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Jay-Z and other foreign celebs who reportedly own properties in Ghana

Photo via @beyonce on Instagram By Face2Face Africa During a recent event in Ghana, Dave Chappelle reportedly revealed that the first rapper to hit billionaire status, Jay-Z, owns properties in the West African nation. As previously reported by Face2Face Africa, the renowned and award-winning comedian arrived in Ghana last Tuesday ahead of the hugely successful

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Britain’s bruised royals stay silent as Prince Harry lets ‘light in on magic’

A poster promoting Britain’s Prince Harry’s book “Spare” is displayed in a shop window, ahead of its official release date, with Windsor Castle reflected, in Windsor, Britain, January 9, 2023. Photographer Toby Melville By Reuters Some 150 years ago, the acclaimed constitutional writer Walter Bagehot wrote that the British monarchy needed reverence and mystery. “We

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Brazil cracks down post-riot and vows to protect democracy

Workers measure the windows at Planalto Palace the day after it was stormed by supporters of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. The protesters also stormed Congress and the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) By The Associated Press Brazilian authorities vowed Monday to protect democracy and punish thousands of

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Sweden says Turkey asking too much over NATO application

Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson speaks during the annual Society and Defence Conference in Salen, Sweden, January 8, 2023. TT News Agency/Henrik Montgomery via Reuters By Reuters Sweden is confident that Turkey will approve its application to join the NATO military alliance, but will not meet all the conditions Ankara has set for its support,

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EU lawmakers aid Somali man fighting life sentence in Greece

Mohamad Hanad Abdi from Somalia arrives at a court in Mytilene, on the northeastern Aegean island of Lesbos, Greece, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. The Somali migrant serving life in prison for people smuggling appeared in court Monday to appeal his sentence, in a case backed by a group of European Parliament members who say he

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Bolsonaro supporters invade Brazil presidential palace, Congress, Supreme Court

Supporters of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrate against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, outside Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, January 8, 2023. Photographer Ueslei Marcelino By Reuters Supporters of Brazil’s far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday invaded the country’s Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court, in a grim echo of the U.S.

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France’s Macron opens up about love to autistic interviewers

File. French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron attend a national memorial ceremony for Hubert Germain at the Hotel des Invalides, Friday Oct.15, 2021 in Paris. A group of “atypical journalists,” on the autism spectrum, got France’s 45-year-old president to talk about himself with unusual and illuminating candour in a televised interview this

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6-year-old student in police custody after shooting teacher at Virginia school

By Anadolu Agency A 6-year-old student is in police custody after he shot and wounded a teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia on Friday, according to police. “The teacher’s injuries are believed to be life-threatening. The investigation remains ongoing,” the Newport News Police Department said in a statement. No students were injured

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Kenyan President Ruto outlines his regional diplomatic strategy

Kenya President William Ruto with leaders from other East African countries in different occassions. By The East African Kenya’s President William Ruto has not always been seen as having a strong foreign and regional policy. But, 100 days into his first term, he can count several achievements: He has met with every head of state

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Somalia claims Al-Shabab extremists seek talks for 1st time

Photographer Somali Times/Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud By The Associated Press Somalia’s government claimed Saturday that the al-Shabab extremist group has for the first time asked to open negotiations, amid a military offensive the government has described as “total war.” There was no immediate statement by al-Shabab, an al-Qaida-affiliate that for well over a decade

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