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Burundians in Kenya scramble to process travel documents ahead of crackdown on unregistered traders

BBC Burundi nationals are waiting outside their country’s embassy in Kenya to receive free travel documents to return home Hundreds of Burundians in Kenya are scrambling to process travel documents to leave the country ahead of the crackdown on unlicensed small businesses…

Zambia clamps down courts as election petition deadline looms

Opposition candidate Brian Mundubile said he would challenge the presidential election result in court Court premises in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, and elsewhere have been shut as the deadline for filing a petition against the outcome of the recent presidential election approaches.…

Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema wins second term

Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has been re-elected for a second five-year term after securing a 60 percent share of the vote, the electoral commission has announced. Hichilema’s win was widely expected, with his closest challenger Brian Mundubile getting 38 percent of the…

132 people confirmed dead in Colombia’s largest earthquake in years

Admin Destroyed buildings in the city of Manizales (Credit:BBC) At least 132 people have been confirmed dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years. The death toll is likely…

Boss of bogus gov’t agency in Nigeria arrested after weeks on the run

Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew was in hiding for weeks before his arrest (Credit:BBC) Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, who called himself director the general of the purported Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) set up in the Nigerian president’s office has been arrested and detained…

Dozens killed as floods ravage hit Angola

By Admin Dozens of people have died from floods following heavy rains in recent days in the Angolan capital, Luanda, and other areas across the country. Emergency services have reported at least 29 deaths in Luanda and the central city of Benguela,…

South African deploys in crime hotspots to help tackle gangs

The BBC spoke to several residents in a Johannesburg suburb, Eldorado Park, a few weeks after soldiers arrived in the area. It is one of the three Johannesburg suburbs targeted in the initial military deployment due to the high levels of gang…

Senegal’s Parliament Approves Tougher Anti-Gay Law

The toughing of Senegal’s law follows a wave of arrests last month over alleged same-sex relationships. Admin Senegal’s parliament has approved a new law doubling to 10 years the maximum prison term for sexual acts by same-sex couples and criminalising the “promotion”…

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