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Tears as man dies 12 days after getting married to pretty lady, video from his wedding breaks hearts
A lady's joy was cut short as her man died 12 days after they got married. A video from their white wedding surfaced on social media and caused a commotion.
From coffee to toothpaste, Nigerians buy small as hardships bite
From five grams of toothpaste to 10 millilitres of cooking oil, many Nigerians struggling with soaring prices now buy their basic necessities in small quantities packed in tiny plastic bags to be consumed on the same day. But in 2016, when the country fell into recession after the fall in oil prices, "everybody was buying sachet.
Uhuru Kenyatta, millionaire heir and inscrutable president
Puppet or strategist, dilettante or power-hungry heir? "I don't want to remain in power as they allege.
The tricky challenges ahead for Kenya's next leader
Spiralling prices, endemic corruption and a mammoth debt mountain: whoever takes the helm after Kenya's presidential elections next Tuesday will face a raft of challenges. - Debt mountain - By 2050, half of Kenya's population will live in cities, which will lead to "a myriad of challenges" including providing education and access to healthcare, according to British charity Oxfam.
Foster fights for survival as Nienaber tries to silence critics
New Zealand coach Ian Foster is fighting to save his job while South African counterpart Jacques Nienaber is battling to silence critics ahead of a Rugby Championship showdown between the arch foes on Saturday. But the overall success did not prevent criticism of Nienaber, who took charge two years ago when World Cup-winning coach Rassie Erasmus returned to his director of rugby role.
Broadbell cruises to Commonwealth hurdles gold as Australia seal cycling double
Jamaica's Rasheed Broadbell equalled Colin Jackson's 32-year-old Commonwealth Games record as he cruised to victory in the 110m hurdles on Thursday as Australia won a cycling road race double. Dennis's victory made it a double for Australia after Grace Brown won the women's event.
Thousands raid informal miners after S.Africa mass rape
Thousands of angry South African protesters Thursday hunted down miners without permits, sealing makeshift shafts and burning houses, after the mass rape of eight women last week west of Johannesburg. Local television footage showed protesters using boulders to close makeshift mine shafts in a Kagiso district known as Soul City.
Senegal president's camp loses absolute majority in parliament
Senegalese President Macky Sall's coalition has lost its absolute majority in parliament but finished first by a narrow margin in parliamentary polls, provisional results showed Thursday. They won 56 and 24 seats respectively, the results Thursday showed.
8 months' jail for 14 migrants in Morocco: lawyer
Morocco on Thursday sentenced 14 migrants to eight months' jail following their arrest a day before a deadly mass crossing into the Spanish enclave of Melilla in June, their lawyer said. A Moroccan court last month sentenced 33 migrants to 11 months in jail for illegal entry, while a separate trial of 29 migrants including a minor continues.
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