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Ghana Supreme Court Hears Challenge To Anti-Homosexuality Bill

Ghana Supreme Court Hears Challenge To Anti-Homosexuality Bill

Ghana Supreme Court has begun hearing a challenge to the anti-LGBTQ+ bill passed by parliament in February. The court granted a request by lawyer and journalist Richard Dela Sky to challenge the controversial bill. The bill prescribes a three-year jail term for people who identify as gay and five to 10 years for LGBT advocates. The lawsuit, which was filed ...

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South Africa: Deadly Building Collapse Leaves Scores Trapped

South Africa: Deadly Building Collapse Leaves Scores Trapped

A rescue operation is continuing in South Africa after a five-storey building under construction collapsed. This killed two people and left another 53 trapped. Officials in the city of George, Western Cape province, say 22 people have been pulled from the wreckage and taken to hospital. A team of 75 crew were on the site when the building collapsed on ...

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Kenya Floods: 46 Killed As Dam Bursts

Kenya Floods: 46 Killed As Dam Bursts

Forty-six people died when a makeshift dam burst its banks in Kenya’s Rift Valley in the early hours of Monday, as torrential rains and floods battered the country. Residents said the accident occurred in the dead of night when the dam burst near the town of Mai Mahiu. This sent torrents of water and mud gushing down a hill and ...

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Zimbabwe Newlyweds Discover Marriage Papers Invalid

Zimbabwe Newlyweds Discover Marriage Papers Invalid

Thousands of newlyweds in Zimbabwe have been surprised to learn that their marriage certificates are invalid. It has emerged that, because of a clerical issue, certificates issued within the last 18 months are void. This is a discovery that could affect all those couples who got married within this period. The matter came to light when the Zimbabwe Law Society issued ...

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Varsity Food Stampede Leaves Two Students Dead, 23 Injured

Varsity Food Stampede Leaves Two Students Dead, 23 Injured

At least two students died and 23 were hurt in a tragic varsity food stampede in central Nigeria on Friday as a huge crowd gathered for food handouts. Thousands of students at Nasarawa State University, Keffi, surged and broke through gates where the state government was distributing bags of rice. Nigeria has been grappling with soaring food prices since the ...

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