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Nigerian nationals return from Ukraine

In tonight's edition: About 600 Nigerian students return home after being evacuated from Romania and Poland. They had studied in Ukraine until the Russian invasion. Many recount the difficulties they faced in leaving the country due to discrimination at the…

Exiled author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija sues Uganda

In tonight's version: We communicate to award-winning exiled Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija. The writer filed a grievance towards Uganda within the East African Court of Justice. He says he was tortured as a result of of tweets during which he referred to as the president's son overweight and grumpy. But first: Tunisian and Ghanaian nationals who fled Ukraine have lastly returned dwelling, and extra are anticipated to observe. Tens of hundreds of Africans have been caught in war-torn Ukraine because the Russian…

1 killed during new anti-coup protests in Sudan

When thousands of Sudanese took to the streets of Khartoum again to condemn a military coup in October, a protester was killed and dozens injured, according to a medical group. The protester was shot in the head as security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas at protesters marching in Omdurman, a twin town in the capital Khartoum, the Sudanese Medical Committee said. Security forces also dispersed protesters marching on the presidential palace in Khartoum, injuring many, the committee said.…

The UN’s new task: Save Africa from becoming the world’s

As global plastic waste has increased many times over the past decade, Africa has gradually become the world's dumping ground for discarded plastic. To address the growing plastic waste problem, UN members will next week hold a three-day meeting on the earth's environmental problems. From Antananarivo to Dakar via Nairobi and Conakry, African cities are scarred by huge landfills where plastic waste is measured in thousands of tonnes. The landfill is foul-smelling and dangerous and emits smoke and…

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