Man arrested after 40 rapes in Nigerian town
Nigerian police say they have arrested a man after 40 people were raped in one town over the period of ...
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Tag: Africa
Outcry in South Africa after woman found stabbed and hanging from tree
The hashtag #JusticeForTshego has been trending on Twitter in South Africa after the horrific killing of 28-year-old Tshegofatso Pule. Her ...
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Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza dies of ‘cardiac arrest’ at 55
Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the government says. He was admitted to ...
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African Development Bank loans Nigeria almost $300m
The African Development Bank has loaned Nigeria just over $288m (£227m) to help it deal with the impact of the ...
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Coronavirus: Madagascar minister fired over $2m lollipop order
Madagascar's education minister has been fired over plans to order more than $2m (£1.6m) worth of sweets for schoolchildren. Rijasoa ...
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Buhari is not in charge of Nigeria – Wole Soyinka
President Muhammadu Buhari is not in charge of Nigeria, said, Prof Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, on Thursday. Soyinka was reacting ...
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Lebanese Embassy suspends issuance of working visas to Nigerians
The Lebanese Government on Thursday said it has suspended issuing working visas to Nigerians seeking to work in Lebanon, particularly ...
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Man to die by hanging for raping 2-year-old to death in Nigeria
For raping a baby that was 2 years 9-month-old to death, a Kaduna State High Court sitting at Dogarawa Sabon ...
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Coronavirus: Hundreds of Nigerian health workers test positive
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says at least 812 health workers have tested positive for coronavirus. Chief Executive ...
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Thieves ‘wearing PPE’ rob supermarket
A group of armed men dressed as healthcare workers have stolen a large amount of cash from a supermarket in ...
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