo, have been taken to nearby guest houses to work as prostitutes for wealthy clients. These details were revealed by investigative… Read More
Africa Featured Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana’s President hired £15k per hour jet so he can shower

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– – Ghana’s government has justified the decision by the country’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo to travel in a £15, 000 an hour private jet for his recent foreign trips. Media reports of the president’s decision to travel in a private jet instead of the already acquired presidential jet sparked public criticisms. An opposition lawmaker Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa last week made… Read More
Africa Namibia Southern Africa World 

Covid-19: Namibia’s capital Windhoek on two-week lockdown

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– – Namibia’s government has announced a two-week lockdown of the capital Windhoek to fight the spike in Coronavirus pandemic. The city has recorded more than half of the Covid infections in the entire country. On Tuesday evening President Hage Geingob announced tighter measures to limit the spread of virus after recent spike in infections and deaths. In a televised… Read More
Africa Business World 

10 Best Profit-Making African Business Ideas

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– – Despite the impact of the pandemic, the African economy is expected to increase this year, and the number of new millionaires on the continent is growing at an exponential rate; with its wealth of resources and untapped investment potential, African business possibilities could be a lucrative option for entrepreneurs, individuals and investors.  Let’s have a look at the… Read More
Africa Southern Africa World Zambia 

Zambia’s President doing well after collapsing at public event

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– – Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu has assured citizens that he is well after collapsing while attending a public event. He was presiding over the national defence day on Sunday when “he experienced sudden dizziness” in the capital, Lusaka. In a statement, the Secretary to the Cabinet Simon Miti indicated that the president “is well and has continued to discharge his… Read More
Africa Featured West Africa World 

African countries urged to develop child online protection policies

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– – Speakers at the just ended first ever Africa Week of Action for Child Online Protection (AWA4COP) symposium have urged African countries to take seriously the issue of protecting children online. The symposium was part of the inaugural campaign aimed at urging African countries to consider Child Online Protection Guidelines to develop inclusive, multi-stakeholder national strategies for online child… Read More
Africa Central Africa World 

Why Patrice Lumumba’s tooth is yet to return to DR Congo

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In September 2020, the family of the Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba received news of taking in the tooth taken from his corpse. A court in Belgium had ruled that the tooth should be returned to Lumumba’s family. Lumumba’s tooth was believed to have been taken by a Belgian policeman who was helping to dispose of the body. The tooth was… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

21 LGBT activists arrested in Ghana granted bail by court

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– – A high Court in Ghana on Friday granted bail to some 21 activists of Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender society. They have been denied bail multiple times since their arrest on May 20, 2021 at a meeting in Ghana’s Volta region. The UN asked the government of Ghana to release the suspects including 16 females and 5 males,… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana’s Green project targets planting over 5 million trees

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– – Ghana on Friday launched a green project called Green Ghana Day aimed at getting citizens to plant over 5 million trees. The project is expected to mobilize efforts to preserve and protect the country’s forest cover and the environment. Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo lead the event on Friday which was replicated across the country. Friday, 11th June, 2021… Read More
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