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CHAN: Holders Morocco through to meet Mali in final

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– – Morocco will defend their African Nations Championship (CHAN) title against Mali in Sunday’s final in Yaounde after the holders thrashed Cameroon 4-0 in Wednesday’s semi-final. The Moroccans were simply too good for the hosts, as a double from Soufiane Rahimi either side of goals from Soufiane Bouftini and Mohammed Ali Bemammer secured a comprehensive win. “It was a… Read More
Europe 

Russia: UN rights office ‘deeply dismayed’ by Navalny sentencing

Village Reporter
“We are deeply dismayed by the sentencing of Russian opposition figure Aleksei Navalny by a court in Moscow yesterday to imprisonment for allegedly violating the conditions of a 2014 suspended sentence in an embezzlement case that the European Court of Human Rights had in 2017, already unanimously found to be arbitrary, unfair and manifestly unreasonable”, Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said in… Read More
Pacific 

Afghanistan: Detainee torture allegations remain ‘alarming’, UN report reveals

Village Reporter
The report is based on 656 interviews with men, women and children in 63 detention facilities across the country, and covers the period from 1 January 2019 to 31 March 2020.  It found nearly a third, or 30.3 per cent, had been subjected to torture or other forms of ill-treatment. Although this represents a slight decrease compared to 2017-2018, the… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Ugandan political activist Stella Nyanzi flees to Kenya

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– – Popular Ugandan academic and political activist, Dr Stella Nyanzi has fled to Kenya, her lawyers have said. Kenyan news outlet, Daily Nation reported that her lawyer, Prof George Luchiri Wajackoyah said his client left Uganda due to political persecution by the Yoweri Museveni regime. Nyanzi is said to be seeking political asylum in Kenya, according to her lawyer.… Read More
Africa Featured Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana: Academics upset as judges question lecturer for not wearing suit

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– – Some academics in Ghana are upset over a development that took place in the country’s Supreme Court hearing a petition against the conduct of the December 7, 2020 presidential election. After the cross examination of the second witness for the petitioner, the ex-president John Mahama, some of the judges at the apex court questioned Dr. Kpesa Whyte who… Read More
Pacific 

Security Council unity ‘crucial’ to support democracy in Myanmar

Village Reporter
Christine Schraner Burgener addressed ambassadors during a closed meeting held the day after Myanmar’s military seized power and detained top political leaders and activists, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint. I am deeply concerned that the military coup in #Myanmar could further exacerbate the problems of the most vulnerable, including #Rohingya Muslims. I condemn the… Read More
Africa Sports World 

New releases from Blueprint

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– – There are hundreds of online gaming developers to choose from when picking which slot to play. Even if you manage to narrow it down to the most well known providers like Yggdrasil Gaming, Foxium, Eyecon, or Pragmatic Play, the sheer amount of potential slots and polish lottery available can make deciding a little overwhelming. That’s why you should… Read More
Africa Sports World 

Essential Bingo Lingo for Online Casinos

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– – The bingo lingo is as essential to bingo as playing the game itself, there are certain words and phrases that the bingo caller will say when specific numbers are drawn. For instance, the number eighty eight will be affectionately known as two fat ladies in bingo halls. As bingo has been around for many years now, sometimes the… Read More
Africa Business World 

Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO

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– – The Amazon CEO’s wealth has now reached an estimated $202 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires index as at 2020. Bezos besides Amazaon owns the space travel company, Blue Origin which founded in 2000 as well as The Washington Post newspaper, which he acquired in 2013. List of 100 Most Influential African Women for 2020 – – Source: Africafeeds.com… Read More
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