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1 week, 2 days ago

Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty almost 20 years after its last hanging

Zimbabwe has abolished the death penalty, a widely expected move in a country that last carried out the punishment nearly two decades ago. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who once faced the death penalty himself in the 1960s during the war of independence, approved the law this week after a bill passed through Parliament. Other African countries such as Kenya, Liberia and …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Parliament blaze and a deadlock: Why is Liberia in a political crisis?

Al Jazeera

Are there links between the fire that gutted parts of parliament and a legislative impasse involving Speaker Fonati Koffa? Foko, in addressing the legislative impasse, had earlier stated that “if the legislature cannot prioritise the Liberian people’s interest, they will burn down the session”. Those legislators have “call on the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission to immediately launch an investigation into Koffa’s …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Notable deaths of 2024

Raw Story

by Raphaëlle PICARD / Janet MCEVOY From Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to British actress Maggie Smith and US music titan Quincy Jones, here are some of 2024's most notable deaths. - February - - 4: HAGE GEINGOB, Namibia's President and its first post-independence prime minister, aged 82 - 9: ROBERT BADINTER, France's former justice minister who ended capital punishment in …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Serie A 2024-25: Juve forward Tim Weah picks up injury, likely out for rest of 2024

The Hindu

Juventus and United States forward Timothy Weah is unlikely to play until the start of next year after he picked up a thing injury during Juve’s Coppa Italia game against Cagliari, the Serie A side announced on Wednesday. “Following the muscular problem suffered on Tuesday night in the Coppa Italia match against Cagliari, Timothy Weah underwent clinical and instrumental examinations …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Liberia’s parliament building again catches fire as anti-government protests enter second day

LA Times

Smoke rises from the parliament building in Monrovia, Liberia, following an anti-government protest Wednesday. Emergency services in Liberia were tackling a fire in the parliament building on Wednesday that broke out as opposition protests spilled into a second day. President Joseph Boakai, who visited the scene and ordered an investigation into the incident, condemned the “wanton destruction in this country.” …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

YesMadam CEO on facing armed robbery in Liberia: ‘Broke my leg trying to escape’

Hindustan Times

YesMadam CEO Mayank Arya has shared a treatise on resilience and personal growth, recounting the time he was robbed in the African nation of Liberia. In a post shared on LinkedIn, the founder and CEO of YesMadam said that the intervening decade between the armed robbery and the present taught him a lot. What happened in 2013 In his LinkedIn …

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4 weeks ago

Zimbabwe’s president once faced the death penalty and is now set to abolish it

Associated Press

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s Senate has approved a bill to abolish the death penalty, a key step in scrapping a law last used in the southern African nation nearly 20 years ago. Amnesty International, which campaigns against the death penalty, urged Mnangagwa to sign the bill into law “without delay” and commute death sentences. Zimbabwe is one of more than …

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1 month ago

Mpox response paying off in Africa

China Daily

By Edith Mutethya in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-12-04 16:04 A Nigerian health official prepares to administer a Mpox vaccination to a woman, at Federal Medical Center in Abuja, Nigeria November 18, 2024. While Mpox remains a global threat, the World Health Organization said there are positive signs the response is paying off in Africa, the most affected …

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1 month ago

Mpox response paying off in Africa

China Daily

By Edith Mutethya in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-12-04 16:04 A Nigerian health official prepares to administer a Mpox vaccination to a woman, at Federal Medical Center in Abuja, Nigeria November 18, 2024. While Mpox remains a global threat, the World Health Organization said there are positive signs the response is paying off in Africa, the most affected …

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Guinea: 56 Dead As Contested Penalty Sparks Chaos At Football Match, Scores Injured In Stadium Stampede

ABP News

At least 56 people were killed in a devastating stampede during a football match in Guinea's second-largest city, Nzérékoré, the government confirmed. ⚠️🔞 WARNING: GRAPHIC 18+ 🔞⚠️ ❗️🇬🇳 - At least 100 people lost their lives in violent clashes between rival fans during a football match in N'zerekore, Guinea. Guinea Football Match Deaths: PM Oury Bah Calls Incident 'Tragic' Guinea …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Liberia’s warlord-turned-senator Prince Johnson dies at 72

Associated Press

MONROVIA, Liberia — Prince Johnson, the Liberian former warlord and senator whose brutal tactics shocked the world, has died at the age of 72, authorities said Thursday. Johnson, who infamously videotaped himself drinking Budweiser as his men cut off the ears of the nation’s former president, remained active in politics after the civil war ended and was elected senator in …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Where did Thanksgiving come from?

The Independent

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Islamic State a ‘ticking time bomb’ in Africa, warns top US counterterror official

Firstpost

Head of the US National Counterterrorism Center Brett Holmgren has said that ISIS has “prioritised Africa as a growth opportunity”, and that could spell trouble for the US, according to a report Nigeriens, some holding Russian flags, participate in a march in Niamey, Niger, on July 30, 2023. In an interview to Politico, Brett Holmgren, the head of the US …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

CONCACAF Nations League: Tim Weah back with USMNT after Copa America red card

The Hindu

Tim Weah is back with the United States for the first time since his red card for punching Panama defender Roderick Miller on the head contributed to a first-round elimination at the Copa America and the decision to replace coach Gregg Berhalter with Mauricio Pochettino. Weah was suspended for two games, missing the 1-0 loss to Uruguay in the group-stage …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

AFCON Qualifiers: Mahrez scores as Algeria crushes Liberia 5-1

The Hindu

Former Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez scored as Algeria cruised to a 5-1 victory over Liberia on Sunday in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final-round qualifier. READ | UEFA Nations League: England thrashes Ireland with second-half goal rush Aissa Mandi, 33, equalised midway through the first half after Sampson Dweh had given Liberia a shock sixth-minute lead. Captain Mahrez …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea qualify for Africa Cup of Nations 2025

The Hindu

Holders Ivory Coast and Equatorial Guinea became the latest countries to qualify for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals but did not have to kick a ball to do so, as the penultimate round of qualifiers began on Wednesday. Equatorial Guinea, who was a surprise package at the last finals, sits on seven points from its four matches, while …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Weah on US roster for CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal vs. Jamaica but suspended for first leg

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Mauricio Pochettino is looking forward to having Tim Weah with the U.S national team. It was difficult to sleep the night before.” A son of former FIFA Player of the Year and former Liberia President George Weah, Tim Weah was among 25 players picked Sunday for Pochettino’s first competitive matches, a CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal series against …

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2 months ago

Baby Haggis is the new Moo Deng: A pygmy hippo is born in Edinburgh

NPR

Baby Haggis is the new Moo Deng: A pygmy hippo is born in Edinburgh toggle caption The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo/RZSS Move over Moo Deng, there’s a new pygmy in town. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo announced Monday that their own tiny pygmy hippo, named Haggis, was born Oct. 30 to parents Otto and …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Las empresas de energía solar crecen rápido en África, donde hay 600 millones de personas sin luz

LA Times

Esta imagen, distribuida por la empresa Easy Solar, muestra una instalación con grandes paneles solares sobre el techo de un aparcamiento en Freetown, Sierra Leona, el 13 de agosto de 2024. Las empresas que llevan energía solar a algunos de los hogares más pobres de África central y occidental están entre las que más rápido crecen en un continente cuyos …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Ukrainian refugees fear they may have to leave Australia

ABC

HAGAR COHEN, REPORTER: Sydney is home for now for the Boroviak family. HAGAR COHEN: Vasyl Boroviak already lived in Australia after migrating here 12 years ago with his wife Katya. HAGAR COHEN: The Department of Human Affairs told 7.30 it "will continue to monitor the situation in Ukraine closely in considering future arrangements for people with humanitarian visas.” In the …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Meghalaya’s polio case derived from vaccine: Officials

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: The case of polio confirmed in a child from West Garo Hills in Meghalaya on Tuesday involves what is termed vaccine-derived polio, which is not uncommon, confirmed an official from the Union ministry of health and family welfare on Wednesday. “It is a case of vaccine derived polio that has been detected in a 2.5 years old child …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Flooding drives Liberia to mull capital city move

Hindustan Times

Severe flooding in Liberia has led a group of senators to propose relocating the capital city away from overcrowded and poorly managed Monrovia, a suggestion met with a mixture of enthusiasm and hesitancy in the West African country. Flooding drives Liberia to mull capital city move Flash floods triggered by torrential rains between the end of June and early July …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Suspected Houthi drone strike in Red Sea damages China-bound ship

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Liberia-flagged container ship was …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Goodness, is that the time?: A look at how languages name hours, colours, numbers

Hindustan Times

It is reassuring to think that, even in a world of such sameness, there are intriguing differences to be found, when it comes to how languages distinguish one thing from another — times of day, directions, types of numbers, colours. Among the Zarma people of West Africa, one such slab, “wete”, covers the mid-morning hours between 9 and 10. Among …

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Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty almost 20 years after its last hanging

Parliament blaze and a deadlock: Why is Liberia in a political crisis?

Notable deaths of 2024

Serie A 2024-25: Juve forward Tim Weah picks up injury, likely out for rest of 2024

Liberia’s parliament building again catches fire as anti-government protests enter second day

YesMadam CEO on facing armed robbery in Liberia: ‘Broke my leg trying to escape’

Zimbabwe’s president once faced the death penalty and is now set to abolish it

Mpox response paying off in Africa

Mpox response paying off in Africa

Guinea: 56 Dead As Contested Penalty Sparks Chaos At Football Match, Scores Injured In Stadium Stampede

Liberia’s warlord-turned-senator Prince Johnson dies at 72

Where did Thanksgiving come from?

Islamic State a ‘ticking time bomb’ in Africa, warns top US counterterror official

CONCACAF Nations League: Tim Weah back with USMNT after Copa America red card

AFCON Qualifiers: Mahrez scores as Algeria crushes Liberia 5-1

Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea qualify for Africa Cup of Nations 2025

Weah on US roster for CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal vs. Jamaica but suspended for first leg

Baby Haggis is the new Moo Deng: A pygmy hippo is born in Edinburgh

Las empresas de energía solar crecen rápido en África, donde hay 600 millones de personas sin luz

Ukrainian refugees fear they may have to leave Australia

Meghalaya’s polio case derived from vaccine: Officials

Flooding drives Liberia to mull capital city move

Suspected Houthi drone strike in Red Sea damages China-bound ship

Goodness, is that the time?: A look at how languages name hours, colours, numbers