International
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Thomas Sankara : 14 on Trial for 1987 assassination of iconic leader
“For us, Sankara was a patriot. He loved his people. He loved his country. He loved Africa. He gave his life for us,” said Luc Damiba, secretary general of the Thomas Sankara Memorial Committee.
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President Emmanuel Macron admits France owes Africa a ‘debt’
“France owes Africa a debt, and we now must find ways of effectively paying that debt in a sustainable manner,” – Emmanuel Macron
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Nobel Peace Prize: Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov share award
“Without freedom of expression and freedom of the press, it will be difficult to successfully promote fraternity between nations, disarmament and a better world order to succeed in our time,”
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Tina Turner sells music catalog spanning 60 years to BMG
“Like any artist, the protection of my life’s work, my musical inheritance, is something personal,” Tina Turner said in a statement.
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Ndakasi, beloved mountain gorilla whose photobomb went viral, dies aged 14
Photobombing Mountain gorilla dies aged 14 .”The death of Ndakasi underscores the importance of protecting gorillas in their natural habitat, where they thrive and where their life expectancy is greatest,”
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Zanzibar-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel literature prize
“I thought it was a prank, these things are usually floated for weeks beforehand, or sometimes months beforehand, about who are the runners, so it was not something that was in my mind at all.…
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Human Rights Watch calls on Tanzania’s President to lift ban on pregnant girls
Compulsory pregnancy testing on teenage girls a violation of right to privacy.
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Google to invest $1 billion in Africa over five years
“Today I’m excited to reaffirm our commitment to the continent through an investment of $1 billion over five years to support Africa’s digital transformation to cover a range of initiatives from improved connectivity to investment…
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UN condemns threats from a group of local youth in South Sudan
A group of local youth in South Sudan threaten to expel some UN staff.
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Papa Francis aeleza aibu iliyolikumba kanisa Katoliki kuhusu unyanyasaji wa kingono.
Maoni ya Papa Francis kuhusu kiwango cha unyanyasaji wa kingono dhidi ya watoto uliofanywa na kanisa nchini Ufaransa.
