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Five young men have been sentenced to death by firing squad for the gang-rape of an unnamed woman in Galkayo, the main city in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland. Their trial, in a civilian court, lasted for only a day after the…
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The opposition centre-right Reform party has won Estonia’s general election, beating the ruling Centre. Reform, led by former MEP Kaja Kallas, took about 29% of the vote to 23% for Centre in Sunday’s ballot. Meanwhile the far-right…
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Algeria’s veteran President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has defied protesters by confirming he will run again – but says he will not serve a full term. In a letter he said if he won April’s vote he would oversee a national dialogue leading to…
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At least 23 people have been killed as tornadoes struck Lee County in eastern Alabama, authorities say. County Sheriff Jay Jones said there had been “catastrophic” damage and that were fears more bodies would be found. The number of…
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The grand imam of Egypt’s top Islamic institution, Al-Azhar, has said polygamy can be an “injustice for women and children”. Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, Sunni Islam’s highest authority, said the way it is often practiced comes from “a lack of…
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A senior South African Airways (SAA) pilot has reportedly been forced to step down after it emerged he’d flown aircraft for more than 20 years with a fake licence. According to the Mail & Guardian, SAA discovered that William…
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Charles Sirleaf, son of ex-president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, was one of two officials detained on Thursday. The arrest follows the release of reports detailing widespread alleged malpractice at the central bank. Charles…
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Somalia’s security forces are battling gunmen holed up in a building in Mogadishu, hours after a suicide car bomb attack on a busy street left at least five people dead, police say. The attack was launched late on Thursday by suspected…
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Senegal's President Macky Sall has won a second seven-year term following Sunday's election. He took 58% of the vote in the poll in which he faced four challengers, but was accused of preventing some of his main rivals from running.…
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South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa says that his government wants to talk to churches and religious leaders to stop them from taking advantage of South Africans. But he says that it is unconstitutional to start regulating…
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