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[Daily Trust] The Benue State government on Tuesday said there is no land to be bequeathed for cattle grazing routes or any such adventures.
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Percy Tau believes Kaizer Chiefs will triumph in Africa
Percy Tau has backed Kaizer Chiefs to win the CAF Champions League crown despite a poor showing in the DStv Premiership this season.
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More than 20 000 people are homeless and 40 still missing in the aftermath of a volcanic eruption in eastern Congo.
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Namibia: Cricket Association Wary of Namibia Threat At Kwibuka T20 Tourney
[New Times] The national Cricket Association has pointed at Namibia as Rwanda's main challengers in the upcoming Kwibuka T20 tournament slated from June 6-12.
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Ethiopia's Tigray conflict undermines AU's work, says Thabo Mbeki lecture speaker | News24
While delivering the Thabo Mbeki lecture, Professor 'Funmi Olonisakin said the war in Ethiopia's Tigray region was evidence of the shortcomings of the African Union.
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White-owned British company receives backlash for trademarking ‘Yoruba’ - Face2Face Africa
A White-owned British clothing retailer has been accused of cultural appropriation on social media after it emerged the company had trademarked “Yoruba” and even tried blocking a Nigerian woman who wanted to also trademark a phrase with the name in it. In a series of Twitter posts on
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South Africa: How Pots, Sand and Stone Walls Helped Us Date an Ancient South African Settlement
[The Conversation Africa] If you go for a walk in the green hills of Mpumalanga in the north east of South Africa, you may stumble across some stone walls. Either stubbing your toe or appearing through the grass at about chest height, these walls direct and disrupt your path.
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Africa: Celebrating Africa Day Through Basketball
[Namibian] The Basketball Artists School (BAS) Foundation recently celebrated Africa Day by hosting a 3x3 tournament for both girls and boys.
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Nigeria: Gov Emmanuel Ignites Industrial Revolution in Akwa Ibom
[Vanguard] In fulfilment of his campaign promise to change the narrative of the state from a civil service state to an industrial hub within the Gulf of Guinea, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel on Wednesday, performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the multi-billion dollar Petrochemical
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Nigeria: Lagos Govt Lists Agencies Affected By #EndSARS Protests
[Premium Times] The official said the state suffered huge damage to critical public property which affected it economically.
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Nigeria Sliding Into Disaster, Says NEF
[Leadership] The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has said that if the country is to survive its current difficulties and build a better nation, President Muhammadu Buhari must improve his levels of competence, and awareness that the nation is sliding into disaster and be sensitive to the frustrations
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Africa: Tackling Maternal Mortality in Africa After 2015 - What Should the Priorities Be?
[The Point] At the dawn of the new millennium, 189 member states of the United Nations signed the millennium declaration and committed themselves to eight goals (MDGs) for achieving global development parity in the first 15 years of the millennium.
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Nigeria: Kano Girl Kept in Room By Parents for 10 Years Freed
[This Day] The Kano State Police Command has rescued a 15-year-old girl who was allegedly confined to a room for 10 years by her parents.
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Nigerian rescuers pull dozens of bodies from water after boat tragedy, over 150 still missing | News24
Nigerian rescue workers pulled more than three dozen bodies from the water after an overcrowded river boat sank leaving more than 150 people missing and feared drowned.
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Kenya: Teenage Girl Among Weightlifters Hunting for Olympic Slots
[Nation] A Form One student is on the list of weightlifters Kenya will be banking on in the hunt for Tokyo Olympics tickets at the Africa Senior Championship at Ruaraka Sports Club in Nairobi from Wednesday.
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Manufactured Progress: Harvey Aluminum on St. Croix (Part 3)
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Zimbabwe: Polad Engages US On Sanctions
[The Herald] Political players under the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) platform have submitted a detailed report to the United State's House of Foreign Affairs Committee covering the devastating effects of the illegal sanctions imposed two decades ago.
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Co-Lab acting intensive delves into classical theater through a BIPOC lens - The Bay State Banner
The Front Porch Arts Collective and Commonwealth Shakespeare Company have announced the second season of their Co-Lab program, a seven-day acting intensive for Black actors and Indigenous and POC
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Nigeria: Many Feared Dead As Boat With 160 Passengers Capsizes in Kebbi
[Daily Trust] Dozens of people were missing in northwest Nigeria on Wednesday after an overloaded boat ferrying around 160 passengers sank in the Niger River, a local official said.
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Nigeria: Recovered Loot - Reps Grill New EFCC Chairman On 'Suspicious Transfers' Under Magu
[Premium Times] The lawmakers asked the EFCC chair, Abdulrasheed Bawa, to explain some financial transactions between 2017 and 2018.
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Egypt: Sisi Awarded ANOCA Medal of Merit
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Tuesday 25/5/2021 the medal of merit of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) during a meeting with its head Mr. Mustafa Peraf and head of the Egyptian Olympic Committee Hisham Hatab in the presence of Minister of
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Restive Nigeria town scores win for peace with football
Jos, an ancient city which was once a tourist haven because of its cooler climate, falls on the dividing line between Nigeria's mainly Christian south and mostly Muslim north.
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Two police officers who killed City Park woman jailed for 7 years each
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Nigeria: You Can't Make Policy On Open Grazing, Akeredolu Replies Presidency
[Leadership] Ondo State governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, yesterday picked holes in the presidency's position on the ban on open grazing by governors of the southern extraction.
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Africa Urgently Needs 20 million Second Doses of Covid-19 Vaccine
[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville -- Africa needs at least 20 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the next six weeks to get second doses to all who received a first dose within the 8--12-week interval between doses recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Four Black Women Seeking Seats On The King County Council - The Seattle Medium
Saudia J. Abdullah, Lydia Assefa-Dawson, Shukri Olow and Ubax Gardheere are four Black women looking to bring new and empowering energy to politics in the Pacific Northwest, as all four a vying for seats on the King County
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Ghana: Major Donors Urge Ghana to Respect LGBT+ Rights Amid Crackdown
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -- Earlier this year, the nation's first LGBT+ community centre was raided and shut down by authorities following strong opposition from politicians and church groups
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Africa: Covid-19 Subcommittee of the WHO Global Advisory Committee On Vaccine Safety (GAVCS) Reviews Cases of Mild Myocarditis Reported With Covid-19 mRNA Vaccines
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African Author Pens Children's Book About Diversity in Skin Tones - The Washington Informer
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