AFRICA

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President William Ruto has called an urgent meeting of the National Security Council at State House Nairobi this evening in response to a Kenya Defence Forces’ helicopter crash earlier today in Elgeyo-Marakwet County. The...

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Nigeria suspends permit of 3 private jet operators

News Desk April 17, 2024 0 Comment

Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has taken action against private jet operators flouting regulations by suspending the Permit for Non-Commercial Flights (PNCF) of three operators caught conducting commercial flights. This crackdown follows warnings issued...

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AFRICA WORLD

A Moroccan activist handed 5-year jail term for criticizing the country’s ties to Israel.

News Desk April 10, 2024 0 Comment

An activist who criticized Morocco’s decision to normalize relations with Israel was sentenced to five years in prison, as some of the Arab world’s largest pro-Palestinian protests continue to sweep the country. Abdul Rahman...

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AFRICA WORLD

Liberian senators back creation of war and economic crimes court

News Desk April 10, 2024 0 Comment

Most of Liberia’s 29 senators approved the creation of a War and economic crimes court Tuesday (Apr. 9), twenty years after the bloodiest conflict in the west African country’s history. Before approval, the bill...

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AFRICA POLITICS USA WORLD

Biden and Trump win Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and Wisconsin primaries

News Desk April 3, 2024 0 Comment

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Voters in four states weighed in Tuesday on their parties’ presidential nominees, a largely symbolic vote now that both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have locked up the Democratic and Republican nominations. Biden and Trump...

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AFRICA NEWS WORLD

Rwanda marks 30 years since genocide

News Desk April 3, 2024 0 Comment

More than 800,000 men, women and children, mainly ethnic Tutsis but also moderate Hutus, were killed in the murderous onslaught...

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AFRICA WORLD

Severe drought and famine in southern Africa leaves some 20 million facing hunger

News Desk April 2, 2024 0 Comment

Delicately and with intense concentration, Zanyiwe Ncube poured her small share of precious golden cooking oil into a plastic bottle at a food aid distribution site deep in rural Zimbabwe. Her relief at the...

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AFRICA ASIA MIDDLE EAST

‘Dust and scorpions’: Inside Iraq’s crumbling school system

News Desk April 2, 2024 0 Comment

In a small village in central Iraq, children cram into dilapidated classrooms in a converted farmhouse with open-air toilets, a symptom of how education has been neglected in the oil-rich but war-weary country....

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