Africa
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Ethiopian artefact withdrawn from auction after complaint
A UK auction house has cancelled the sale of a shield looted from Ethiopia by British soldiers in the 19th Century. The move came after a complaint from the Ethiopian government.. The artefact was taken…
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Opposition leader killed in Chad shootout
An opposition leader in Chad has been killed during a shootout with security forces, a state prosecutor says. Yaya Dillo’s death comes after the government blamed him for a deadly attack on the country’s security agency.…
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Universal set for majority stake in Nigerian label
Universal Music Group (UMG), one of the world’s biggest music corporations, is set to aquire a majority stake in a leading African label.
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Medical students arrested for gay sex in Zambia
Police in Zambia have arrested two male university students on suspicion of having sex with each other. The pair were subjected to invasive medical checks afterwards on police orders.
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Ruto akutana na Museveni, amuunga mkono Raila kugombea nafasi ya Uenyekiti wa Tume ya Umoja wa Afrika
Mkutano huo uliwaacha Wakenya wengi wakishangaa kufuatia mzozo wa kisiasa unaoendelea kati ya Ruto na Raila, pamoja na mzozo wa hivi majuzi kati ya Kenya na Uganda kuhusu uagizaji wa mafuta ya petroli
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First daughter’s prayer for a husband amuses Kenyans
A prayer to God to provide a husband for Charlene Ruto, the daughter of Kenya’s president, has sparked a flurry of online reactions in the country.
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Kenyan athletics body laments third athlete death in a month
Athletics Kenya, Kenya’s governing body for the sport, lamented that Kipsang’s death follows the passing of two renowned runners from the East African nation.
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Kenya’s President Ruto promises money for athletes
“We have now reinstated the sports fund to deal with only matters [of] sports,” says Kenya’s President William Ruto, adding that all the facilities asked for during Friday’s funeral for marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum…
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Senegal president says he’ll stand down on 2 April
Senegal President Macky Sall has said he will stand down on 2 April when his term is due to end, but it is still unclear when elections will be held to elect his successor.
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Kenya scraps entry fee for South Africans and several other foreign nationals
Kenya has exempted passport holders from South Africa and six other countries from paying an unpopular entry fee introduced last month. The government scrapped visa requirements for all foreign passport holders last month.
