IN Cape Town, South Africa, four schoolchildren from Pinelands High School are set to face a disciplinary hearing following the circulation of a viral video showing black students being auctioned off as slaves. The video, filmed at the school and involving grade eight students, triggered widespread outrage on social media …
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ETHIOPIA’S House of Peoples’ Representatives (HoPR), the lower chamber of parliament, approved $1.5bn in financial agreements with the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) on Wednesday. These agreements are set to bolster the country’s economic reform efforts. The financial package includes a $1bn grant and a $500 million concessional loan, …
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CAMEROON has entered into a landmark $2bn agreement with Camalco, a subsidiary of the Australian-based Canyon Resources, to develop the Minim-Martap bauxite mine. This significant deal marks a pivotal step in Cameroon’s ambition to become an upper middle-income country by 2035. The contract was officially signed on Tuesday, with interim …
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THE Kenyan High Court on Wednesday mandated the government to pay $3.4 million in compensation to the families of the 148 victims of the 2015 Garissa University terror attack, which predominantly claimed the lives of students. The court concluded that the state failed to protect the students from the al-Shabaab-led …
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Cameroon authorities have detained a social media activist who posted videos on TikTok advocating for democratic change ahead of the 2025 presidential elections, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported, calling for his immediate release. Junior Ngombe, a 23-year-old hairdresser and social media activist, was apprehended by three plainclothes men claiming to …
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Morocco is on track to become Africa’s largest vehicle producer, surpassing South Africa, which has long held the top spot. This significant development is attributed to sustained investments in Morocco’s automotive industry, especially in electric vehicle (EV) projects, according to a recent study by BMI-Fitch Solutions. The study, reported by …
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TRUMP and Vance’s views on women in general and on married women who, for any reason, do not have a child, are scary, dangerous, disastrous and leprous and should ultimately doom their chances to be elected. The views should automatically disqualify them from earning the votes of many Women and …
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One of the world’s most powerful drug lords, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, has been arrested by US federal agents in El Paso, Texas. Pictures by Reuters Zambada, 76, founded the criminal organisation with Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who is jailed in the US. Arrested with …
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A Hamas leader in the West Bank died in Israeli custody, Palestinian authorities and the militant group said Friday. Mustafa Muhammad Abu Ara, 63, died after being moved from a prison in southern Israel to a hospital, according to a joint statement by the Palestinian Authority’s prisoners affairs body and …
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CANADA has sent home their women’s Olympic football coach, Bev Priestman, following allegations of drones being used to spy on their opponents. Canada are the women’s Olympic champions from Tokyo 2020 and had already sent home two members of staff on Wednesday. That was after drones were used to spy …
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