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Myanmar crisis: UN Special Envoy condemns ‘ongoing brutality’, as dozens reported killed over weekend

Village Reporter
Over the weekend, violence continued to rage across the south-east Asian nation and, according to media reports, dozens of people lost their lives, including 38 on Sunday alone.   The ongoing brutality, including against medical personnel and destruction of public infrastructure, severely undermines any prospects for peace and stability – Special Envoy Schraner Burgener  In a statement on Sunday, Special Envoy… Read More
Africa World 

Burna Boy and Wizkid win awards at Grammys 2021

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Nigeria Afrobeats stars Burna Boy and Wizkid have both won awards at the 2021 Grammys. Burna Boy won the Best Global Music Album category while Wizkid won the Best Music Video for his song with Beyoncé; Brown Skin Girl, from Lion King: The Gift album. Beyoncé’s daughter Blue Ivy was also a winner on the song. The Best Music Video… Read More
Africa Featured World 

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
Africa East Africa World 

Tanzanians have no idea if their President is alive or dead

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– – Tanzanians have been kept in the dark for weeks now about the whereabouts of their president, John Magufuli. The last time they saw their leader in public was in February. For weeks they have to contend with media reports of President Magufuli taken ill. First there were reports of the Tanzanian leader seriously ill and haven been flown… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana’s veep has ‘only one wife’ after rumours of a second wife

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– – Ghana’s vice president, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has responded to reports of having a second wife called Ramatu. There have been several reports of the vice president, who is a Muslim having a second wife called Ramatu but refusing to make her public. The only publicly known wife of the vice president is Samira Bawumia but this year rumours… Read More
Africa Gambia West Africa World 

Ex-Gambian President Jammeh tied to killing of 59 migrants

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– – Testimony before Gambia’s truth commission implicating then-president Yahya Jammeh in the summary execution in 2005 of about 59 West African migrants should be followed by criminal accountability, Human Rights Watch and TRIAL International said today. From February 24 to March 11, 2021, witnesses told the Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) that migrants bound for Europe from Congo, Cote d’Ivoire,… Read More
Africa Gambia Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana’s President was misled over migrant massacre in Gambia

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– – In 2005, some 59 West African migrants were murdered in the Gambia. The migrants were hoping to reach Senegal enroute to Europe through the Mediterranean. The truth of what actually happened only emerged after ex-leader Yahya Jammeh left office. Since his exit from power in 2017, he has been implicated by some of his former soldiers, who said… Read More
Africa Business South Africa Southern Africa World 

6 best forex traders in South Africa and how they achieved it

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– – Forex trading is one of the most profitable businesses. Individuals who find success in currencies grow their fortune in a reap and bounds. That notwithstanding, some people still do not believe you can make a fortune trading forex. Well, South Africa is one of the countries that have notable names of great forex traders. These individuals boast of… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Tanzania’s PM says president is in his office working hard

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– – Tanzania’s Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa has said that the country’s President John Magufuli is in the country and working hard in his office. He was reacting to media reports of Mr. Magufuli contracting Covid-19 and receiving medical treatment abroad. President Magufuli hasn’t been seen in public for weeks, an unusual posturing of the Tanzanian leader who is very… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana: Man beats lover to death over $2

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– – A 30-year-old man has beaten his girlfriend to death following a misunderstanding over $2.6 (GHc15). Police in a town of Tafo Pankrono in Ghana’s Ashanti region told a court that the suspect Ebenezer Korang gave $32 (GHC 185) to his girlfriend, Abigail Adoma, for safekeeping. When Korang asked the deceased to return the money at a meeting point… Read More
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