AFRICA

Man seals wife’s genitals with superglue

Residents of Tharaka Nithi are still in shock after a man sealed his wife’s genitals with super glue. Police officers started a search for the suspect who has since gone missing. The man sexually assaulted his wife after claiming she was unfaithful to him. The assault The suspect is from …

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Coronavirus: Ghana named among countries with best response in the world

Ghana’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic continues to attract global acclaim as nations intensify their search for solutions to deal with the pandemic. The Washington Post, the renowned American publication, is the latest to applaud Ghana for the decisive way it has responded to the crisis since it broke out …

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Nigeria impounds British commercial aircraft for flying into the country

The Federal government has impounded an aircraft belonging to Flair Aviation, a United Kingdom-based aviation company for operating a commercial flight against the humanitarian operations it was given approval for in Nigeria. Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika confirmed this on his official twitter handle, saying the crew is also being interrogated …

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Madagascar records first coronavirus death

Madagascar has recorded its first coronavirus death, local media have reported. According to reports, a 57-year-old medical officer at a hospital in the city of Toamasina, died Saturday night. CGTN reports that Taskforce spokeswoman Hanta Danielle Vololontiana disclosed in a televised statement that the victim had underlying conditions of diabetes …

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Somalia blast kills regional governor

An explosion in Somalia has killed at least four people including a regional governor. Correspondents say the bomb blast in Galkayo is widely thought to have been detonated by Islamist militant group al-Shabab, which is very active in the area. In recent years it has killed numerous officials including senior …

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South Africa’s Impala closes platinum mine due to coronavirus cases

South Africa’s Impala Platinum said on Saturday it would temporarily close its Marula mine after detecting 19 coronavirus cases among workers reporting back for duty at the site in northern Limpopo province. “Implats has identified 19 positive cases during the week, all of them asymptomatic. Of these cases, 14 were …

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Letter from Africa: Spare a thought for stranded migrants

In our series of letters from African journalists, Ismail Einashe writes that migrants are facing a tougher time since the outbreak of coronavirus. Thousands of African migrants are stuck in transit – unable to reach their destination or to get back home because the coronavirus pandemic has caused the world …

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Rwanda genocide suspect arrested in France

Félicien Kabuga, one of the most wanted suspects of the Rwandan genocide, has been arrested near Paris, the French justice ministry has announced. Mr Kabuga was detained in a dawn raid in Asnières-sur-Seine, where he had been living under a false identity. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has charged …

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Missing seven-year-old girl found dead inside co-tenants vehicle in Nigeria

Olujoda area of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital on Friday, was thrown into mourning when the corpse of a 7-year-old girl Olagoke Morire, was found dead inside a vehicle owned by a co-tenant. It was gathered that Morire and her twin sister, Olagoke Mokore were with their cousin in their apartment …

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Fleeing policemen crush man to death

A 27-year-old man identified as Chinedu Nwedu was crushed to death on Sunday, May 10, by a vehicle conveying two policemen in Eziorsu community in Oguta council of Imo State.   The incident occurred while the policemen who were led by one Sergeant Ikiira Sunday from Mopol 29 in Awka, …

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