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Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh and husband to Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 99. The Palace of Buckingham confirmed the passing of the Duke. ‘’It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh. His Royal Highness passed away ...

American tech giant Facebook says that it has removed more than a dozen accounts and pages on Facebook and Instagram “from Egypt that targeted Ethiopia, Sudan and Turkey. “We removed 17 Facebook accounts, six Pages, and three Instagram accounts from Egypt that targeted Ethiopia, Sudan, and Turkey. We found this network as part of our internal investigation and linked it ...

The ban on online television in Tanzania has been apparently lifted. This was communicated in a tweet by the government spokesperson, Gerson Msigwa. He tweeted this after the president’s communication was supposedly misinterpreted. Her excellency, Samia Suluhu Hassan on Tuesday had directed a ban lift on all media outlets. “I understand that there are media organisations that have been closed ...

A pilot flying an Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane from Addis Ababa accidentally landed it at a Zambian airport that is still under construction. The plane landed on Sunday at the airport in Zambia’s northern Copperbelt province. Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport located about 9 miles from where the plane landed is currently serving the province. The transport ministry’s permanent secretary, ...

More than 1,800 prison inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria after it was attacked by gunmen, officials say. The attackers reportedly entered the prison yard in the south-eastern town of Owerri by using explosives to blast the administrative block. Six prisoners have reportedly returned, while 35 refused to escape. Police have accused the banned separatist group, the Indigenous ...