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Kenya sets up inquiry into cult deaths, leader to remain in prison
Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday appointed a commission of inquiry into the deaths of more than 100 people believed to have starved themselves to death, while a court ordered that their allege…
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[Nigeria’s 2023 Election] Tribunal to begin hearing petitions against Tinubu’s alleged ‘fraudulent’ victory
Nigeria’s election tribunal will on Monday start hearing opposition petitions challenging president-elect Bola Tinubu’s victory in the disputed February presidential vote, court records showed on Fri…
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Nigeria’s former Senate President, wife, another jailed in the UK over for kidney-harvesting plot
A wealthy Nigerian politician, his wife and a doctor were jailed by a London court on Friday for trafficking a street trader from Lagos to Britain to illegally harvest his kidney for a transplant for…
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Heavy rain, floods kill at least 136 in Rwanda and Uganda
Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed at least 129 people in Rwanda and six in Uganda, authorities said on Wednesday, as rescuers hunted survivors trapped in homes. In chaotic s…
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US Embassy visa fees for non-immigrants to be increased from May 30
The US Embassy will from May 30, 2023, increase the cost of applying for a US visa. The upward adjustment as announced in a statement by the U.S. Department of State will mean the application fee for…
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Seven teachers murdered in Upper Kurram school shooting
UPPER KURRAM: At least seven teachers were killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Upper Kurram Tehsil, police said Thursday, in the latest incident of violence in the northwestern province. Local police said…
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Trump calls rape claim ‘ridiculous’ in video testimony at civil trial
Donald Trump denied raping writer E. Jean Carroll in a deposition video played on Wednesday for a Manhattan federal jury, as the former U.S. president sought to defend himself in a civil trial withou…
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Police arrest suspect in fatal mass shooting at Atlanta medical center
Police have arrested a former U.S. Coast Guardsman suspected of killing one person and wounding four, all of them women, in a shooting on Wednesday at a medical building in Atlanta, then carjacking a…
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[Sudan war] Raging military faction chiefs strike May 4-11 truce – South Sudan
Sudan’s warring military factions agreed on Tuesday in principle to a seven-day ceasefire from Thursday, South Sudan announced, as more air strikes and shooting in the Khartoum region disrupted the l…
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[Sudan war] United Nations warn conflict could prompt 800,000 people to flee
The United Nations warned on Monday that the conflict in Sudan could force 800,000 people to flee the country as battles between rival military factions persisted in the capital despite a supposed ce…