Kampala International University yesterday yielded to pressure from the female lawyers and rescinded its planned mandatory pregnancy […]
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Why Ghanaian Lady Was Denied ‘Call To The Bar’ After Passing Exams
A Ghanaian socialite and law graduate identified as Ama Governor has reportedly been denied her call to […]
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South African School Puts Green Issues At Heart Of Teaching
The sound of chirping birds drowns out the noise of passing cars near a school on the […]
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Floods In Central Africa Leave Fishermen Stranded
Dawn is just breaking over the Central African Republic’s capital Bangui as Pacome Koyeke glides his dug-out […]
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Elephant Calves Struggle To Survive Amid Kenya’s Worst Drought In Decades
Parts of Kenya have experienced four consecutive seasons with inadequate rain in the past two years, with […]
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“Sometimes My Employers Insult Me But I Ignore” – Kenyan Woman Working As Househelp in Saudi Arabia Speaks After Building Houses
A Kenyan woman who works in Saudi Arabia as a househelp has bought two land parcels and built […]
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Kenya’s Drought Wreaks Havoc On Wildlife, Kills Over 200 Elephants
Kenya’s worst drought in four decades is wreaking havoc on wildlife. The Wildlife minister presented Friday (Nov […]
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“I Did Not Set Out To Be A Feminist Icon” – Chimamanda Adichie Reveals What Influenced Her Advocacy
Chimamanda Adichie said that she did not set out to become a feminist advocate. Adichie, while […]
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Kenyan Man Arraigned In Court For Calling A Woman A ‘Call Girl’
A tout in a Kenyan park, was on Thursday, November 3, arraigned before a law court for insulting […]
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Egypt’s Alexandria Expected To Sink By 2100
The UN climate panel (IPCC) has already written the worst-case scenario: in 2050, “the sea will rise […]
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Tanzania Deploys Army To Fight Mount Kilimanjaro Fire
Tanzania has mobilized soldiers to reinforce civilian firefighters and volunteers involved in a fire on Mount Kilimanjaro, […]
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Profiling Opal Lee, American Retired Teacher And Grandmother Of Juneteenth
Opal (Flake) Lee is a retired teacher and activist known as the “Juneteenth Grandmother.” Flake was born […]
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Kenya’s Largest Tusked Elephant Is Dead
A female elephant, believed to be Kenya’s largest tusked elephant, has died of old age in the […]
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Somalis Donate Blood For Victims Of Saturday’s Deadly Twin Bombings
Somali students are descending on hospitals to donate food and water as well as their blood to […]
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Senegal Seizes Record Cocaine Haul Worth $36m
Senegalese customs say they have seized 300 kilograms (661 pounds) of cocaine worth around $36 million aboard […]
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Death Toll From Somalia Twin Bombings Climbs To 100
The number of people killed in twin car bombings in the Somali capital Mogadishu, claimed by Al-Shabaab […]
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Malawian University Under Fire For Revoking Graduate’s Degree After She Allegedly Burnt It In Viral Video
Malawi’s Exploits University is being condemned for revoking the degree of a graduate who went viral on […]
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Oldest Black Woman in South Carolina Turns 105 Years Old
Luttie Bell Hamm, an African American woman from St. Stephen, South Carolina, has recently turned 105 years […]
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Kidnappers Demand Millions To Release Stolen Chimps In DR Congo
Three baby chimpanzees were kidnapped from a refuge in DR Congo nearly a month ago. Five alleged […]
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Twitter Takeover: Elon Musk visits HQ as deal deadline gets closer
Elon Musk has posted a video of himself walking into Twitter’s headquarters carrying a sink, raising speculation about […]
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Tracee Ellis Explores Complex Culture Of Black Hair In ‘The Hair Tales’
Tracee Ellis Ross is the first to admit that she’s been on a hair journey. As a […]