Africa
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Senegalese-born TikTok star gets Italian citizenship
**Khaby Lame, the world’s most-followed Tik-Tokker, became an Italian citizen on Wednesday. The 22-year old was born in Senegal, then…
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Syrian refugee alleges killings, rapes in Libya
An Associated Press photographer rescued a Syrian English teacher who was stranded on a boat between Malta and Italy. He…
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Security, trade high on the agenda as SADC leaders meet in Kinshasa
For their 42nd summit, leaders of Southern African countries are meeting in Kinshasa. They will review progress towards closer integration…
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Mali calls for emergency Security Council meeting on French “acts of aggression”
Mali asked the UN Security Council to convene an emergency meeting to discuss “acts d’agression” by France, which it described…
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Boxing: Ramla Ali ‘honoured’ to be part of first female fight in Saudi Arabia
Ramla Ali, who is already accustomed to making history in a career which has seen her become Somalia’s first female…
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Dos Santos’ body to be released to widow, returned to Angola
A Spanish court has ruled that the body of former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos, who died last month…
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Measles outbreak in Zimbabwe kills 157 children
Officials said that 157 children died in Zimbabwe from measles, with most of them not being vaccinated because their religious…
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Tunisia passes new constitution granting the president more powers
The electoral authority reported Tuesday that 94.6 percent of the votes for the controversial referendum that gave unchecked power to…
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South African miners mark ten years since the Marikana massacre
On Tuesday, thousands gathered in Marikana in South Africa to commemorate a decade since dozens striking workers were murdered in…
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Ruto supporters celebrate his victory in the presidential race
One day after the Kenyan presidential electionMany supporters of the results were pleased to hear that they had been announced.…
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