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White men charged as video of attack on Black teens at pool goes viral

The incident was caught on camera (@Tumii_Frost). Credit to The Independent The Independent By Andrea Blanco Three white men have been arrested over the alleged assault of two Black teens at a resort in South Africa. The incident on Christmas Day in the city of Bloemfontein was captured in video by a bystander, and shared

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New Year tragedy: Nine die in Uganda shopping mall stampede

Freedom City Mall in Kampala, Uganda: Credit Photo Daily Monitor By Daily Nation At least nine people were killed during a stampede at Freedom City Mall in Kampala, Uganda, as revellers ushered in the New Year during festivities, police have said. After fireworks, a stampede ensued resulting in the instant deaths of five people and

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World welcomes 2023 and leaves a stormy year behind

Fireworks explode during New Year celebrations, at the Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 31, 2022. Photographer Aline Massuca By Reuters The world welcomed the new year with a packed party in Times Square and fireworks soaring above European capitals, while hoping for an end to the war in Ukraine and a return

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How the richest black man in the world turned a $3000 loan into a $19 billion empire

Aliko Dangote. Photo Source: Dangote Cement PLC By Face2Face Africa In the last decade and counting, Aliko Dangote has emerged as the richest businessman in Africa and the wealthiest Black man in the world, per Forbes and Bloomberg calculations. His story has inspired hundreds of Africans, African Americans and other minorities worldwide. According to Forbes,

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Eritrean soldiers leaving major towns in northern Ethiopia – witnesses

Field Marshal of the Ethiopian National Defence Force and Chief of General Staff of Ethiopia Birhanu Jula, and Tadesse Werede Tesfay, the Commander-in-Chief of the Tigray forces, sign the implementation of the cessation of hostilities agreement between the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces, laying out the roadmap for implementation of a peace deal, in Nairobi.

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Turkey supports Montenegro’s EU bid, says President Erdogan

By Anadolu Agency Turkey on Friday reiterated its support for the Montenegro’s accession process to the EU. “We sincerely encourage and support the full accession of Montenegro, our NATO ally, to the EU,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a news conference with his Montenegrin counterpart Milo Djukanovic in Istanbul. Montenegro applied for EU membership

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Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza and the Kenyan Minister of Defense discussed border issues

The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre received the Minister of Defense of Kenya, Aden Barre Duale, and discussed security cooperation and how to reopen the border between the two countries of Somalia and Kenya. The Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense have raised the importance of strengthening cooperation

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Court in Myanmar again finds Suu Kyi guilty of corruption

Then Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi waits to address judges of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Dec. 11, 2019. On Dec. 30, 2022, the court in army-ruled Myanmar convicted Aung San Suu Kyi on more corruption charges, adding 7 years to her prison term. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File) By The

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Soccer star Pele, Brazilian legend of the beautiful game, dies at 82

Brazilian soccer legend Pele waves during the international friendly soccer match between Algeria and Slovenia in Algiers, Algeria March 5, 2014. Reuters/Louafi Larbi By Reuters Pele, the legendary Brazilian soccer player who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died on Thursday at the age of

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Soldiers reveal in depth how 2019 attack on Somali airfield was repelled

Soldiers with the New Jersey Army National Guard set up an 81 mm mortar in support of a patrol at Baledogle Military Airfield, Somalia, June 24, 2019. The base was attacked by al-Shabab militants Sept. 30, 2019, with three vehicle-borne explosives and an assault by the militants. All militants were killed and no American and

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