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Woman convicted for rape of eight-year-old boy

June 14, 2023

There is outrage in Tanzania after a middle-aged woman was found to have raped an eight-year-old boy and infected him with sexually transmitted diseases. Desderia Mbwelwa, 57, has been sentenced to 29 years in prison at a court on Friday but details of the verdict have not been widely reported until now. On the day […]Continue Reading

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Another Earthquake Hits Turkey

February 27, 2023

According to a BBC report, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck southern Turkey, barely weeks after a deadly a quake devastated the region, claiming over 40, 000 lives in Turkey and Syria. The previous tragedy is now widely known to have also claimed Ghana’s soccer star, Christian Atsu, who was plying his career in Turkey […]Continue Reading

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Nine shows to stream about Queen Elizabeth II

September 12, 2022

The Queen came to the throne at the dawn of the age of mass media. Her coronation in 1953 was the first national television event, and almost every step she then took in public was captured on film. As for her private moments, a number of actresses have attempted to portray what might have gone […]Continue Reading

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Raila Odinga files petition to challenge Kenyan election outcome

August 22, 2022

Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga has filed an electronic copy of his challenge against the results of this month’s election, a lawyer for his Azimio La Umoja coalition has told a local broadcaster. “What we did this morning is to file the online copy,” lawyer Daniel Maanzo told Kenyan television channel NTV Kenya on Monday. […]Continue Reading

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William Ruto Declared Winner Of Kenyan Presidential Vote Amid Chaos At Election Center

August 15, 2022

Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto has been elected as the country’s next President, the electoral commission announced Monday. Ruto won with 50.49% of the vote, narrowly defeating veteran opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who was contesting his fifth election. He will become Kenya’s fifth President since independence, winning Continue Reading

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Buhari meets families of Nigeria train attack victims

August 12, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari has met families of passengers kidnapped during a train attack in late March in northern Nigeria. It was the first time such a meeting between government officials and families of the hostages has been held. Mr Buhari said rescue efforts were being complicated by the risk of collateral damage. “My primary concern […]Continue Reading

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Kenyan MP who shot dead rival’s aide wins re-election

August 11, 2022

A Kenyan MP who is wanted by police as a suspect in the killing of his rival’s bodyguard has won re-election in his Kimilili constituency, following Tuesday’s voting. Police say Didmus Barasa has been on the run after being linked to the deadly shooting that happened at a polling station on voting day. A government […]Continue Reading

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South Africa sex crime: ‘We want our bodies to be secure 24/7’

August 10, 2022

Some are calling for a state of emergency in South Africa after the vicious gang rape of eight women who were filming a music video last month. It happened at an abandoned mine in the town of Krugersdorp, yet none of the 130 arrested suspects have been charged with rape because police say they are […]Continue Reading

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Police on manhunt for Kenyan MP who shot dead rival aide at voting day

August 10, 2022

A Kenyan MP is on the run after he allegedly shot dead an aide of his rival in Western Kenya. Witnesses claim Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa shot the man in the head during an altercation at a polling station in Bungoma county. Police have now launched a manhunt for the MP who is seeking a […]Continue Reading

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Man arrested for marrying off underage, mentally disabled daughter to 3 different men for money

August 10, 2022

A man in central China married off his mentally disabled teenage daughter on three occasions between 2018 and 2021 to three different men for cash. The father, surnamed Xie, from Lianyuan Hunan province, sold his daughter Tingting to receive bride payments. He claimed that his daughter was over 20 years old, although she was born […]Continue Reading