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3 strange sex rituals practiced in Africa

Africa is indeed a strange continent with some of the weirdest traditions: from cleansing corpses and using the water to prepare communal meals to beat one another senselessly just to impress a woman, the continent is undeniably rich in culture. Whether these customs are beneficial in any way to those …

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New COVID-19 variant: Six African countries placed on UK redlist

STATEMENT: Department of Health and Social Care, UK Health Security Agency, and Department for Transport From midday Friday 26 November, South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and Namibia will be added to the UK’s travel red list Passengers arriving from 4am Sunday in England will be required to book and …

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List of African First Ladies who attended Abuja Peace Mission summit

A number of African First Ladies converged in the Nigerian capital Abuja for the 9th Summit of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM). The summit is being hosted by Mrs Aisha Buhari, First Lady of Nigeria, acting President of AFLPM. It is aimed at finding measures to mitigate violent …

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Let’s safeguard Africa’s peace – Stakeholders, CSOs

The Global Peace Associations of Ghana, International Peace Bureau Networks, and Civil Society Organisations have held a sub-regional peace conference to discuss matters of interest to the peace, security, and stability of the sub-region and Africa. The region, in the past and recent times, has experienced instability and insecurity. This …

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African Swine Fever kills over 2,000 pigs at Ejura

More than two thousand pigs have died after contracting what veterinary officers say is African swine fever. The incident, which occurred within a three-week period, has affected more than 50 farmers in the pig farm cluster in the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The EJisu pig farm cluster is …

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Ghana to introduce first-ever national e-pharmacy in Africa – Bawumia

Government has announced plans of establishing the first-ever e-pharmacy on the African continent in Ghana. The move to set up the national scale e-pharmacy in the country is part of the government’s grand agenda of digitizing pharmacies in Ghana. “Basically, the digital e-Pharmacy platform will offer the opportunity to everyone …

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More than 85% of Covid cases in Africa undetected – WHO

Six out of every seven coronavirus cases are not being detected in Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. It has made the calculation based on a formula that looks at recorded deaths and case fatality rates. So far only eight million Covid cases have been recorded but the WHO …

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Power Ranking Africa’s Top 10 Champions League contenders

#10 Haller, Onana, Kudus, Labyad, Mazraoui Ajax aren’t short of African interest, although they’re unlikely to be there among the contenders come the end of the campaign…are they? They remain a talented young outfit, but will fancy their chances to advance from a group containing Sporting Club Portugal, Besiktas and …

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EU to return ‘Made in Africa’ Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses to Africa

The European Union will return coronavirus vaccination doses produced in Africa and shipped to Europe from the manufacturer Johnson & Johnson. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made a commitment on the sidelines of a conference in Berlin, Strive Masiyiwa, coronavirus commissioner of the African Union, said on Thursday. …

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Kotoko won’t play in Africa due to the cost it brings – Nana Yaw Amponsah

Kumasi Asante Kotoko have dodged the albatross of playing in African inter-club competitions as it brings nothing but untoward hardship on clubs who participate. Despite failing to win any any silverware with Hearts of Oak winning the Ghana Premier League and the MTN FA Cup, there is a slot for …

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