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Nigeria gunmen kidnap 73 students from high school in northwest
Nigerian gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped 73 students after storming a high school in the northwest of the country, police said, in the latest in a series of mass abductions targeting pupils. Read more…
Singer Akon’s $6bn futuristic Senegalese city unstarted, locals left in dark
A year after singer Akon laid the first stone of the $6 billion futuristic city he vowed to build for his native Senegal, the site remains grassland. Read more…
Suspected jihadists kill 4 people, burn up to 14 vehicles in northeast DRC
Suspected jihadists killed four people and burnt up to 14 vehicles of a convoy under military escort on Wednesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeastern Ituri province, a Western monitoring group and local sources said. Read more…
Ivorian TV host punished over ‘rape demonstration’ as anger rages unabated
Outrage persisted on Wednesday in Ivory Coast two days after a TV host laughingly encouraged a convicted rapist to use a dummy to demonstrate how he abused his victims. Read more…
South Africa says unable to take in Afghan refugees
South Africa said it has declined a request to host Afghans who have fled into Pakistan to escape the Taliban, as it is already accommodating “a substantial number” of refugees from other countries. Read more…
Ivory Coast hails ‘major’ oil discovery
Ivory Coast on Wednesday reported a “major discovery” of oil and natural gas offshore after deepwater exploration by Italian firm Eni. Read more…
South Africa anti-apartheid landmark Liliesleaf Farm shut by lack of funds
A historical landmark of South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle has closed indefinitely after years of underfunding made worse during the pandemic, the founder of its trust said on Wednesday. Read more…
‘Spare a thought for starving artists,’ SA comedian Marc Lottering tells govt
Comedian Marc Lottering has criticised the South African government for failing to support the country’s artists, as the arts industry continues to battle under the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more…
Popular Rwandan rapper Jay Polly dies in custody
A popular Rwandan rapper known as Jay Polly died in custody early on Thursday, officials and media reports said, the second detained musician to die in mysterious circumstances in less than two years. Read more…
Two NGO staff arrested, activist says, as South Sudan crackdown deepens
Two employees of a South Sudan pro-democracy group were arrested on Wednesday, the non-profit’s chief said, warning of a widening crackdown on rights activists in the conflict-wracked country. Read more…
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