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Africa
Shut down South Africa Airways’ says finance minister (BBC)
South Africa’s national airline should be shut down, according to the country’s new finance minister.…
‘I am happy that the glass ceiling is shattered’ (BBC)
The new head of Ethiopia’s supreme court told the BBC’s Focus on Africa programme that…
Protesters halt work on Gandhi statue (BBC)
A court in Malawi has halted work on a statue of Mahatma Gandhi after critics…
Shock rocks South Africa as Timothy Omotosho rape trial is aired live (Guardian)
South Africa has been hit by shock and expressed disdain at the actions of defence…
Mohammed Dewji: Kidnapped billionaire ‘home safely’ (BBC)
Kidnapped Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji has been released, 10 days after he was seized by…
Female students in Senegal’s schools sexually exploited by teachers, HRW says (CNN)
Fanta was just 16 when she began having sex with her 30-year-old teacher. A year…
UNICEF expands social policy scope in Nigeria (Nation)
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) says it is expanding its social policy scope in…
In Ethiopian leader’s new cabinet, half the ministers are women (WashingtonPost)
Ethiopia’s reformist prime minister announced Tuesday a new cabinet that is half female, in an…
Kenyans say Chinese bring racism (SMH)
Before last year, Richard Ochieng’, 26, could not recall experiencing racism firsthand. Not while growing…