• March 5, 2025

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Senegal protests: Ousmane Sonko charged with rape
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Senegal protests: Ousmane Sonko charged with rape

A judge in Senegal has charged opposition leader Ousmane Sonko with rape and released him on bail, after days of deadly protests sparked by his arrest last week. “He is going home. He is free,” said Etienne Ddione, Mr Sonko’s lawyer. Mr Sonko, 46, is accused of assaulting a woman who worked in a beauty […]

Bata explosion: Equatorial Guinea blasts kill 31
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Bata explosion: Equatorial Guinea blasts kill 31

A series of explosions on Sunday in Equatorial Guinea is now known to have killed 31 people, officials say. The number of those injured rose to 600. The blasts hit a military base in the country’s main city, Bata. Officials blame badly stored dynamite along with stubble burning by nearby farmers. Teams including volunteers continue […]

Covid: Police break up ‘fake vaccine network’ in China and South Africa
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Covid: Police break up ‘fake vaccine network’ in China and

Coronavirus pandemic I Police in China and South Africa have seized thousands of doses of counterfeit Covid-19 vaccine and made dozens of arrests, Interpol says. In China, police made 80 arrests at a factory allegedly making fake vaccine, where at least 3,000 doses were found. Three Chinese nationals and a Zambian were detained at a […]

DR Congo’s mysterious metal monolith destroyed by mob
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DR Congo’s mysterious metal monolith destroyed by mob

A metal structure that mysteriously appeared on a roundabout in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been destroyed over fears about its origins. People in the capital, Kinshasa, stoned and torched the 12ft (3.7m) triangular prism that looked like other metal monoliths that have cropped up around the world over the last few months. It […]

Thousands protest Myanmar coup despite internet ban
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Thousands protest Myanmar coup despite internet ban

By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – Thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon on Saturday to denounce this week’s coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi despite a blockade on the internet by the junta. In an upwelling of anger in the country’s largest city protesters chanted, “Military dictator, fail, […]