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June 14, 2019

Tanzanian politicians, citizens quarrel over tax on wigs and hair extensions

A forthcoming tax on wigs and hair extensions is getting mixed reviews in Tanzania.

June 14, 2019

Sudan military admits security forces committed 'violations' after protests turned deadly

Sudan’s longtime genocidal dictator may be gone, but violence and repression continue to wreak havoc across the country as the ruling military council admitted "violations" after more than 100 protesters were killed following a sit-in camp outside the military headquarters in the capital, Khartoum.

June 14, 2019

Kenya lawmaker accused of slapping female colleague faces assault charge

A member of Kenya’s National Assembly faces an assault charge after being accused of slapping a female colleague in the face.

June 14, 2019

American detained at Cairo airport for carrying Yemen dagger

Egyptian officials say a Yemeni American was arrested at the Cairo airport for carrying a traditional Yemeni dagger in his luggage.

June 14, 2019

Record number of South Sudanese face critical lack of food

A record number of people in South Sudan face a critical lack of food.

June 14, 2019

Sudan military acknowledges violations in sit-in dispersal

Sudan's ruling military has acknowledged that security forces committed violations when they moved in to disperse a protest sit-in camp outside the military headquarters in Khartoum last week.

June 13, 2019

2nd suspect tried in Benghazi terror attack convicted on 2 counts

A federal jury found a second Libyan militant guilty on two counts for their role in the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission and nearby CIA post in Benghazi, Libya that killed four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador to Libya, but was deadlocked on 15 other counts. 

June 13, 2019

Second person infected with Ebola dies in Uganda

A second person infected with the Ebola virus has died in Uganda, the health ministry said Thursday, after a family exposed to the disease quietly crossed the border from Congo.

June 13, 2019

Dozens of lions free to roam free near South African town: 'You don't really go jogging or riding a bicycle here'

Up to 50 lions are roaming loose within walking distance of a South African town – and authorities have decided to keep it this way.

June 13, 2019

Saudi-based Islamic group condemns attack on Saudi airport

The Saudi-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation has condemned the Houthi rebel attack on Saudi Arabia's Abha regional airport, which wounded 26, and said it supported Saudi policies aimed at countering "the forces of darkness and terrorism."