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UK: Zimbabwe Fashion Showcase Features Awe-Inspiring Designs

Zimbabwe Fashion Showcase has always been a place of effortless style, class and an overflow of talent, and this year was no different. The tradeshow, which ran under the theme #ThisIsAfrica, yet again redefined what a fashion show can be when you step outside of the norm. The organisers captured the audience with their out […]

Ethiopia’s capital hosts Oromo Irrecha festival

Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa will on Saturday host the annual Irrecha thanksgiving festival, that is expected to bring together millions of Oromos from all over the country. The country’s prime minister, biy Ahmed, urged all Ethiopians to celebrate the festival as a symbol of peace and unity. Abiy said he believes Irrecha can help strengthen […]

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Ghana: Cocoa Producer Price up by 8.42 Percent

Government has announced a new producer price of cocoa for the 2019/2020 crop season from GH¢7,640 to GH¢8,240 per tonne. The increment represents 8.42 per cent meaning that a bag (64kg) of cocoa beans would now be sold at GH¢515. Previously, a bag of cocoa was sold at GH¢475. The Minister of State in charge […]

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Cameroon: Wardress beheaded in restive NW Region

The decapitated body of a wardress was discovered in the North West Region on Monday on the day the Major National Dialogue was opening in the capital, Yaounde. Ayafor Florence, warder at the Bamenda main prison was kidnapped on Saturday September 28 on her way back from a funeral in her native Pinyin. Parts of […]

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Nigeria @ 59: Buhari vows to fight cybercrime

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration ’ s attention is increasingly being focused on cybercrimes and the abuse of technology through hate speech and other divisive material being propagated on social media . The Nigerian leader made this known when he addressed the nation via a broadcast to mark Nigeria’ s 59 th Independence Anniversary […]

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African Tribe of the Day – The Samburu of Northern Kenya

The Samburu tribe from north – central Kenya are pastoralists from the great plains of the Samburu region . They are closely related to the Maasai people of Kenya and are said to have migrated south from the Nile region of North Africa . The Samburu people speak a dialect of the Maa language which […]

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Mugabe Funeral: Zimbabwe Ex-President Laid to Rest in Kutama

Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe is being laid to rest in the rural village where he was born, three weeks after his death at the age of 95. He is being buried in the courtyard of his home in Kutama, about 90km (55 miles) west of the capital Harare. Mugabe died in a Singapore hospital […]

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African Culture of the Day – The Zulu of South Africa

The Zulu people are the largest ethnic group in South Africa . They are descended from East African origins and over centuries , migrated south during what is a called the great Bantu migration . The Zulu rose into a formidable empire under the leadership of Shaka in the early 19 th century . Under […]

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Mugabe To Be Buried In Zvimba This Weekend – Report

ZimLive reports that former body will be buried in Zvimba in a private ceremony this weekend after the Mugabe family decided against a National Heroes Acre burial. The body could leave the Blue Roof Mansion on Thursday for Zvimba, with burial likely to be done on Saturday. The government had already drawn plans to construct […]

Ex-French president Jacques Chirac dies

Former French President Jacques Chirac has died at the age of 86, his son-in-law said on Thursday. Chirac was president of France from 1995-2007. Under his presidency, France entered into the single European currency and abolished compulsory military service. Chirac also cut the presidential term of office from seven to five years. Chirac also opposed […]

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Iheanacho ends 368-days goal drought as Leicester beat Luton

Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho ends 368-days goal drought as Leicester City beat Luton 4-0 in the Carabao Cup third round at Kenilworth Road. The 22-year-old Nigeria international came on for the last 19 minutes as he replaced Ayoze Perez and helped the Foxes advance into the fourth round on Tuesday with a sweet goal. […]

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Wolverhampton star ready play for Nigeria ahead of England

Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Bright Enobakhare has reportedly to play Nigeria ahead of England, according to Allnigeriasoccer.com. The 21-year-old Benin-born star moved to Birmingham at the age of fifteen and is eligible to represent Three Lions having spent more than five years in the country. Enobakhare who currently on a season-long loan at Wigan Athletic was […]

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Going to Zambia and Zimbabwe? Here are some travelling tips

Why Go: Head to these two countries to see Victoria Falls, the largest waterfalls in the world. Plus, you can go white water rafting down the Zambezi river, chock-full of crocs and hippos (it’s an amazing experience and one I highly recommend). “Additionally, Zambia focuses on fantastic walking safaris in wonderful national parks like South […]

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Bona Mugabe: I’m Happy My Father Saw My  Children

The daughter of the late former President Robert Mugabe, Bona Mugabe-Chikore says she grew up fearful that their father could fall sick or die at any time as he was elderly. She, however, expressed gratitude that the late national hero lived long enough to see her two children. Addressing mourners at the Mugabe rural home […]

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11-Year-Old Nigerian Artist, Kareem Floors 2,723 Candidates, To Meet Taiwan President

Eleven-year-old Nigerian artist, Waris Kareem, has emerged the recipient of the Taiwan’s Chou Ta-Kuan Cultural and Educational Foundation 22nd Fervent Global Love of Lives Award for 2019. NAN reports that the Representative of Taiwan in Nigeria, Amb. Vincent Yang, made this known in Lagos on Wednesday. Yang noted that Kareem stood out among other 2,723 […]