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Iranian man flogged for drinking alcohol ten years ago

Iranian authorities have flogged a man convicted of consuming alcohol when he was 14 or 15 years old. The man was flogged 80 times in...

Nigerian law student wears hijab for graduation

A Nigerian law student who was refused access to her graduation months ago for wearing a hijab has finally graduated. Amasa Firdaus was refused entry...

SA men march to end violence against women

Hundreds of men on Tuesday marched through some streets in South Africa’s capital, Pretoria calling for an end to violence against women and children. Some...

Traditional healer dies after bulletproof charm fails

A traditional healer in Nigeria has died after his bullet-proof charm failed him. He was shot dead by one of his clients he asked to...

Mother Teresa India charity ‘sold babies’

A woman working at Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand has been arrested for allegedly selling a 14-day-old...

The Indian ‘house of mass hangings’

Indians have been thrown into a state of shock after 11 members of a family were all found dead. Ten of them were hanging...

Child marriage sparks outrage in Malaysia

The wedding of a girl of 11 to a man of 41 has prompted outrage in Malaysia and calls for the minimum age for...

Malawi: Albino candidates to run for president

Six people with albinism in Malawi are to contest the country's next presidential and parliamentary elections. The candidates are to be sponsored by an association...

Kenya: Man jailed for selling cat meat

A Kenyan man has been jailed for selling cat meat to unsuspecting customers. Police saved James Kimani from being lynched by angry mob when he...

Prince Harry visits Lesotho and Botswana

Prince Harry is in Lesotho for a private visit. A little over a month after tying the knot, the Duke of Sussex travelled to Pitseng...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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