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Anti-voodoo cult members die from suffocation in Benin
Members of a Benin cult who participated in a prayer ritual that killed five people receive care at a hospital in Porto Novo, Benin....
Nigeria crowns Virgin Queen for 2017
Dolapo Makunjuola, Miss Virginity 2017 in Nigeria. Photo Credit: Premium TimesSixteen-Year old Miss Dolapo Makunjuola has won 2017 Miss Virginity Beauty Pageant held yesterday...
Women’s ‘day off for periods’ sparks debate in Zambia
Mutinta Musokotwane-Chikopela, a mother says there are already too many holidays in Zambia. Photo Credit: BBCDiscussing female menstruation publicly is something of a taboo...
Gender equality faces a setback in Nigeria as top Muslim cleric rejects equality bill
The Sultan of Sokoto says Muslims should be allowed to uphold their religious beliefs. Photo Credit: AFP. Getting the needed support for gender equality bill...
Anglican Church names Nigerian bishop, the first African in 2 decades
The Church of England has appointed its first black bishop in over two decades. Nigerian Woyin Karowi Dorgu is set to be the 13th...
Ugandan monarch charged with murder
King Charles Wesley Mumbere. Photo Credit: BBC The chief of the Rwenzururu kingdom in western Uganda, Charles Wesley Mumbere has been officially charged with murder...
Malawi faces calls to review two-year jail term for HIV-positive ‘hyena’ man
An HIV-positive Malawian man has been jailed for two years with hard labor after claiming families paid him to have sex with more than...
Burundi’s Catholic Church calls for refugee talks
President Nkurunziza has ruled Burundi for 11 years now. Photo Credit: AFP The Catholic Church in Burundi has called the government to open talks with...
Catholic Church in Rwanda apologizes for role in genocide
The Catholic Church in Rwanda has officially said that it regretted the actions of clergymen and nuns who participated in the 1994 genocide.In a...
African states fail to stop work of U.N. gay rights investigator
African states failed on Monday to halt the work of the first U.N. independent investigator appointed to help protect gay and transgender people worldwide...
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