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Nelson Mandela’s Daughter Zindzi Passes Away

Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of the late former South African President Nelson Mandela is dead. Zindzi passed away while undergoing medication at a hospital in Johannesburg on Monday morning aged 59, according to repo…

Jul 13, 2020

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How FBI Used Instagram and Snapchat to Capture Flamboyant Nigerian $441 Million Online Scammer

Police in the US are holding a 37-year-old Nigerian national accused of masterminding a $441 million cyber scam. Ramon Olorunwa Abbas was arrested last month after the FBI and Dubai police stormed his apartment in Dub…

Jul 12, 2020

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Dollar Millionaire: Tanzanian Small-Scale Miner Sells Two Gemstones for $3.5 Million

A Tanzanian small-scale miner became a dollar millionaire after he sold two Tanzanite gemstones for a whopping TSh7.8 billion (US$3.5 million). The two dark violet-blue gemstones weighing 9.2kg and 5.8kg are said to…

Jun 25, 2020

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Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza Died of Covid-19, Diplomats Say

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza died of Covid-19, it has emerged. Diplomatic sources in Bujumbura and Nairobi say the Nkurunziza, 55, died of the virus after officials delayed in making a decision on whether to ai…

Jun 11, 2020

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Burundi First Lady Denise Nkurunziza Leaves Kenyan Hospital After Husband's Death

Burundi First Lady Denise Nkurunziza has left Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi following her husband’s death. Mrs. Nkurunziza arrived at the Melchior Ndadaye International Airport in Bujumbura on Tuesday evening aboard a…

Jun 10, 2020

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Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza Dies at 55

Outgoing Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza is dead. Nkurunziza, 55, succumbed to cardiac arrest while undergoing treatment at Karusi Fiftieth Anniversary Hospital in Bujumbura on Monday afternoon, reports in Burundi…

Jun 9, 2020

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Tanzania Summons US Ambassador over ‘False’ Covid-19 Claims

The Tanzanian government on Tuesday summoned US Ambassador Dr. Inmi Patterson to clarify the statements the mission issued this month regarding the Covid-19 situation in the country. Amb. Patterson was summoned to the…

May 27, 2020

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Victims of 1998 Bomb Attacks on US Embassies in Nairobi, Dar es Salaam Awarded $4.3 Billion by US Court

The US Supreme Court on Monday, May 18th, awarded victims of the 1998 bomb attacks on American embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) $4.3 billion in punitive damages. The top court ordered Sudan to compens…

May 19, 2020

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South Sudan Vice-President Riek Machar, Wife Diagnosed with Covid-19

Riek Machar, the Vice-President of South Sudan has been infected with Covid-19, his office has announced. Machar tested positive for the virus together with his wife Angelina Teny, who serves as the country’s defense…

May 19, 2020

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Tanzania President Magufuli Says His Child Who Contracted Covid-19 Treated Himself with Lemon, Ginger

Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli has divulged that one of his two children was recently infected with Covid-19. Speaking during a church service on Sunday, May 17th, Magufuli said the child did not go to any hos…

May 17, 2020

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Rwanda Genocide Suspect Felicien Kabuga Captured in France After Hiding for 25 Years

Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga has been captured in Paris 25 years after he went into hiding, French authorities confirmed on Saturday, May 16th. French Justice Ministry said 84-year-old Kabuga was arrested…

May 16, 2020

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113-Year-Old US-Born Woman and Spain’s Oldest Person Beats Covid-19

A US-born woman believed to be Spain’s oldest person has defeated the Covid-19 disease, becoming the oldest coronavirus survivor in the world. 113-year-old Maria Branyas was infected with the virus in April at the San…

May 13, 2020

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US Issues Warning over Tanzania’s Covid-19 Cases, Says Hospitals Overwhelmed

The US embassy in Dar es Salaam has raised alarm over the status of the Covid-19 pandemic in Tanzania even as the government continues to conceal information on the number of infections and fatalities. The embassy ask…

May 13, 2020

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Rwanda Imports Robots for Use in Covid-19 Treatment Centers

Rwanda has turned to technology to bolster its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. The country’s Health Ministry has imported five robots that will be used as an interface between patients and healthcare workers in C…

May 11, 2020

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Covid-19 May be Transmitted Through Sex, Study Shows

Health experts now fear that the Covid-19 disease could be transmitted through sex. This is after researchers in China detected the infection in the semen of seven male patients suffering from the novel coronavirus, a…

May 8, 2020

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Tanzania President Magufuli Orders Probe as Pawpaw, Goat and Quail ‘Test Positive for Covid-19’

Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli has ordered a probe into the country’s national laboratory over allegations of churning out falsified Covid-19 test results. Speaking on Sunday, May 3rd, Magufuli indicated that…

May 3, 2020

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Names Newborn Son After Doctors Who Treated Him for Covid-19

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has named his newborn son after two medics who saved his life last month. The boy, who was born on Wednesday, April 29th, has been named Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson. He was given th…

May 3, 2020

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Chinese Doctors' Skin Color Turn Black after Recovering from Covid-19

Two Chinese doctors who were infected with Covid-19 while treating patients in Wuhan have had their skin turn dark after recovering from the virus. The two; Dr. Yi Fan and Dr. Hu Weifeng, both 42, were diagnosed with…

Apr 24, 2020

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CNN Correspondent Richard Quest Contracts Covid-19

Media personality Richard Quest is the latest CNN employee to be infected with the coronavirus disease. Quest, a business editor and host of ‘Quest Means Business’, said he tested positive for Covid-19 over the weeken…

Apr 21, 2020

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68-Year-Old Nigerian Woman Gives Birth to Twins

A 68-year-old Nigerian woman has given birth to twins, becoming one of the world’s oldest new mums. The sexagenarian successfully delivered the two babies at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), the ch…

Apr 21, 2020