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Military-ruled Burkina Faso has rejected as "baseless accusations" a Human Rights Watch report that soldiers killed at least 223 villagers in two attacks on 25 February.
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HARARE — From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent are looking to the past and future to respond to climate change.
Africa, with the world's youngest population, faces the worst effects of...
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Hamas’s military wing has published a video of two Israeli captives held in Gaza, showing footage of them calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to make a deal to secure their release. The video released on Sunday which was obtained by Africa Today News, New York reports is...
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Authorities in Kigali say ‘we are ready’ to accommodate refugees as Rishi Sunak’s plan moves closer
Daily interviews, an orientation session and football: this is what awaits refugees scheduled to land in Rwanda as part of the UK’s flagship migration plan.
Some asylum seekers will be...
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At least five lives have been lost after massive, fiery carnage on the East-West Road in Rivers State which has destroyed more than dozens of vehicles, and scourged goods worth estimated billions. The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, who visited the scene of the devastating tragedy on...
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Tanzania has dismissed as "unfounded" allegations of killings, rapes and the planned evictions that led the World Bank to suspend funding for a $150 million conservation project.
A cult leader in Kenya was charged with murder after the discovery last year of more than 400 bodies in a remote forest. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to journalist Carey Baraka about the case.
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The African Union has also expressed alarm at the “deteriorating security and humanitarian situation” in the region.
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Human Rights Watch says at least 56 children were killed by soldiers in Soro village.
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No fewer than five Benin traditional functionaries in Edo State have been suspended by the Monarchy from their roles for engaging in sacrilegious conduct against Benin Custom. The Benin Traditional Council announced their suspension in a statement signed by the Iyase of Benin, Chief Sam Igbe on...
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The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa has appealed to Nigerians, irrespective of tribe or religion, to shame the country’s enemies by uniting against banditry, terrorism and other common enemies. Speaking at the second edition of Unity Schools Old Students Association’s (USOSA...
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The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), has confirmed the recapture of no fewer than three more inmates who fled its custodial facility in Suleija, Niger State last week. The NCoS revealed that 106 others remain on the loose. A spokesman for the Service, Abubakar Umar, an Assistant Controller,...
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Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that the parliament in Iraq has passed a bill making same-sex relations punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Transgender people will also be sentenced to three years in jail under the amendments to a 1988 anti-prostitution law. The...
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The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa has sung praises of the country’s achievements under his party’s leadership as the country celebrated 30 years of democracy since the end of apartheid. Speaking on Saturday, the 71-year-old Ramaphosa, reminded South Africans about the first...
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The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has declared that it has concluded plans to begin raiding markets to eliminate unfair trade practices such as collusion, price gouging, price fixing, and cartel running. The FCCPC made this known in a post on X. Dr. Adamu Abdullahi...
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The Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin has asserted that Nigeria now is the best opportunity to produce a constitution that meets the wishes and aspirations of the people. He said the 10th National Assembly was poised to do just that. Jibrin who doubles as Chairman of the Senate...
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The controversial plan aimed at deterring people from crossing the English Channel to reach the UK was signed into law on Thursday.
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Firearms may provide firearm owners with a means of self-defence in confrontations with criminals, but the unlawful use of a licensed firearm can have negative legal consequences.
Guy Lamb, Criminologist / Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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This advice can help you to engage your teens in open, honest and helpful dialogues about sex and sexuality.
Ayobami Precious Adekola, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of South Africa
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Her book Daughters of Africa brought black women writers into the literary canon.
Phillippa Yaa de Villiers, Poet and lecturer in Creative Writing, University of the Witwatersrand
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