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Why the Swiss haven’t stopped Cameroon’s dictator from lavishly staying in Geneva
Cameroonian leader Paul Biya is known for living a notoriously lavish lifestyle in Geneva where he has unofficially created a seat of government in a 5-star hotel. The 85-year-old has spent a lot of his...
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Merry Orthodox Christmas to Egypt, Ethiopia and Eritrea
Coptic Christians are celebrating Christmas today, January 7, 2018, which is December 25 on the Julian Calendar observed by the Coptic Orthodox Church. The main Coptic Orthodox Churches in Africa are in...
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AU’s plan of building a real Wakanda for the African diaspora gets a jumpstart
It might have been a wish in the early months of 2018 when the highest-grossing superhero film of all time “Black Panther” depicted a rich and technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda...
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African countries that took Boxing Day literally
Boxing Day is the day after Christmas and is observed by the United Kingdom and its former colonies including Canada, New Zealand, Australia and most of the Commonwealth nations – including most...
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5 Christmases with terrorists, the plight of 112 Nigerian schoolgirls held by Boko Haram
Thanks to one of the world’s deadliest terrorist group in Nigeria, 112 girls are far from celebrating the Christmas holidays for the fifth time since their capture in April 2014 by Boko Haram. Boko...
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These popular Christmas traditions are deeply rooted in African culture
Christmas has become an integral part of the African culture and different African communities have different ways of celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. In Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt, Christmas is...
