Benin struggles to halt coastal erosion despite spending millions of dollars
Climate change and rising sea levels have made Benin’s Atlantic coastline more vulnerable to erosion.Sourced from Africanews
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Zimbabwe: 33 opposition lawmakers barred due to alleged imposture.
Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC), has lost a shocking 18 new parliamentary seats after an imposter announced in Parliament that they had left the party, resulting in the loss of their seats.Sourced from Africanews
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Counting continues in Liberia’s presidential run-off vote
Late Wednesday, oppostion leader Joseph Boakai had a slight lead in the closely contested presidential race with votes from just over 22 per cent of polling stations confirmed.Sourced from Africanews
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Rwanda takes issue with British court ruling on migration plan
Kigali says it does not agree with the court’s point stating that refugees or migrants sent from Britain to Rwanda would not be safe.Sourced from Africanews
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South Sudan deploys first unified forces after peace deal
The unification of forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and his rival, Vice President Riek Machar, was a key condition of the 2018 peace deal that ended a five-year conflict in which nearly 400,000 people died. Sourced from Africanews
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Niger’s military regime congratulates Mali on “liberation of Kidal”
The military regime in Niger, has congratulated the Malian army for capturing the strategic northern Tuareg stronghold of Kidal.Sourced from Africanews
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South Sudan president sacks police chief amidst coup rumours
South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has dismissed the country’s Inspector-General of Police Gen. Majak Akec Balok following rumours of a coup attempt.Sourced from Africanews
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Nigerian woman sets Guinness World Record for longest hand-made wig
In a remarkable feat of creativity and determination, Helen Williams, a skilled wigmaker from Nigeria, has secured her place in the Guinness World Records for crafting the longest hand-made wig, measuring an astounding 351.28 meters (1,152 feet 5 inches).Sourced from Africanews
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DRC: M23 rebels recapture Kishishe, where they are accused of a massacre in 2022
The M23 rebels have retaken the village of Kishishe in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where they are accused of having committed a massacre at the end of November 2022, killing some 170 people according to the UN, local sources said on Tuesday. Sourced from Africanews
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Mali junta seizes rebel stronghold of Kidal
The capture of Kidal is a significant symbolic success for Mali’s military leaders, who seized power in 2020.Sourced from Africanews
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