Joan Wafula
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Nigerians pick sides as Wizkid and Davido clash online
A skirmish between the two began on Monday night after fans on social media platfor X begged Wizkid to release a new song
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East African trio arrested after migrants die on boat
Two Sudanese nationals and a South Sudanese citizen have been arrested by police in the UK after five migrants died in the English Channel.
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Heavy rains and floods bring Mauritius to standstill
Mauritius has been struck by heavy rains and severe flooding, causing major inundation across the island nation. As a result of the adverse weather conditions, all schools will remain closed.
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Private jets grounded in Nigeria crackdown
Everybody who is allowed to fly a non-commercial aircraft in Nigeria is now having their license re-assessed, says a top official.
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Ethiopia resumes repatriating 70,000 nationals from Saudi Arabia
Authorities in Ethiopia have started returning migrants stranded in the oil-rich kingdom of Saudi Arabia by flying 842 of them on Friday.
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Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany
The president of Botswana has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in a dispute over conservation. Earlier this year, Germany’s environment ministry suggested there should be stricter limits on importing trophies from hunting animals.
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Senegal’s youngest president sworn in
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal’s fifth president, has been sworn into office at a ceremony in the capital, Dakar.
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Police scatter Togo opposition event amid tensions
On Monday, the parliament voted for a new constitution which changes the presidential system to a parliamentary one.
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Diddy’s Los Angeles, Miami homes raided by federal agents
Law enforcement sources said that while the search warrant was being executed in Los Angeles, Combs’ sons were detained outside the home, as is customary in such circumstances, and then released without charges.
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Algerian leader announces early presidential election
Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has brought forward the presidential election date by three months.
