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Zimbabwe Spends Millions of Dollars on Luxury Cars as the Country Goes Hungry
The government of Zimbabwe has spent millions of dollars on luxury cars for senior officials despite a deepening economic collapse that has plunged its citizens into untold hardship.
The new cars, including dozens of Range Rovers and Toyota pick-up trucks...
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Zimbabwean Soldiers Banned From Marrying Each Other
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) has banned serving soldiers from marrying each other and given those already married an ultimatum to comply with the order within six months.
Those already married must decide who between should leave the military bosses...
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Mali Swears In Bah Ndaw As New Civilian Leader
Mali's new president Bah Ndaw has been sworn into office, five weeks after the overthrow of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.
Former...
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Troublesome South African Baboon Evicted For Organizing Gang To Raid Homes
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Kataza is an urban baboon who was captured and put in a local prison for organizing a band of baboons to join him in raiding 15 homes in Kommetjie, on Cape Town's southern peninsula in South Africa.
People & Politics
A Leading University In China Now Teaches Ethiopia’s Amharic Language As A Full Course
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A leading university in China — Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) — has started to offer Ethiopia's widely spoken Amharic language as a full...
People & Politics
TIME 100: Tony Elumelu, Three Other Nigerians Makes Time’s list of 100 Most Influential People Of 2020
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Tony Elumelu, is among four Nigerians named by the Time Magazine International in their 2020 list of 100 most influential people in the world...
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Zambia’s Namwali Serpell Wins UK’s Top Prize For Science Fiction
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Zambia's Namwali Serpell has won the UK’s top prize for science fiction, the Arthur C Clarke award, for her first novel "The Old Drift".
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