‘Climate of division’ in Africa’s changing internecine wars worry UN peacekeeping boss

‘Climate of division’ in Africa’s changing internecine wars worry UN peacekeeping boss

Previously durable solutions were, according to Jean Pierre Lacroix, achieved in Mozambique, Namibia, Angola, Sierra Leone, Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia.

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80-year-old childless billionaire picks his 51-year old ex-gardener to inherit his $220 billion wealth

80-year-old childless billionaire picks his 51-year old ex-gardener to inherit his $220 billion wealth

The gardener is reportedly married to a woman from Spain, with two children of their own, and stands to inherit a significant portion of Puech’s fortune, which includes acquiring substantial properties in Marrakesh, Morocco and Montreux, Switzerland valued at $5.9 million.

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Portuguese ship that vanished in 16th century excavated in Namibian desert with gold, copper

Portuguese ship that vanished in 16th century excavated in Namibian desert with gold, copper

The condition that the ship was found in suggests that the storm that caused the shipwreck was especially violent, although an absence of human remains (besides a few scattered bone fragments) in the site suggests that most of the crew on board survived the wreck or died at sea.

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While Kenyan president is upbeat about the economy, local currency is in turbulence

While Kenyan president is upbeat about the economy, local currency is in turbulence

Kenya’s shilling is seen slipping on increased foreign-currency demand from the manufacturing sector and as Kenyans living abroad ask for higher exchange rates to part with their dollars.

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While Kenyans and Tanzanians never allow refugees to fiddle in politics, Ugandans are  enduring oppressive alien authority

While Kenyans and Tanzanians never allow refugees to fiddle in politics, Ugandans are  enduring oppressive alien authority

I was in Tanzania for 10 years and in Kenya for 10 years. In Tanzania I was originally a student of zoology, botany with development studies at the University of Dar-es-Salaam in the very early 1970s. I just missed interacting with President Tibuhaburwa Museveni. He had left the university in...

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President Biden faces impeachment inquiry as House Republicans rally behind investigation

President Biden faces impeachment inquiry as House Republicans rally behind investigation

House Democrats stood in united opposition to the inquiry resolution on Wednesday, calling it a farce perpetrated by those across the aisle to avenge the two impeachments against Trump.

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Error: Jailed for 20 years for murdering her 4 children, Australian woman acquitted after 10 years

Error: Jailed for 20 years for murdering her 4 children, Australian woman acquitted after 10 years

Folbigg’s lawyer, Rhanee Rego, said her legal team was preparing a claim for “substantial” compensation for her wrongful imprisonment.

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