Africa
Nigeria’s President Buhari denies clone rumors: ‘This is the real me’
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has denied claims that he died and was replaced by a clone, calling the speculation "ignorant...
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How Kenyan police ‘help bribery suspects escape’ by shooting
Kenyan police helped two of their colleagues to escape by firing warning shots at anti-corruption officers who had detained them...
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Marijuana, mountains and money: How Lesotho is cashing in
Lesotho is aiming to make money from the booming medicinal marijuana industry, but the BBC's Vumani Mkhize says the southern...
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Lesotho MPs ‘demand 100% pay rise’
The privately owned Lesotho Times newspaper reports that the nation's MPs - who it says are already among society's best-paid people...
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How Libya uses tear gas, rubber bullets to force migrants off ship
Libyan authorities have used rubber bullets and tear gas to forcibly disembark more than 90 refugees and migrants who had refused to...
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Ethiopia opposition leader named election body chief
Ethiopia has chosen an opposition leader, who recently returned from exile, to head its election body - part of the...
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Video: ‘We praise our cows through song and dance’
Villagers in the Tana River area of Kenya mark the rainy season with a unique song and dance competition. They...
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Malawi nurse suspended for taking selfie in labor ward
A nurse in Malawi has been suspended after her selfie in a labor ward showing a naked pregnant woman in...
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Morocco inaugurates Africa’s fastest train
Morocco inaugurated on Thursday Africa’s fastest train which will halve traveling time between the commercial and industrial hubs of Casablanca...
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10 students die in suspected arson at Ugandan boarding school
The burned dormitory at the St. Bernard Secondary School in Rakai, in southwest Uganda. Kampala, Uganda (CNN) Police in Uganda say...
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