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Mary Mensah
Africa
5 minutes read
When Abiy Ahmed became Ethiopia’s Prime Minister in 2018, the country was full of promises and excitement for a better future. But this year, hope has turned to horror as headlines of ethnic violence and war have superseded those of peacemaking.
BBC
Africa
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A Nigerian man accused of creating and sharing a fake video of President Muhammadu Buhari marrying one of his female cabinet ministers has been charged in the northern Kano state.
BBC
Africa
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The Ethiopian prime minister, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, has rejected a request for peace talks as the conflict in Tigray deepens.
bbc.com
Africa
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Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has won a controversial third term in office in an election boycotted by the opposition.
Gertrude Ankah
Africa
2 minutes read
A Kenyan judge has sentenced two men to 18 and 33 years in jail after they were convicted of helping Islamist militants attack a shopping mall in 2013.
aljazeera
Africa
1 minute read
The governing party in Guinea has asked President Alpha Conde to seek a controversial third term in office.
BBC
Africa
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The day after his 29th birthday in May, Olalekan Jacob Ponle posted a picture on his Instagram standing next to a bright yellow Lamborghini in Dubai.
bbc.com
Africa
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Nigeria is "saddened" by the sale of two sculptures belonging to the south-eastern Igbo community, an official from the Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments, has said.
bbc.com
Africa
1 minute read
Pirates kidnapped at least six crew members of a fishing vessel on Wednesday off the coast of Benin.
bbc.com
Africa
1 minute read
Some teachers and parents in South Africa's Western Cape province are demonstrating and demanding the closure of schools over the spread of coronavirus.
Graphic.com.gh
Africa
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Liberia's Deputy Minister of Education for Administration, Latim Da-Thong is being treated for the COVID-19 virus in Ghana.
BBC
Africa
1 minute read
Officials in Kenya say that there has been a significant rise in teenage pregnancies, especially since the start of Covid-19 restrictions in March.
BBC
Africa
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South African police have arrested a 31-year-old man for the murder of a woman whose stabbed body was found hanging from a tree last week, triggering a national outcry.
BBC
Africa
1 minute read
Burundi's top court has made a ruling aimed at ending the power vacuum created by the sudden death of President Pierre Nkurunziza on Monday.
BBC
Africa
1 minute read
Uganda's Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda has gone into self-isolation after some of his contacts tested positive of for coronavirus.
BBC
Africa
1 minute read
A junior minister in South Sudan has resigned and accused President Salva Kiir of having little interest in implementing the 2018 peace agreement designed to bring and end to six years of civil war.
BBC
Africa
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