Africa
Kenyan 12-year old girl married to two men within a month
A 12-year-old girl has been rescued by authorities in Kenya after she was married off to two men in the...
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Body of top Rwandan official who died of COVID-19 goes ‘missing’ at Ridge Hospital
A high-profiled Rwandan who contracted the coronavirus pandemic is said to have died of complications from the virus in Ghana....
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Nelson Mandela’s daughter Zindzi dies at 59
Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela and anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died...
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‘Inspiring’ South African queen dies of Covid-19
A royal family in South Africa has confirmed the death of Queen Noloyiso Sandile from Covid-19. A sister to the...
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Ivory Coast premier and would-be president Gon Coulibaly dies at 61
Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Ivory Coast’s prime minister and the ruling party’s candidate for an October presidential election, died on Wednesday,...
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South Africa records 10,000 new cases in 24 hours
South Africa now has the 14th highest number of Covid-19 infections globally and officials are concerned it is spreading rapidly....
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Zimbabwe arrests nurses striking over pay
Zimbabwe police have arrested more than a dozen nurses and union representatives protesting against poor pay. The nurses are demanding...
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Madagascar imposes lockdown as coronavirus cases rise
Madagascar has placed one of its main regions, which covers the capital, Antananarivo, back under a strict lockdown following a...
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