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Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo In Fresh Push For Reparations

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged African and Caribbean leaders to unite in demanding reparations for historical injustices committed during slavery and colonialism, terming the action “a valid demand for justice”. He said that Africa was owed reparations by countries that participated in slavery as the practice had stifled Africa’s progress. "No amount of money can restore the damage caused by the transatlantic slave trade and its consequences. But surely, […]

todayNovember 15, 2023

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Zimbabwe Probes Deaths Of 16 Buffaloes

Zimbabwe authorities are investigating the deaths of 16 buffaloes near the country’s Hwange National Park. Tinashe Farawo, the spokesman of the national parks agency Zimparks, said on X that samples had been taken for testing after the animals were found dead in the Matetsi wildlife sanctuary on Tuesday. The sanctuary is located in the north-west between Hwange National Park and Victoria Falls. Conservation website ConserveZim cited a ZimParks official as […]

todayNovember 15, 2023

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UN To Resume Humanitarian Flight Operations In Niger

The United Nations has said it will resume delivering humanitarian supplies and evacuating staff in Niger after the country's ruling junta lifted domestic flight restrictions. “The national aviation authorities in Niger have informed the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) that flight restrictions are now lifted for domestic operations, and that services can resume as of tomorrow,” the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairsv(OCHA) said on Tuesday. It said […]

todayNovember 15, 2023

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South Sudan Leader Sacks Police Chief After Coup Rumours

South Sudan President Salva Kiir has fired the police chief amid a crackdown on security officials following reports of an attempted coup against him. A decree by the president read on state TV on Tuesday night said Lt Gen Majak Akec Malok had been replaced by Lt Gen Atem Marol Biar. Security officials downplayed the coup rumours that emerged on 11 November as Mr Kiir was on an official visit […]

todayNovember 15, 2023

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Nepal Bans TikTok Citing Disruption To Social Harmony

Nepal has banned China's TikTok because its content "was detrimental to social harmony." The decision comes days after the country introduced a new rule requiring social media firms to set up liaison offices in the country. TikTok, which has around a billion monthly users, has been banned by several countries including India. Earlier this year, Montana became the first US state to ban it while the UK Parliament banned it […]

todayNovember 14, 2023

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Self-exiled Ivory Coast ex-PM Guillaume Soro plans return

Former Ivory Coast Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, who took himself into exile in 2019, says he plans to return home despite having two criminal convictions. He said on Sunday that he wanted to go back because it was hard "to live far from my ancestral... land of Africa". He added that he wanted to "contribute to the reconciliation" of the country. In 2021, an Ivorian court sentenced Soro in absentia […]

todayNovember 13, 2023

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India Race To Save 40 Trapped Workers In Tunnel

Authorities in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand are racing to rescue around 40 workers who are trapped inside a tunnel. The workers were building the tunnel when a part of it collapsed on Sunday morning due to a landslide. A senior official said that contact had been established with the men and they were being provided oxygen and food. But rescuers still have to dig through several metres of […]

todayNovember 13, 2023

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US :Tim Scott Pulls Out Of Presidential Campaign

US Republican Senator Tim Scott from South Carolina has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race. He had hoped to become the first African-American to secure the Republican nomination. He told Fox News: "I think the voters, who are the most remarkable people on the planet, have been really clear that they're telling me: 'Not now, Tim.'" Although Tim Scott was very well funded, he failed to make an appreciable […]

todayNovember 13, 2023

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US , China Reach ‘Agreements’ On Climate – Kerry

The US has reached some agreements with China ahead of the COP28 Summit in Dubai at the end of this month, Washington's climate envoy has said. "We felt that our days of talks were very successful. We did come up with some agreements", John Kerry told the BBC at a business summit in Singapore. Details will be shared "at the appropriate moment soon", he said. The world's two biggest polluters […]

todayNovember 10, 2023