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John Magufuli’s Pregnant Schoolgirl Ban Angers Tanzanian Women
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has been condemned for comments that girls who give birth should not be allowed to...
Kenya’s Schoolgirls To Get Free Sanitary Pads From Government
All Kenyan schoolgirls are to get free sanitary pads, the government has said. It is hoped the move will improve access...
S.Sudan To Lift Ban On Foreign Journalists
South Sudan's media authority will lift a ban on around 20 foreign journalists who had been refused access to the...
Rare Protest On Thai Student Leader’s Arrest Anniversary
Anti-junta activists staged a rare protest in Thailand on Thursday demanding the release of a prominent student leader...
Schoolgirls To Get Free Sanitary Pads From Government
All Kenyan schoolgirls are to get free sanitary pads, the government has said. It is hoped the move will improve access...
China’s Yulin Dog Meat Festival Begins Despite Rumours of Ban
A controversial dog meat festival has begun in the Chinese city of Yulin, despite earlier reports it had been cancelled...
WhatsApp Rises As A Major Force In News Media
WhatsApp is becoming one of the prevailing ways people discover and discuss news, according to a study. But use of the...
West Africa Integration Must Be People-Led
The BBC’s renowned West Africa reporter, Umaru Fofana, believes West African countries must do more to ensure that...
Saudi King’s Son Mohammed Bin Salman Is New Crown Prince
Saudi Arabia’s king has appointed his son Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince – replacing his nephew, Mohammed bin...
Man Utd Cleared By Fifa Over Pogba Deal
Manchester United have been cleared by Fifa of wrongdoing in the deal to sign Paul Pogba from Juventus last August....
Suspected Suicide Bomber Shot At Brussels Railway Station
Belgian soldiers have shot a man suspected of being a would-be suicide bomber at Brussels Central Station, officials...
Joel Joffe, Lawyer Who Defended Mandela, Dies Aged 85
Tributes were paid Tuesday to Joel Joffe, the lawyer who defended Nelson Mandela in the trial that saw the...
Personal Details of Nearly 200 Million US Citizens Exposed
Sensitive personal details relating to almost 200 million US citizens have been accidentally exposed by a marketing...
Triggerfish Animation Wins Three Prizes On Three Continents In One Weekend
Revolting Rhymes scored a hat-trick this weekend: first winning Best Storytelling at Shanghai International Film and TV...
Amma Asante Honoured With MBE By Queen of England
Ghanaian-British Filmmaker Amma Asante has been honoured with an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Asante was...
Cordon In Paris After Car Hits Police van
A car has crashed into a police van before bursting into flames around the Champs Élysées area of central Paris,...
Two Dead As Gunmen Storm Tourist Resort
Gunmen have stormed a tourist resort in Mali popular with Westerners and two people are dead, the country’s security...
One Dead As van Hits Pedestrians Near UK Mosque
A man has died and eight people have been injured after a van ploughed into pedestrians near a north London mosque. The...
Funeral of Ivorian Star Cheick Tiote Held In Abidjan
The funeral of Ivorian star Cheick Tiote was held in Abidjan on Sunday following his sudden death in China earlier this...