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Ghana’s presidential candidate Bawumia chooses energy minister as running mate

Ghana's Bawumia Chooses energy minister as running mate

Tunisia Taekwondo team eyes medals at the Paris Olympics

The Tunisian taekwondo team is intensifying their training regimen in anticipation of the upcoming Paris Olympic Games this summer. The team boast several strong contenders for medals

Attack on a Congo gold mine kills 6 Chinese miners and 2 Congolese soldiers

The attack on Wednesday targeted the village of Gambala and the nearby "Camp Blanquette" gold mine in the Ituri province, according to Jean Robert Basiloko, a member of a local civil society group.

Grannies on Friendship Bench help Zimbabweans deal with mental health issues

The therapy is inspired by traditional practice in Zimbabwe in which grandmothers were the go-to people for wisdom in rough times.

Hezbollah fires over 200 rockets into Israel in retaliation of the killing of senior commander

The Lebanese Hezbollah group has claimed responsibility for launching more than 200 rockets at several Israeli military bases on Thursday in response to a strike that killed one of its senior commanders.

Land routes through Africa are twice as dangerous for migrants and refugees

A report published by the U.N. refugee and migration agencies and the Mixed Migration Centre shows that more migrants and refugees in Africa are moving northward towards the Mediterranean and Europe, facing dangerous routes in the Sahara where criminal...

Arab states want Israel out of UN General Assembly

"I we want to remind that a step like this step is what brought down and eliminated the colonial regime in South Africa," the Palestinian representative to the Arab League told the press. In 1974, the UN General assembly recommended that Apartheid Sout...

London: Museum explores 65 years of Barbie history through a design lens

The show presents 250 objects from Barbie's world, including 180 dolls. Highlights include a rare first edition of the very first doll released by Mattel in 1959 (‘Number 1 Barbie’).

Kenya: What are the consequences of the withdrawal of the finance bill? [Business Africa]

Kenyan economist Aly-Khan Satchu provides further insights on the implications of this development.

Russia and Iran pledge to strengthen bilateral relations

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin met with Iran's acting President Mohammad Mokhber on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kazakhstan.