Mwanzo Editor
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Biden Condemns ‘Eplorable’ Ukraine Attack, Pledges Aid
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday strongly condemned Russia’s “deplorable attack” on the Ukrainian city of Poltava that killed at least 51 people, pledging to provide more air defense systems. “I condemn this deplorable attack…
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Trump Pleading Not Guilty to Revised 2020 Election Charges
Donald Trump is to plead not guilty to the charges in a revised indictment accusing him of seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 US presidential election, according to a court filing on Tuesday.…
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Ugandan Olympian Suffers 80 Percent Burns After Partner ‘Set Her on Fire’
A Ugandan Olympian was in intensive care in Kenya on Tuesday suffering 80 percent burns after being doused with petrol and set on fire allegedly by her partner, the latest horrific incident of gender-based violence…
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Ugandan Athlete in intensive care after partner ‘set her on fire’
Long-distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei, 33, was assaulted by her Kenyan partner Dickson Ndiema Marangach
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129 Dead in DR Congo Jail Break Attempt
At least 129 people were killed during a weekend prison break attempt at the largest jail in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the interior minister said on Tuesday. “The provisional human toll is 129 dead,…
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Pope Heads to Indonesia, First Stop in Four-Nation Tour
Pope Francis, 87, was set to land in Muslim-majority Indonesia on Tuesday for a visit dominated by inter-faith ties, the start of an ambitious four-nation tour that will be the longest of his papacy. The…
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Jail Terms Reinstated Over Brazil Nightclub Fire that Killed 242
A Brazilian supreme court judge ordered Monday the immediate imprisonment of four people convicted for their role in a nightclub fire that killed 242 people more than a decade ago. The ruling overturned decisions by…
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Kenya extradites suspect in US murder
Kevin Kang’ethe was the subject of a three-month international manhunt after he fled the United States for his native Kenya following the killing of Margaret Mbitu, who was found stabbed to death in a carpark…
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China rolls out the red carpet for African leaders
Beijing has said this week’s China-Africa forum will be its largest diplomatic event since the Covid-19 pandemic, with more than a dozen leaders and delegations expected.
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Spurs Star Son’s Father and Brother Fined Over Child Abuse
Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min’s father and brother have been fined in a child abuse case, South Korean prosecutors told AFP on Friday. Son Woong-jung is a public figure in South Korea and authored a…
