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Burundi Reopens Schools After Covid Break

By Delali Kukey September 17, 2021 1 0

Schools re-opened in Burundi on Thursday after being closed due to the pandemic and summer holidays, as the Burundian Health Ministry issued mandatory testing for all returning students. Schoolchildren, many accompanied by their parents, attended several screening centers across the country in order to get their test certificates allowing them to return to their classes. Continue Reading

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Somali President Withdraws PM’s Powers In Escalating R …

By Delali Kukey September 17, 2021 2 0

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed announced on Thursday he had withdrawn the powers of Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, the latest development in a bitter row that has plunged the country into fresh crisis. “The prime minister has violated the transitional constitution so his executive powers are withdrawn… especially his powers to remove and to Continue Reading

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Father Files $1m Lawsuit After Teacher Cuts Child’s Hair

By Delali Kukey September 17, 2021 4 0

The father of a seven-year-old girl whose hair was cut by a teacher without parental permission is suing the school district and two staff members for $1m. Jimmy Hoffmeyer’s lawsuit says the constitutional rights of his mixed-race daughter have been violated. He has pulled his daughter out of the school. An investigation by the school […]Continue Reading

Entertainment World

Kanye West Allegedly Cheated On Kim Kardashian With A-list S …

By Virgin Blogger September 16, 2021 8 0

Talented American rapper, Kanye West has been accused of allegedly having an affair with an “A-list singer” while still married to Kim Kardashian. Kanye reportedly cheated on his wife shortly after the birth of their second child, Saint, according to The SunThe 44-year-old rapper had hinted at being unfaithful to the reality tv star in […]Continue Reading

Politics World

Angola Ex-President Dos Santos Returns Home Months Before El …

By Delali Kukey September 15, 2021 8 0

Angola’s ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos on Tuesday arrived in the southern Africa nation from Spain, the first time he has returned home since retiring, the state press agency said. Dos Santos left the country in 2019 after handing the reigns over the previous year, to President Joao Lourenco, who has since targeted the former […]Continue Reading

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Ivory Coast Targets Police, Gendermarie In Corruption Crackd …

By Delali Kukey September 15, 2021 8 0

Ivory Coast has launched several operations against corruption in the public services, particularly the police and gendarmerie, a persistent scourge in the country, the Minister for the Promotion of Good Governance announced Tuesday. “The message is: beware of fraud, beware of racketeering, the state sees you,” said Zoro Epiphane Ballo, head of the Ministry for Continue Reading

Sports World

South Africa Indicates Interest To Host FIFA Club World Cup …

By Delali Kukey September 14, 2021 9 0

South Africa is interested in hosting FIFA’s Club World Cup in December after Japan withdrew because of COVID-19, South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan said Monday. Jordaan told The Associated Press he would meet with FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura in Lagos, Nigeria this week to get more details on what kind of bid […]Continue Reading

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Guinea Junta To Start ‘Consensus’ Talks With Pol …

By Delali Kukey September 14, 2021 9 0

The United Nations expects civilians to return to power within a “reasonable” time frame in Guinea, but says Guineans must decide how long the transition will last after last week’s coup, the UN secretary-general’s special representative said Monday in Conakry. Mahamat Saleh Annadif, special representative of Antonio Guterres for West Africa and the Continue Reading

Business World

Sierra Leone: The Impact Of Currency Redenomination

By Delali Kukey September 13, 2021 11 0

About a week ago, the Governor of the Central Bank of Sierra Leone Prof. Kaifala Kallon, issued out a notice announcing plans to Redenominate the country’s legal tender, the Leone by the removal of the three last zeros from the face value of the currency. Mohamed Ibrahim Justice Ganawah who is a lecturer at the […]Continue Reading

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Abidjan Hosts 13th FEMUA Concert After Covid Postponement

By Delali Kukey September 13, 2021 13 0

Canceled last year due to the coronavirus, the 13th edition of the Anoumabo (Femua) Urban Music Festival, organized by the famous Ivorian group Magic System, ended Sunday after a concert by the Congolese star Koffi Olomide. Scheduled as the flagship concert of Saturday evening, Koffi Olomide was to perform around 4 a.m. (local and GMT), […]Continue Reading