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27 Sentenced To Death In Sudan For Torture And Murder

27 members of security forces in Sudan have been sentenced to death by a court in the country for torturing and murdering a teacher,...

Ngorongoro Crater's Fausta Dies At 57

The iconic black female rhino called Fausta that lived most of its life in the wilderness of Ngorongoro Crater National Park in Tanzania,...

Vehicle Bomb Blast Kills 90 In Mogadishu

A vehicle bomb blast in Somalia's capital Mogadishu in the morning hours of December 28, 2019, has left at least 90 people dead and over...

Burundi's Nkurunziza Reiterates Not To Run For 4th Term

President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi on December 26, 2019 said he will not run for a fourth term in the country's presidential election...

Christmas Recognized As Official Public Holiday By Sudan's Government

The transitional military/civilian government in Sudan has recognized Christmas as official public holiday, reported some media on...

God Loves Everyone, Even The Bad Guys, Says Pope Francis On Christmas Day

In his annual traditional Christmas message, Pope Francis on December 25, 2019 said, among others, God loves everyone, even the bad guys....

Severe Drought In Southern Africa With Catastrophic Human And Environmental Consequences

Southern Africa is experiencing severe drought that has resulted in catastrophic human and environmental consequences, reported some...

Pakistan's Ex-President Pervez Musharraf Sentenced To Death

A court in Islamabad, Pakistan, has sentenced the country's former president Pervez Musharraf to death for high treason, reported some...

Miss Jamaica Toni-Ann Singh Crowned Miss World 2019

Miss Jamaica, 23 year old model Toni-Ann Singh, was crowned Miss World at the 69th Miss World pageant held on December 14, 2019, in...

Sudan's Ex-President Omar al-Bashir Jailed

A court in Sudan's capital Khartoum has sentenced the country's disgraced former president Omar al-Bashir to two years in jail for...

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