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Slain Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei buried with full military honours

Slain Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei buried with full military honours

Rebecca Cheptegei, a talented Ugandan Olympic runner, tragically lost her life after being set on ...

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South African Farmer and Workers Murdered 2, Feeding Victims’ bodies to Pigs

A shocking case in South Africa has captured the nation’s attention, where a farmer and ...

South Africa Jumper Jacques Freitag found dead

South Africa Jumper Jacques Freitag found dead

South African police have found the body of former world high jump champion Jacques Freitag, ...

South Africa 'Dismayed' Over Israel Declaring UN Chief Persona Non Grata

South Africa ‘Dismayed’ Over Israel Declaring UN Chief Persona Non Grata

South Africa expressed strong disapproval after Israel declared United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres a “persona ...

Algeria

Algeria presidential election kicks off

On Saturday, Algerians went to the polls to elect their next president, with over 23 ...

Voter registration ends in Cameroon as polls near

Voter registration ends in Cameroon as polls near

The voter registration period for Cameroon’s 2024 elections has officially concluded. According to the Director ...

MPLA

Angola’s ruling party, MPLA Wins re-election

Angola’s ruling party, the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), secured victory in ...

internet

South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia and Ivory Coast hit by major internet outages

Major internet disruptions have been reported across several countries in Africa, affecting users in South ...

Kibao

Abducted Tanzanian opposition leader Kibao, found dead, acid poured on face

The body of a senior member of Tanzania’s opposition party, Chadema, was discovered on the ...

Morocco pardons nearly 5,000 cannabis farming convicts

Morocco pardons nearly 5,000 cannabis farming convicts

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has pardoned almost 5,000 people involved in illegal cannabis cultivation, according ...

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Today in History

January 19th is the day in 1840 that Captain Charles Wilkes circumnavigates Antarctica, claiming what became known as Wilkes Land for the United States.

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