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3 hours ago | February 28, 2020
Trump campaign sues New York Times
US President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign on Wednesday filed suit against The New York Times over an OpEd article ...
US warns of attack threat against major hotel in Nairobi
The United States warned on Thursday that extremists may be plotting an attack against a major hotel in Nairobi, urging ...
Malawi passes medical cannabis legislation
Malawi on Thursday became the latest African country to legalise the growing of cannabis, a crop that could supplement ...
24 babies, pregnant teens freed from Nigeria ‘baby factory’
Nigerian police have rescued 24 babies and four expectant mothers from an illegal maternity home in the southern oil ...
Kenya university berated for blaming ‘reckless’ rape victim
NAIROBI — A major Kenyan university has caused widespread public offence by accusing a student who was gang-raped of ...
Guinea Bissau candidate swears himself president despite vote row
Umaro Sissoco Embalo swore himself in as the new president of Guinea-Bissau on Thursday, defying a bitter ongoing row ...
Pope Francis cancels all engagements after falling ill
Pope Francis has cancelled official audiences for a second day in succession after being taken ill. The Vatican said the ...
2 days ago | February 26, 2020
Egypt holds funeral for former president Mubarak
CAIRO — Egypt held a military funeral in Cairo yesterday to bury its former president Hosni Mubarak, who ruled for 30 ...
Lesotho PM expects praise for early resignation
Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane on Tuesday lauded himself for “voluntarily” agreeing to resign after he was ...
Coronavirus spreads in Middle East and beyond
The coronavirus is spreading in the Middle East, Europe, Latin America and other parts of the world, as Brazil confirmed ...
Brexit talks turn sour as EU, UK clash
Britain and Brussels clashed on Tuesday over upcoming Brexit talks, with London roundly rejecting key elements of the ...
3 days ago | February 25, 2020
Ramaphosa announces another presidential land summit
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the establishment of another summit — this time a Presidential Summit on Land. He ...
Egypt’s ex-President Mubarak dies
Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s president for almost 30 years who stepped down after a popular revolution in 2011, has died. He ...
Murder accused Lesotho PM seeks immunity
MASERU — Lesotho’s high court will rule on whether Prime Minister Thomas Thabane can claim immunity from a charge that ...
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