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Death toll rises to 45 in SA bus crash

Forty-five worshippers have been killed and a number seriously injured after their bus went out of control, fell over a bridge and caught fire on the mountain pass between Mokopane and Marken in Limpopo province, South Africa.

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UN committee urges UK to drop plan to deport refugees to Rwanda

The United Nations Human (UN) Rights Committee urged Britain this Thursday to abandon a contentious bill to deport refugees to Rwanda, which could become law next month.

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Call for Nigerian to offer medical, psychosocial support to abducted girls

Pan-African Movement, Africans Rising, has called on the Nigerian government to offer critical medical and psycho-social support to enable the girls who were abducted earlier this month to deal with the trauma as the result of their captivity.

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MSF calls for urgent measles vaccination campaign in South Sudan

As South Sudan struggles to overcome a yellow fever outbreak, a measles crisis is mounting in Western Equatoria state.

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Senegal opposition candidate wins over 54% of votes

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the opposition candidate in Senegal's recent presidential race, has emerged victorious, securing over 54% of the popular vote.

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French lawmakers vote to outlaw discrimination against afros, braids

France’s lower house of parliament approved legislation to outlaw discrimination against dreadlocks, braids, afros and any other hair style, colour or texture, defeating some who called the bill an unnecessary import of United States ideas.

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SA President wishes nation peaceful, safe Easter holiday

South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has offered his best wishes to the country’s diverse Christian denominations for the Easter period and has wished the nation a peaceful and safe holiday period.

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Haiti gang violence deaths surge in 2024: UN

Gang violence in Haiti has killed over 1 500 people so far this year while dozens have been lynched by so-called self-defense brigades, the United Nations (UN) human rights office said this Thursday.

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Lesotho Ombudsman reveals detainee torture by Correctional Services

A January 2024 report by the Ombudsman of Lesotho has revealed detainee torture at the hands of recruits of the Correctional Services.

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EU commends Senegal for conduct during elections

The European Union (EU) has commended Senegal for its conduct during the recent elections, which were marked by a notable absence of violence.

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