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Aug 11, 20201 min read

10 Killed In Protests In Ethiopia

Clashes between protesters and security forces in Ethiopia on August 10, 2020, have left at least 10 people dead, reported some media on...

Aug 10, 20201 min read

Mauritius Declares Environmental emergency Over Coastal Oil Spill

Mauritius on August 8, 2020 declared an environmental emergency after colossal amount of crude oil leaked from a grounded oil tanker and...

Aug 6, 20201 min read

Botswana Bans Sale Of Alcohol To Contain Spread Of Coronavirus

Africa | Botswana August 6, 2020 Government of Botswana on August 5, 2020 released a statement that declared ban of sale and...

Aug 4, 20202 min read

Shoprite To Quit Nigeria

South Africa’s grocery retail giant Shoprite has announced it will quit the Nigerian market, reported some media on August 3, 2020....

Jul 31, 20201 min read

Uganda Poacher Given 11 year Jail Sentence For Killing Famous Gorilla Rafiki

A court in Uganda on July 30.2020 sentenced a poacher for 11 years in jail for killing a famous mountain gorilla called Rafiki in the...

Jul 30, 20202 min read

Zimbabwe To Pay $3.5 Billion Compensation For Improvements On Expropriated Looted Land

Government of Zimbabwe on July 28, 2020 said it will pay $3.5 billion compensation for exhaustible improvements on looted land the...

Jul 28, 20201 min read

5 Female Egyptian Social Media Influencers Jailed For Contravening Moral Values

Five female social media influencers in Egypt have been sentenced to two years imprisonment by a court there for contravening the...

Jul 28, 20201 min read

Tanzania’s Prominent Opposition Politician Tundu Lissu Returns Home From Belgium

Tanzania’s prominent opposition politician Tundu Lissu on July 27, 2020 returned to his homeland from Belgium, reported some media. Mr...

Jul 24, 20201 min read

Tanzania’s Ex-President Benjamin Mkapa Dies

Tanzania’s former President Benjamin Mkapa is dead, reported some media. According to the reports, Benjamin Mkapa died in a hospital in...

Jul 24, 20201 min read

Delegation Of West African Leaders Fails To Resolve Mali’s Political Crisis

A strong delegation of West African leaders consisting of five presidents has failed to bring to an end Mali’s political crisis, reported...

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