State-organised rallies were held across Iran on Sunday to mark the 1979 takeover of the United States embassy in Tehran. In the capital, thousands chanted “death to America” and “death to Israel” at the gate of the former embassy which has not been used since the hostage crisis. Some carried images of top figures of...
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Botswana’s Ruling Party Faces Historic Defeat as Masisi Concedes
Botswana’s incumbent President Mokgweetsi Masisi has conceded defeat in the country’s landmark elections. This is a significant development, marking a potential end to his Botswana Democratic Party’s (BDP) rule. This marks the end of 58 years of rule for the party who ascended to power after from the UK. The Botswana Democratic Party trails in...
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NIGER: TORRENTIAL RAINS CUT OFF NIAMEY FROM THE REST OF THE COUNTRY
In the village of N’Dounga Tarey, about fifteen kilometers from Niamey, the aftermath of heavy rains recorded a week ago is still visible.Houses have turned into ruins of collapsed buildings. The main road to the capital has been split in two, while two other roads are submerged. As a result, Niamey is cut off, not...
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Global Cholera Outbreaks Reach Alarming Levels
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports a significant surge in cholera cases and deaths, with 307,433 cases and 2,326 deaths across 26 countries between January and July. The Eastern Mediterranean Region is the hardest hit, followed by Africa, South-East Asia, the Americas, and Europe. The cholera response is severely challenged by a shortage of Oral...
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4 die in Kenya while ‘fasting to meet Jesus’
Four people were on Thursday found dead and nearly a dozen others hospitalised in Kenya’s coastal Kilifi county, after being rescued while waiting the imminent end of the world. Police said the group was found in a forest where they had been living for several days after being told a local preacher to fast while...
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Italian government seeks to penalise the use of English words
Italians who use English and other foreign words in official communications could face fines of up to €100,000 ($108,705) under new legislation introduced by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party. Fabio Rampelli, a member of the lower chamber of deputies, introduced the legislation, which is supported by the prime minister. While the legislation encompasses all...
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Nigerian Senator and wife found guilty in organ harvesting plot
A senior Nigerian politician, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, and doctor, Dr. Obinna Obeta have been found guilty in a plot to harvest the kidney of a young Nigerian man in London. On Thursday, March 23, a Jury in London determined that the trio were guilty of conspiring to exploit the trader from Lagos for one of his organs...
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BBC advises staff to delete TikTok from work phones
The BBC has advised staff to delete TikTok from corporate phones because of privacy and security fears. The BBC seems to be the first UK media organisation to issue the guidance – and only the second in the world after Denmark’s public service broadcaster. The BBC said it would continue to use the platform for editorial...
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Nigeria’s Tinubu travels to Paris, London, to ‘rest’
Nigeria’s President-elect Bola Tinubu has travelled to France and the United Kingdom to “rest” and plan the transition programme ahead of his inauguration on 29 May. Tunde Rahman, the spokesperson for Mr Tinubu, in a statement on Wednesday, said the president-elect had left the country on Tuesday. According to Mr Rahman, the president-elect will later...
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Woman who killed husband on his birthday says death sentence handed to her is too harsh
A Kenyan woman who is in jail on a death sentence for killing her husband on his birthday has recounted how it all happened, lamenting the death sentence handed to her is too harsh. The convict, identified as Bancy Mukami from the country’s Embu County has been in prison for nearly ten (10) years but she is...