Countries
Gabon: Military leader Oligui Nguema wins presidential election with over 90% of votes cast
According to provisional results released by Gabon’s interior ministry, Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has been elected as the nation’s president. This election is Gabon’s first since a military takeover in 2023 terminated a more than half-century-long political dynasty. Oligui Nguema, Gabon’s interim president who led the takeover, defeated seven other candidates, including immediate past…
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Meet the South African twin sisters who went viral after revealing they are dating the same man
Twin sisters Petunia and Pediah shocked social media with their unusual dating choices. The...
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Somalia: How a missing 8-year-old was found 6 months later living with a man who says he married her
Six months after going missing, an eight-year-old girl was found living with a man who said...
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Ethiopia: Meet the Tigray woman who shocked her community after reportedly giving birth at 76
Woizero Medhin said she was skeptical when she learned she was pregnant. However, the 76-year-old...
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Meet the Nigerian now holding the Guinness World Record for most head shot photographs taken in one hour
Saidu Abdulrahman, a Nigerian photographer, is the current holder of the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the most head shot photographs taken in a single hour. In September 2024, the 28-year-old photographer...
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Keneilwe Shalaba, SA woman accused of selling her 2-year-old son, gave birth in police custody
A South African mom who is on trial for allegedly selling her two-year-old son gave birth to another child while in police custody. According to Sowetan Live, Keneilwe Shalaba recently pleaded with the...
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Meet Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey, who is now Ghana’s first female world boxing champion
Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey is a Ghanaian boxing trailblazer. She was 27 years old when she became Ghana’s first female world boxing champion and the first female member of the West African nation’s...
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This is how Kenya’s Beth Koigi is solving water shortage by making water from air
Drought birthed Beth Koigi’s innovative idea to provide water, which half her country’s population lacks. According to U.N. estimates, over 1.8 billion people worldwide reside in communities...
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This 17-year-old is the first player from South Sudan to sign a professional baseball contract
Joseph Deng, 17, has joined the Dodgers, becoming the first South Sudanese player to sign a professional baseball contract. Baseball America reports that Deng, a right-handed pitcher, captivated scouts...
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Meet Stephanie Onusiriuka, the Nigerian teen gymnast preparing to compete at 2028 Olympics
At only 15, Stephanie Onusiriuka is making a name for herself in gymnastics. The young Nigerian’s journey into gymnastics began at the age of two. She was easily flipping and tumbling when most children...
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Nigeria’s Junior Yellow Greens are the first female cricket team from West Africa to qualify for a World Cup
Nigeria’s women’s under-19 cricket team, the Junior Yellow Greens, made history by qualifying for the ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup, which is being held in Malaysia. The Junior Yellow...
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Burkina Faso bans use of colonial wigs in courts
Ibrahim Traoré, the leader of Burkina Faso, has banned judges from donning wigs that are symbolic of colonial French and British outfits. Colonial-era wigs have long been associated with foreign...
