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Uganda’s parliament has passed a bill criminalizing human sacrifice, according to reports. The Prevention and Prohibition of Human Sacrifices Bill, 2020 prescribes a death sentence for any person found guilty of committing human sacrifice or financing the practice.  The new law also…

A 25-year-old Malian woman has given birth to nine babies at a hospital in Morocco.  Halima Cisse, who hails from the northern part of the West African nation, was flown to Morocco by Mali’s government on March 30th for better health care.  She was initially thought to have been carrying…

Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda have announced they are divorcing after 27 years of marriage.  Gates, 65, and Melinda, 56, announced the split through a joint statement on Monday. “After a great deal of thought and a lot of work, we have made the decision to end our marriage…

Victory Yinka-Banjo, a 17-year-old Nigerian student has received 19 full-ride scholarship offers worth over $5 million from leading US and Canadian universities. The scholarship offers for an undergraduate program came from Ivy League schools including Yale, Princeton, Harvard, and Brown. Other US…

Tanzania has installed oxygen production plants in seven referral hospitals to serve ICU wards treating COVID-19 patients. The country’s Health Ministry said each of the installed plants will produce at least 200 medical oxygen cylinders a day. The World Bank-backed project signifies another change…

Authorities in Zimbabwe have revealed plans to sell rights to hunt at least 500 endangered elephants this year. Tinashe Farawo, spokesperson of Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority cited declining tourism revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the main reason for the move. "We eat what…

Chad's long-serving President Idriss Deby Itno has died on the battlefield a day after electoral officials declared him the winner of the April 11th presidential election, paving the way for him to rule for six more years. His death was announced by army spokesperson General Azem Bermandoa Agouna…

Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo has signed a controversial law extending his stay in power by two years, a move that could throw the country into political crisis. The move comes a day after the country’s Parliament extended its mandate and that of President Farmaajo by two…

US health authorities have suspended the administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine following blood clot cases. Six people, all women aged between 18 and 48, are reported to have developed a rare disorder involving blood clots after being inoculated with the single-dose vaccine.…

Tanzania’s new President Samia Hassan Suluhu has made her maiden foreign trip following her swearing-in last month. Suluhu visited her Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni on Sunday to witness the signing of an oil pipeline deal that was being pursued by her predecessor John Pombe Magufuli. The two…