An attempt to kidnap hundreds of schoolboys in northwestern Nigeria has been prevented by security agents, according to a statement issued by a state official on Sunday. This comes days after dozens of students were kidnapped in the latest mass abduction. The kidnapping of 39 students on Thursday was the most recent in a series […]
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Following the government’s ratification of a draft law, it is only a matter of time before Morocco fully legalises the medical use of Cannabis. However, the government on Thursday maintained that a ban be put on its recreational use. Moreover, the draft law for medical use still needs approval from the parliament. The move would […]
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One of Senegal’s biggest music stars over the last four decades, Thione Seck has been confirmed dead by his lawyer. The veteran singer died at the age of 66 in Dakar on Sunday. “He died this morning of an illness at the Fann hospital,” lawyer Ousmane Seye told AFP, thus confirming the reports in the […]
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The traditional leader of South Africa’s Zulu nation, King Goodwill Zwelithini, has died at the age of 72, according to the official report issued by his family. This is after he was hospitalized for more than a month. In several reports made by the local media, Zwelithini had health problems related to diabetes. As the […]
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About 30 students have been abducted overnight by gunmen from a forestry college near a military academy in Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria. This is the fourth mass school abduction since December. Kaduna State’s Security Commissioner, Samuel Aruwan has confirmed that the students were abducted from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Mando, in Kaduna. He, however, […]
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The Ugandan opposition leader, Bobi Wine has on Tuesday called on all Ugandans to “rise up peacefully and unarmed” in protest against President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled the East African country for nearly four decades. Museveni won a sixth term in office in January with 58 per cent of the vote. His main rival […]
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According to the statement issued by the Ministry of Health in Morocco, more than four million people have been vaccinated since the beginning of the COVID-19 immunisation campaign in January. In order to strengthen the country’s protection against variants of the novel coronavirus, all flights with Poland, Norway, Finland, Greece, Lebanon, and Kuwait have been […]
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Just like everything else in life, travel comes with its own risks despite the many benefits attached to it. This is why it is important to always prepare for unexpected moments such as emergencies, especially before going on a new trip. A list of what to take along with you almost always includes essentials and […]
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Reckya Madougou, the first female presidential candidate that Benin Republic has produced since the country gained sovereignty in 1960 has now been arrested and detained for conniving to “assassinate several political figures”. This is according to the statement made by a government spokesman on Monday. Madougou is also the first female leader of the largest […]
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The arrest of Senegalese opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko has worsened the protests in the country, leaving four killed. The protests, which has been ongoing for four days, began as a rebellion against the ruling of the court that Sonko’s stay in prison is extended. Antoine Felix Adboulaye Diome, Senegal’s Minister of Interior rendered a speech. […]
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