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  Woman Gives Birth at Polling Station & All the Other Side Attractions from Kenya’s Elections

  Abena Agyeman-Fisher

  As Kenyans and the rest of the world eagerly await the final vote tally and the official announcement of results from the August 8th general elections — described as the most keenly contested election...

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  SA Petrol Worker Delights Motorists with Opera Talent

  Abena Agyeman-Fisher

  When South African drivers need fuel — and a stirring song to brighten their day — there is only one petrol station to go to: the Total garage in Eastern Cape, where Mthetheleli Gxoyiya sings...

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  Senegalese Maid Imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for Allegedly Killing Abusive Employer

  Abena Agyeman-Fisher

  Twenty-two-year-old Senegalese maid Mbayang Diop (pictured) is currently imprisoned in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, for allegedly killing her employer, reports the BBC. Diop, who called her relatives in...

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  Makoko Floating School Collapses in Storm, Residents Vow To Rebuild

  Abena Agyeman-Fisher

  After a tumultuous storm in Lagos, Nigeria, the beloved Makoko Floating School (pictured) collapsed Tuesday night. The floating school resides in Makoko, which has the distinction of being Nigeria’s...

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  Trial Begins for Somali Americans Charged with Attempting to Join ISIS

  Abena Agyeman-Fisher

  On Wednesday, Mohammed Farah, Abdirahman Daud, and Guled Omar, three Somali Americans, began their trial in a Minneapolis federal courtroom for allegedly attempting to join the Islamic State (ISIS) in...

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  AQIM Strikes Again: Kills 16 Beach-Goers in Ivory Coast

  Abena Agyeman-Fisher

  After fatal hotel attacks in Mali and Burkina Faso, Islamic militant group Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) killed 16 people at a beach resort in Grand Bassam, Ivory Coast, reports BBC. RELATED: SENEGAL,...

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