Kenyan elderly women learn to defend themselves against sexual attack
In the alleyways of a Korogocho slum in Kenya, 15 women, many of them grandmothers, have enrolled in twice-a-week taekwondo classes at a...
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'Hotel Rwanda' hero sentenced to 25 years on terror charges
Paul Rusesabagina, the "Hotel Rwanda" hero who became a fiercely outspoken government critic, was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison...
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Niger hosted last Saturday its major Sahara camel race.
Twenty-five camels took part in two laps of five kilometres at the Ingall camel race, in the north of Niger. This was being a flagship...
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Ethiopia announces partial second round vote that includes Amhara, Oromia regions
Ethiopia said Monday it would not hold polling in at least 26 constituencies during the next round of landmark national polls due to...
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Naomi Campbell has become a global ambassador for the Queen's Commonwealth Trust
International Supermodel Naomi Campbell has been assigned a role as the Queen's Commonwealth Trust Platinum Jubilee global ambassador....
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The farm where Nelson Mandela started his anti-apartheid journey is at risk of closing for good
Liliesleaf Farm, where Nelson Mandela started his plan to throw out the apartheid regime is at risk of closing for good due to COVID-19,...
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West Africa turns to sanctions as putschists consolidate power in Guinea, Mali
West African leaders’ assembly in Ghana's capital on Thursday imposed a tour ban and asset freeze on Guinea's navy rulers, the bloc's...
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DRC opposition leader Fayulu demands probe after rally brutally dispersed
Congolese opposition leader Martin Fayulu has demanded an investigation after protection forces brutally dispersed a rally he called over...
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