WORLD

Monday marked the first day of fasting and praying for God’s intervention in the ongoing cholera epidemic in Zambia, and many on social media are not amused. The one-week prayer and fasting period was declared by Zambia’s minister of…
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Pope Francis has said he feels "pain and shame" over a sex abuse scandal which has rocked the Catholic Church in Chile. The Pope also asked the victims of sexual abuse committed by priests for forgiveness. He made the remarks during…
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Zimbabwe’s main opposition political group, the MDC Alliance has confirmed that Morgan Tsvangirai will be their presidential flag bearer in the forthcoming presidential elections. The MDC Alliance includes People’s Democratic Party…
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Two parents have been arrested in California after police found they allegedly kept their 13 children captive at home, some "shackled to their beds with chains and padlocks". David Allen Turpin, 57, and Louise Anna Turpin, 49, were held on…
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Ripples of United States president Donald Trump’s derogatory comments about Africans and Haitians, continue in diplomatic circles despite his denial late last week. The African Union (A.U.) envoys in Washington issued a strongly…
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George Charamba, former spokesperson for Robert Mugabe says there was fear that Mugabe’s last days will be like that of ex – Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, a Zimbabwe news portal, Daily News reported over the weekend. According to him,…
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South Africa has protested to the U.S. embassy in Pretoria about reported remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump that some immigrants from Africa and Haiti come from “shithole” countries. South Africa’s foreign ministry called the…
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Tanzanian President John Magufuli will not seek to extend presidential terms in the East African country, his party said. Some members of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) have been calling on Magufuli, 58, to extend presidential terms…
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Saudi Arabia’s billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, detained for over two months in an anti-corruption crackdown, is negotiating a possible settlement with authorities but so far has not agreed on terms, a senior Saudi official said.…
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Cyril Ramaphosa, the new leader of South Africa's ruling ANC, has said the party must address the "dysfunction" in its ranks and unite at all levels. Mr Ramaphosa told a large rally in the south-eastern city East London that the party had…
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