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Nigeria: Ondo Court Sentences Pastor to Death By Hanging for Murder
An Ondo State High Court has sentenced a Pastor, Kolawole Samson to death by hanging by for the murder of Ayo Olaniyi in Okeigbo council area of the state four years
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Namibia: Farmer Killer Gets 36 Years
High Court Judge Christie Liebenberg last week sentenced the man he convicted of murdering an elderly farmer at Farm Villa Rosa in the Usakos district to an effective 36 years
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Kenya: Radio Host Begs Tanasha for Forgiveness After Claiming He Fathered Her Son
Popular Tanzanian radio presenter Barton Mwemba alias Mwijaku has apologised to Tanasha Donna who has threatened to sue him after he claimed to be the father of her son whom she sired with Diamond
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Kenya: Mombasa COVID-19 Deaths Linked to Lifestyle Diseases
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Tanzania: Social Welfare Officers Urged to Avoid All Forms of Family Discrimination
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Fires, Looting Rock Minneapolis After Man’s Death; 1 Dead
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Fires burned and looters struck Thursday after violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody rocked a Minneapolis neighborhood for a second straight night, with damage stretching for miles across the city and Mayor Jacob Frey appealing to the governor to
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Uganda: Scientists to Decide Fate of 2021 Polls - Museveni
President Museveni's message on the effects on Covid-19 was yesterday delivered by the Secretary General of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), Ms Justine Kasule Lumumba, to the Inter-party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD) meeting where Justice Forum (Jeema) took over its leadership from
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'We Have the Right to Fight Back': Colin Kaepernick Addresses George Floyd's Death, Starts Legal Defense Fund
Colin Kaepernick has a message for the people protesting the death of George Floyd: It’s not only within their right to fight back; it’s absolutely
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Tracee Ellis Ross Says Being Diana Ross' Daughter Made Her Afraid to Sing
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Rwanda: Government to Ban Charcoal Use in Kigali
The Ministry of Environment is set to ban the use and supply of charcoal in Kigali city as it steps up efforts to protect the environment by reducing the use of wood
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Nigeria: Air Peace Evacuates 15 Chinese Doctors, 289 Others
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St. Paul Police Accused of Sabotaging George Floyd Protests After White Man Randomly Vandalizes AutoZone Store with Hammer
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Nigerian Journalist Kufre Carter Detained for 1 Month, Charged With Defamation and Conspiracy
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Evvie McKinney's new single leaves no doubt about where she's from
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NAACP Black Media Forum Excludes Black Newspapers – A President and Black Publishers Call for Clarification and Inclusion
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Barack Obama Speaks Out On George Floyd's Killing
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Mali: Thousands of Malian Refugees Flee Burkina Faso Camps After Attacks
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Africa: Idris Elba Sounds Alarm As Pandemic Threatens Food Crisis for Farmers
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North Africa: Italy's Coronavirus Amnesty - Migrant Rights or Economic Self-Interest?
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