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Zimbabwe: 3 female political activists arrested for insulting police

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– – Police in Zimbabwe have arrested three female opposition activists. Police said the trio was arrested on Monday after holding a demonstration outside a government building in the capital, Harare. They are also accused of using abusive and obscene language against police officers. In a statement, the Zimbabwean police confirmed the arrest of Joanna Mamombe , Netsai Marova and Cecilia… Read More
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Kenyan MPs fight at a funeral over corruption tag

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– – There was drama at a Kenyan funeral after two Kenyan MPs exchanged blows. The fight broke out after one of the MPs accused the other of being corrupt. “We have several leaders here in the company of our deputy president who have a tainted life. These are fraudsters who should not be allowed to take up any leadership… Read More
Africa Eswatini Southern Africa World 

Covid-19: Hospitals in Eswatini ‘run out of body bags’

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– – Hospitals in Eswatini are reportedly running out of body bags due to a surge in COVID-19-deaths. The Times of Swaziland reported that a source at a hospital told the publication “that in the past two weeks, most of the bodies were wrapped in sheet-covers and put into plastic materials upon being confirmed dead.” The source was quoted as… Read More
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Judge left dazed as DNA test shows he isn’t father of his 3 kids

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– – A Nigerian judge at the Delta State High Court, Justice Anthony Ezonfade Okorodas has been left in a state of shock after DNA test showed that his first three children were not his. He had those kids with his first wife who he has since divorced. Judge Okorodas who made this news public said in a statement that… Read More
Africa Gambia West Africa World 

Gambia: President Barrow officially launches new political party

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– – Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has officially launched his National People’s Party (NPP) as he presses on for his re-election bid this year. The party was launched over the weekend as he pushed for support for his candidacy for the presidential election on December 4. He told his supporters in Bakau that the NPP “is the party of all… Read More
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Uganda’s Bobi Wine challenges Museveni win in court

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– – Ugandan opposition politician Bobi Wine has filed a legal challenge against the presidential election results of last month. Wine claims in his petition that the outcome of last month’s presidential election was rigged. His lawyers say the musician-turned politician who led the National Unity Platform in the election wants the poll to be re-run. Uganda’s Incumbent president Yoweri… Read More
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Covid-19: Ghana approves first herbal drug for clinical trial

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– – Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has announced that it has given approval for the country’s first herbal medicine Cryptolepis Sanguinolenta locally known as Nibima for clinical trials for the treatment of Covid-19. The herbal medicine went through several laboratory studies at one of the country’s major university research centre called the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and… Read More
Africa Featured West Africa World 

Ghanaian cop assigned to guard Togolese politician commits suicide

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– – A Ghanaian police officer assigned to guard Togolese opposition leader in Accra has allegedly committed suicide. Local media reporting revealed that Constable Eugene Yelnona allegedly shot himself on Monday while on duty. He was part of the security detail assigned to provide protection for Togolese opposition leader, Mr Gilcrest Olympio at his residence. Constable Eugene Yelnona, who was… Read More
Africa East Africa Featured World 

Militants attack hotel in Somalia killing nine people

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– – Militants have attacked a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing nine people including a former military general, Mohamed Nur Galal. Security forces engaged the militants in gun battle before ending the assault early Monday. The militant group, Al-Shabab has said it was behind the attack at the Afrik Hotel. The militants first bombed the hotel with a… Read More
Africa Business World 

Here are Africa’s top ten most developed countries

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– – Every year the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ranks countries through its Human Development Index (HDI) project. The Human Development Report (HDR) by the UNDP measures a country’s health, education, and standard of living as part of the index. The agency also ascertains a nations’ average achievement in three basic scales of human development – education, life expectancy,… Read More
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