Africa
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Rwandans ‘flee’ to DR Congo over COVID-19 vaccination rules
Rwanda has enforced some of the strictest anti-COVID containment measures in Africa.
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One of widows of South Africa’s Zulu king launches legal succession bid
King Goodwill Zwelithini died in March last year at age 72 leaving behind six wives and at least 28 children.
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Three people including two children die after church collapses in Nigeria
Since 2005, at least 152 buildings have collapsed in Lagos.
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COVID-19 cases registered worldwide passes 300 million
WHO says Omicron should not be categorized as mild, as it “is hospitalizing people and it is killing people”.
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19 people die in drone strikes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Rebels from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) say government forces are continuing to wage air strikes despite them retreating to their Tigray stronghold.
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Tanzania: Samia awalilia waliofariki ajali Simiyu
Watu 14 wamefariki dunia katika ajali ya gari iliyotokea mkoani Simiyu
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Tanzania: Nani kukalia kiti cha Uspika Tanzania?
Wenye misemo yao wanasema kwa sasa habari ya mjini ni kuhusu nani atakalia kiti cha Uspika wa bunge la Tanzania?
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Activist Maya Angelou becomes first Black woman to appear on US coin
The US Mint “has begun shipping the first coins” with Angelou’s likeness on the American quarter.
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Mali’s leader Assimi Goita says open to dialogue despite fresh sanctions
ECOWAS leaders last weekend agreed to shut borders with the Sahel state and impose a trade embargo.








