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Ancient traditional healing rituals go digital in virus-hit S.Africa

Johannesburg (AFP) – Incense burned gently in the corner of a sunlit room as South African traditional healer Makhosi... Read more

2 Jun, 2021

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Mandela's tailor on mission to boost African fashion

Abidjan (AFP) – Ivorian-Burkinabe tailor Pathe’O can look back on a 50-year career that has seen him rise from... Read more

2 Jun, 2021

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S. Africa's jobless rate hits new high

Pretoria (AFP) – South Africa’s unemployment rate climbed to its highest level on record in the first quarter, official... Read more

1 Jun, 2021

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Over 90% in Ethiopia's Tigray need emergency food aid: UN

Geneva (AFP) – More than 90 percent of people in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region need emergency food aid, the... Read more

1 Jun, 2021

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Life starts to return to DR Congo's evacuated volcano city

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) – Streets in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma returned to life on Tuesday,... Read more

1 Jun, 2021

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Ugandan minister hurt in assassination bid: govt

Kampala (AFP) – Uganda’s transport minister, who used to lead the armed forces, was shot Tuesday in an attack... Read more

1 Jun, 2021

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Echoes of Mugabe as Zimbabwe president entrenches power

Harare (AFP) – In office since the military-led ouster of Robert Mugabe three-and-a-half years ago, Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa... Read more

1 Jun, 2021

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Nigeria police disperse protesters wounding one: activists

Abuja (AFP) – Nigerian police dispersed a crowd of protesters Monday in the capital Abuja, injuring one, according to... Read more

31 May, 2021

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Somaliland votes in long overdue elections

Mogadishu (AFP) – Voters in the self-declared republic of Somaliland cast their ballots Monday in elections that authorities say... Read more

31 May, 2021

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Chad accuses C.Africa army of killing six of its soldiers

N’Djamena (AFP) – Chad on Monday accused the Central African Republic (CAR) of killing six of its soldiers at... Read more

31 May, 2021