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Eleven dead in Nigeria church gun attack
BBC News – At least 11 people have been killed in a gun attack on a church in southern Nigeria, police say. Up to 18 other worshippers were wounded in
Rwanda’s longtime President Paul Kagame wins third presidential term
DW – Results released by Rwanda’s electoral commission have given incumbent President Paul Kagame nearly 99 percent of the vote in the national election. The win granted him a third
Ghanaian woman to the rescue of Uber: meet Bozoma Saint John
African News – Global transportation company Uber has sought the services of a U.S.-based Ghanaian woman to enhance the corporate culture of the company, which has recently had troubling times.
CAF Executives Approve African Cup Expansion, Timing Change
VOA News – Rabet, Morroco, The Confederation of African Football’s executive committee has approved expanding the African Cup of Nations from 16 to 24 teams and moving the continent’s top tournament
Africa’s pressing need for waste management
www.dw.com – In African countries, failure to correctly manage waste disposal has led to flooding and the outbreak of diseases. Experts met in Ghana to try and come up with
Ghana launches its first satellite into space
BBC News – Ghana has successfully launched its first satellite into space. GhanaSat-1, which was developed by students at All Nations University in Koforidua, was sent into orbit from the
NYPD Police officer murdered in ‘unprovoked attack’ in the Bronx
NEW YORK (FOX5NY) – In what the NYPD Commissioner called an assassination, a New York City police officer has died after being shot in the head in a police vehicle in
How did a $12 million bridge collapse in Kenya?
CNN – It was an embarrassing collapse for Kenya’s ruling party. Just two weeks after an “inspection” by President Uhuru Kenyatta, a $12 million Chinese-built Sigiri bridge in Western Kenya
Nigeria: Vice President Osinbajo Asks Churches to Expose Thieves
Daily Trust – Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has called on churches in the country to ostracise those he described as thieves in their midst. Speaking at the Aso Villa Chapel
Italy is running out of patience
During the G-7 summit in Sicily, Donald Trump showed no interest in the refugee crisis. Now Italy is threatening to close its harbors to NGOs carrying refugees. The political pressure
