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Boy commits suicide after impregnating 15-year-old girl

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– – A 16 year-old student in Uganda has committed suicide after allegedly impregnating a 15-year-old girl. Police in Rakai District say they are now investigating circumstances under which the boy died. Kennedy Ssempijja, 16 and the 15-year-old girl got involved in a relationship this year, according to local media. A brother to the deceased, said that his brother took… Read More
Europe 

Guterres urges continued dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Village Reporter
Secretary-General António Guterres condemns the violence and reiterated that “both sides have the obligation, under international humanitarian law, to take utmost care to spare and protect civilians and civilian infrastructure in the conduct of military operations”, according to a statement issued by Stéphane Dujarric. Nagorno-Karabakh lies within Azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces since they… Read More
Africa Ivory Coast West Africa World 

Ivorians vote in crucial polls amid opposition boycott

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– – Ivorians are voting in a controversial presidential election which has been boycotted by the opposition. Former president, Henri Konan Bédié, and the former prime minister, Pascal Affi N’Guessan, decided to boycott the election weeks ago. They have also asked their supporters to disrupt the electoral process which they claim amounts to electoral coup. Laurent Gbagbo and a former… Read More
Europe 

FROM THE FIELD: Planning a route to green cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Village Reporter
Bosnia and Herzegovina suffered extensive flooding in 2014., by UNDP/Sulejman Omerbasic With one of the world’s highest levels of air pollution, the central Bosnian city of Zenica, an industrial hub, is now attempting to turn around its fortunes, with the backing of the UN Development Programme (UNDP). A host of projects are underway in Zenica, including river-bed cleaning (to avoid… Read More
Africa World 

These positions in bed will make your woman come hard

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– – Women and men don’t always agree about what qualifies as great sex. Due to our differing anatomies, what feels pleasurable to one partner may not be all that impressive to the other. In this satisfaction battle of the sexes, women often lose out. “Intercourse itself seems to be designed really for giving the man pleasure,” says Deborah Caust, clinical sexologist and… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Tanzania: John Magufuli wins presidential election

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– – President of Tanzania John Magufuli has been declared winner of the country’s October 28 presidential election. The electoral commission declared Mr Magufuli winner saying he secured over 12.5 million votes, with opposition leader Tundu Lissu coming in second with almost 2 million votes. Over 15 million out of some 29.7 million registered voters participated in the election which… Read More
Africa Southern Africa World 

Husband of Africa’s richest woman dies in Dubai accident

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– – Sindika Dokolo, the husband of Africa’s richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, has died at the age of 48. Mr Dokolo’s family confirmed that he had died in Dubai on Thursday with friends saying he was involved in a scuba diving accident. In a statement his family said “his wife, children, mother, brother and sisters have the deepest sorrow… Read More
Africa World 

Child Online Protection Guidelines in Africa region launched

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– – Child Online Protection Guidelines in Africa was launched on Friday, 30 October 2020. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) launched the guidelines following a training program from 26 to 29 October 2020. The training was held online, in French and English and meant to equip experts in the field of child online protection with the requisite tools in relation… Read More
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