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PARIS — France’s top black politician yesterday opened up about the pain she has suffered over a string of racist slurs as the initially subdued reaction to them belatedly turned…
Frelimo leading in Mozambique polls
MAPUTO — Preliminary results from Mozambique’s largely peaceful local elections pointed to a comprehensive victory for the ruling party and a potential shake-up among the country’s opposition parties.
Pope says ‘no Middle East without Christians’
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis yesterday said the Catholic Church will not accept a Middle East without Christians, who often find themselves forced to flee areas of conflict and unrest…
‘Grenade in handbag was for self-defence’
TRIPOLI — A Libyan MP, stopped by officials at Tripoli’s city hall Wednesday when her handbag set off a security alarm, said a hand grenade inside was for her own…
Nigerian President Jonathan taken ill in London
NIGERIAN President Goodluck Jonathan has been taken ill and given medical treatment while overseas, but his condition is not said to be serious.
Push, pull over presidential immunity from ICC trial
THE HAGUE (Netherlands) — There was a spirited push by the African Union and Kenya’s Attorney General at the ICC Assembly of States Parties yesterday, as they advocated immunity against…
Annual tourism festival kicks off in Kenya
LAMU — Kenyan authorities have beefed up security within the Lamu archipelago and the entire coastal region as the annual tourism festival event kicked off yesterday.
Guinea gold mine explosion kills up to 25: sources
A GAS explosion has killed as many as 25 people in a gold mine in eastern Guinea, a resident and a police source said yesterday. The accident took place on…
UK cops arrest two ‘slave owners’
LONDON — British police yesterday said they had arrested two people who allegedly held three women as slaves in their London home for more than 30 years.
Import duty, tariffs to be reviewed
Harare Bureau Import duty and tariffs on selected items will go up soon, with the Government already working on measures to protect the local industry from competition from cheap products.