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JOHANNESBURG  — A U.S. pastor who has made anti-gay comments is being deported, Botswana ‘s government announced Tuesday, shortly after he spoke on local radio and called the people killed in the June shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando “disgusting.” Check also: Philippine Church Supports Manny Pacquiao On Gay marriage Attitude The tweet by the government said Steven Anderson of the Faithful Word ...

NAIROBI, Kenya –  A police official says an elephant killed an Italian tourist in Kenya’s coastal region after he moved closer to get a better photo. Check also: Poaching Poses Security Threat in East Africa Malindi Police Chief Muchangi Mutava said the 66-year-old man saw the elephant at a watering hole Sunday at the Swara Camp in Kulalu ranch and went ...

Zimbabwe on Thursday received rice from China to help alleviate hunger after a drought that has left up to 4 million Zimbabweans in need of food aid. Check also: Zimbabwe Plans To Cut-Off 25,000 Government employees Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Huang Ping handed over 5,500 tonnes of rice that have arrived in the country, which is part of the total 19,000 ...

Alexandra Andresen is the world’s youngest billionaire. Heir to a family fortune built on tobacco, she debuts among the 2016 World’s Billionaires thanks to her stake in investment company Ferd that FORBES values at $1.2 billion. Check also: World’s Top 10 Youngest Billionaires – 2015 Fresh out of high school, Alexandra is one of the most promising horseback riders in Norway, collecting trophies from ...

East African heads of state met in Mogadishu on Tuesday, marking the first time war-torn Somalia has hosted an international summit in more than 40 years. Check also: Uganda To Pull Troops Out Of Somalia By The End Of 2017 Security was extra tight was for the one-day meeting to prevent attacks by Islamist militant group al-Shabab. Authorities put the city ...