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Mali cancels Independence day celebrations after attacks

(AFRICANEWS) Mali’s ruling junta has cancelled celebrations planned for next week to mark the anniversary of the country’s independence. The announcement was made public Wednesday following a council of ministers. Last year, Guinea’s ruling military leader attended the military parade organized for the festivities of Mali’s 62nd independence anniversary. During Wednesday’s council of ministers, Mali’s […]
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Rwanda strikes deal to build nuclear reactor

AFRICA ( AFRICANEWS ) The Rwandan government signed an agreement on Tuesday with a German-Canadian start-up to build an “experimental” civil nuclear reactor, in order to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. The reactor will be ready for testing in 2026, according to the start-up that will build it, Dual Fluid Energy. These “reactors can […]
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Libya floods: 5,300 dead amid calls for humanitarian support

Libya (BBCNEWS) : More than 5,300 people are believed to have died after floods in the Libyan city of Derna, an official has said. “The sea is constantly dumping dozens of bodies,” Hisham Chkiouat, a minister in Libya’s eastern administration said. There have been desperate calls for more humanitarian support as victims lie wrapped in […]
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GHANA’S PARLIAMENT VOTES TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY

Ghana ( Africa Ghana’s parliament on Tuesday voted to abolish the death penalty, making the country the latest of several African nations that have moved to repeal capital punishment in recent years. No one has been executed in Ghana since 1993, although 176 people were on death row as of last year, according to the […]
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14-YEAR-OLD GIRL RAPED, KILLED IN CENTANE, EASTERN CAPE

South Africa ( SABC NEWS )  A 14-year-old girl has been found raped and killed at Ngqokweni locality in Centane, Eastern Cape. This happened after Amahle Tyityaba went missing on the eighth of this month, and on the 18th, she was found dead in a nearby forest. According to Amahle’s uncle, Mluleki Tyityaba, a man […]
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SISISI TOLASHE WINS ANC WOMEN’S LEAGUE PRESIDENTIAL RACE

South Africa  ( SABC ) Sisisi Tolashe has been voted as the President of the ANC Women’s League (ANCWL). She is currently the Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities. Lungi Gcabashe is the newly elected Deputy President of the ANCWL. The new Secretary-General of the League is Nokuthula Nqaba, […]
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RUSSIA WOULD INTERPRET PUTIN’S ARREST AS “DECLARATION OF WAR” – RAMAPHOSA SAYS

South Africa  ( SABC NEWS ) Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in Sochi, Russia September 26, 2022. President Cyril Ramaphosa says that Russia has made it clear that arresting Russian President Vladimir Putin would be a “declaration of war”. This is revealed in Ramaphosa’s “confidential answering affidavit” […]
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