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News24.com | London carnival starts amid riot concerns

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London – London’s Caribbean-flavoured Notting Hill Carnival got under way Sunday amid hopes that Europe’s…

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Somalia’s president signs controversial two-year mandate extension

April 14, 2021

Somalia's president has defiantly signed into law an extension of his mandate and that of his government as the United...
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USA: Jamie Foxx back with Netflix comedy sitcom co-starring daughter

April 14, 2021

Movie star and soul r&b artist Jamie Foxx is making a comeback to television where he rose to stardom with...
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Tunisia: Empty streets in Tunis as Ramadan begins

April 14, 2021

The city centre of Tunisia's capital Tunis, lies almost empty before "iftar", or breaking the fast at sunset on the...
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Tunisian journalists protest appointment of state news agency boss

April 14, 2021

Journalists at Tunisia’s state news agency protest the appointment of a new chief executive. The protesting media professionals say the...
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Niger mourns 20 children killed in school blaze

April 14, 2021

Some 20 children died Tuesday after several classrooms caught fire at a school in Niger's capital Niamey, the fire service...
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Egypt’s centuries old ‘Ramadan Cannon’ fired after 30 years of silence

April 14, 2021

Coinciding with the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Egypt fired on Tuesday the centuries-old Midfa Al-Iftar or...
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Nigerians flee to Niger after third devastating attack in northeast

April 14, 2021

Civilians are fleeing into Niger Republic after gunmen attacked Damasak town, Borno state in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday. Reports on...
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Malawi to destroy thousands of expired Covid vaccines – Minister

April 14, 2021

More than 16,000 doses of vaccine have reached their expiration date and will be destroyed in Malawi, after arriving in...
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Clarence Seedorf Says #BlackLivesMatter in European Football

April 14, 2021

Slavia Prague defender Ondrej Kudela has been suspended from ten matches for racist behaviour towards Glasgow Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara....
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Benin: President Talon hardens tone after re-election

April 14, 2021

Benin's President Patrice Talon on Wednesday pledged to prosecute and punish those responsible for the pre-election violence that erupted in...
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UN to Uganda: End post-election crackdown

April 14, 2021

UN human rights experts on Tuesday urged Uganda to immediately stop the brutal crackdown on the political opposition which began...
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Black Coffee: South Africa’s rags-to-riches DJ carries on despite Covid

April 14, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has silenced many artists, but South Africa's house music pioneer, Nkosinathi Maphumulo, popularly known as DJ Black...
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Congo to start COVID-19 delayed vaccination with AstraZeneca shots

April 14, 2021

The Democratic Republic of Congo will start its COVID-19 vaccination campaign on April 19 with 1.7 million AstraZeneca doses it...
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LGBT persecution on the rise in Cameroon, Human Rights Watch says

April 14, 2021

Cameroon security forces have arrested, threatened or assaulted at least 24 people since February in a ramped-up crackdown on lesbian,...
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Backlog Project provides hope for Cape Town refugees, asylum seekers

April 13, 2021

Several deserted tents, a few smouldering fires and a trampled field are a far cry from the constant traffic flow...