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Zimbabwe: Comedienne stripped naked, forced to drink sewage

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A Zimbabwean comedienne has been reportedly abducted and brutalized for her sketches and acts. Samantha Kureya, known by her stage name “Gonyeti” is a comedienne well known for her acts in Zimbabwe. A political satire group based in Zimbabwe, Bustop TV reported that Kureya was abducted on Wednesday evening. According to Kureya’s family and friends, she was kidnapped by six armed… Read More
Pacific 

Kashmir communications shutdown a ‘collective punishment’ that must be reversed, say UN experts

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India and Pakistan both claim Kashmir as its sovereign territory. Since the Indian Government’s 5 August announcement revoking Kashmir’s special status, tighter central Government control has resulted with access to information and peaceful protests quashed. Reports have described a near total communications blackout in Jammu and Kashmir since the evening of 4 August, with internet access, mobile phone networks, and… Read More
Pacific 

Relentless sequence of disasters in Asia-Pacific ‘sign of things to come’, cautions UN regional body

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Issued on Thursday by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2019 revealed that the annual economic losses due to disasters cost the region nearly $675 billion, about 2.4 per cent its gross domestic product. In addition to the impact of disasters on human lives, the economic losses also threaten to… Read More
Africa Ghana Sports West Africa World 

Ex-Ghanaian footballer Junior Agogo dies aged 40

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Tributes have been pouring in for the former Black Stars striker Junior Agogo.  He reportedly died in London on Thursday aged 40. Agogo is reported to have died after battling stroke for several years. He suffered a stroke in 2015 and struggled with his speech afterwards. He said in a BBC Four documentary in 2017 that he felt anxious about his language.… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana’s President suspends top official for selling contracts

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The man tasked with the responsibility of ensuring transparency in the award of government contracts in Ghana has been suspended by the President, Nana Akufo Addo. Adjenim Boateng Adjei has been unmasked in an investigative piece by journalist Manasseh Awuni Azure selling contracts for huge sums. The investigation by the freelance journalist revealed how Mr Boateng Adjei set up a… Read More
Africa North Africa Sudan World 

Sudan’s new prime minister to tackle weak economy

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Sudan’s new prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok who was sworn in on Wednesday has vowed to tackle conflict and build a stronger economy. As leader of the transitional government he has the task of restoring peace as well and helping to return the country to civilian rule. The renowned economist told journalists that “The revolution’s deep-rooted slogan, ‘freedom, peace and justice,’… Read More
Africa Business West Africa World 

Sierra Leone launches Africa’s first blockchain online ID platform

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Sierra Leone has become the first African country to launch a blockchain national digital identification platform. The country’s President Julius Maada Bio officially launched the system in the capital Freetown on Wednesday. This is the first time an African country is implementing such an online credit system designed by a San Francisco-based tech charity called Kiva. With such a system… Read More
Africa North Africa Sudan World 

Sudanese general sworn in as head of sovereign council

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The leader of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC), Lt-Gen Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, has now been sworn in as leader of the newly established sovereign council. Other ten members of the council are also to be sworn in later on Wednesday. The council replaces the Transitional Military Council that Burhan headed earlier. It is now the highest authority in the… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

The Kenyan chef that cooked for record 75 hours non-stop

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A Kenyan chef, Maliha Mohammed has set a new world record for the longest time spent cooking. She spent 75 hours non-stop cooking at a local restaurant in the coastal city of Mombasa. Maliha Mohammed began cooking on Thursday at 10:00 local time and ended her marathon cooking on Sunday at 13:03 local time. The Guinness World Record was set… Read More
Africa Cameroon Central Africa World 

Cameroon military court jails separatists for life

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A military court in Cameroon has jailed ten separatist leaders from the English-speaking region for life. A leader of Cameroon’s separatist movement, Sisiku Ayuk Tabe is among the ten people jailed for life. He and nine of his followers were given life sentences by the military court in the capital, Yaoundé. They were convicted of rebellion, complicity in terrorism, financing… Read More
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