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Nigeria: Teenager stages own kidnap to raise money for party

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A 15-year-old boy in Nigeria’s city of Jos staged his own kidnap and demanded a ransom from his father for his release. The teenager and four of his older friends have all been arrested by police in Jos and are all now in custody. They had demanded a $1,365 (500,000 naira) ransom from the teenager’s father to spend on a… Read More
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Zimbabwe: Police fire tear gas and beat protesters in Harare

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Zimbabwe police on Friday fired tear gas and beat many opposition supporters who gathered in central Harare for a protest march. The government had banned an anti-government protest although the country’s high court upheld it. Protesters largely members of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) defied the ban. In an attempt to prevent the protest from taking place, police officers… Read More
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Kenyan wedding turns tragic as guests suffer food poisoning

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A Kenyan wedding turned tragic last weekend after one of the guests died from food poisoning. 40 others were also hospitalized after eating food supplied by a restaurant for the wedding in Nairobi. Kenya’s Star newspaper reports that many of the guests suffered from cholera. The groom, Wilson Wamunyu and his wife Sarah are reported to have survived the cholera… Read More
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Nigeria: Woman who locked child in dog cage arrested

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Police in Nigeria’s commercial hub of Lagos have arrested a woman caught on video assaulting and locking a boy in a dog cage. There was huge  public outrage in Nigeria after the woman was captured in the viral video that went viral on social media. The woman could be seen flogging the shirtless boy with what appeared to be a… Read More
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Kagame meets young Rwandans to plan for next 25 years

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President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame has met over 3000 young Rwandans as part of his “Meet the President” series. Wednesday’s meeting took place at the Rusororo based Intare Conference Arena and was also broadcast to thoe not able to be at the Arena. The gathering was aimed at providing the opportunity for Kagamae to engage with the young generation on… Read More
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Nigerian pastor trying to escape arrest killed in China

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A Nigerian pastor, Joseph Nwajueze has been killed in China by security operatives. He was reportedly escaping arrest from security operatives for alleged visa violations. According to reports the Chinese security operatives in an attempt to capture the fleeing Nwajueze, used a security gadget to demobilise him. The security gadget made the pastor numb, leading to his fall, which eventually… Read More
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Uganda’s Winnie Byanyima secures top job at UNAIDS

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Ugandan Winnie Byanyima has secured the top job at UNAIDS, a global body helping to fight the AIDS disease. Byanyima currently heads UK charity Oxfam but has now been appointed as the next executive director of UNAIDS. UNAIDS said in a statement that “Ms Byanyima brings a wealth of experience and commitment in harnessing the power of governments, multilateral agencies,… Read More
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Burundi begins Ebola vaccination for health officials

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Burundi has started vaccinating its health workers against Ebola as it makes efforts to prevent the spread of the disease into its territory. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday that the vaccination is happening near Burundi’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Burundi has not reported of any Ebola cases but does not want to taken by… Read More
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Tunisia: 26 candidates approved for presidential race

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Tunisia’s electoral commission on Wednesday sad it has approved 26 candidates to run for president next month. Those approved include two women, the electoral commission said. 71 other applicants were rejected after the commission received 98 nomination forms. Prime Minister Youssef Chahed got his candidacy approved as he faces a major task to win the presidential race. He however refused… Read More
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Kenya: Plane aborts take-off after tyre stuck in pothole

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A Fly540 pilot was forced to abort take-off at the Manda Airport in Lamu in Kenya after one of the plane’s tyre was stuck in a pothole on the runway. No one was hurt but the 36 passengers aboard the Nairobi-bound plane were reported to be in a state of shock and fear. They were asked to disembark from the… Read More