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South Africa to decriminalise sex work
South Africa on Friday said it would decriminalise sex work, hoping to tackle high levels of crime against women in a country with one of the world’s highest HIV caseloads. Read more…
12 killed in attack in northern Burkina Faso
At least 12 people, most of them civilian volunteers supporting the armed forces, were killed in northern Burkina Faso in a new attack by suspected jihadists, local sources told AFP on Thursday. Read more…
South Africa urged to lift ‘secrecy’ over docked Russian freighter
South Africa’s leading opposition party on Thursday challenged the government to explain why a Russian cargo ship that it said was under western sanctions had docked at a Cape Town naval base. Read more…
Ebola trial vaccines arrive in Uganda
Uganda on Thursday received its first shipment of trial vaccines against a strain of Ebola that has claimed dozens of lives, amid cautious optimism the outbreak could soon be over. Read more…
Police arrest man with uncut diamonds and foreign currency
Northern Cape police arrested a man who was found in possession of uncut diamonds and foreign currency on Wednesday night. Read more…
Tunisia fails women five years after law to protect them, HRW says
Authorities in Tunisia have not done enough to protect women against domestic violence despite progressive legislation it adopted five years ago, advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday. Read more…
R1 million fine or life imprisonment: Drug syndicate member sentenced
As the fight against drugs in South Africa rages on, a convicted syndicate member was given the choice of either spending ten years in jail or paying a whopping R1 million fine. Read more…
Burkina Faso awards gold mine permit to Russian firm
Military-ruled Burkina Faso has awarded an exploration permit for a new gold mine to Russian firm Nordgold, the government said on Thursday. Read more…
Trevor Noah was on the brink of tears as he thanked those who supported The Daily Show throughout his time as the show’s host, giving a special thanks to black women and letting the audience know that it was black women who “shaped me, nourished me and informed me”. Read more…
Kenya footballer Victor Wanyama to return to national team
Kenya’s former football captain Victor Wanyama told AFP on Thursday that he had decided to return to the national side, just over a year after announcing his retirement from international soccer. Read more…
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