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The Economist slammed after claiming colonialists in Congo had admirable intentions, deletes tweet after outrage
Given that the construction of the railway project in the 1920s was marred by violence, forced labour and deaths of tens of thousands of Africans, the use of 'admirable intentions' for colonial bureaucrats drew the wrath of netizens.
‘Who is running the country?’: Series of bizarre comments by US President Joe Biden sparks further concerns about his deteriorating mental health
Joe Biden has of late made a string of inexplicable decisions and strange comments, raising questions over his mental well-being.
‘Osama’ the crocodile from Uganda ate over 80 people prior to its capture in 2005: Read what happened
Following the capture of Osama, the locals in the Luganga village believed that the man-eater got away too lightly.
Niger terror attack: 137 people killed in a brutal attack by armed men in one of the deadliest violence
Niger, a G5 country, has been a victim of armed violence by terrorist groups like Al Qaeda and ISIS.
Uganda bans Twitter and Facebook over election interference allegations, Twitter cries ‘Human Rights’ violation
Uganda is scheduled to undergo presidential elections in two days.
Niger witnesses deadly terrorist attack by Boko Haram jihadis, village burned, 27 people killed
Boko Haram terrorists had attacked a village in Niger a day before regional elections. They burned most of the village and killed 27 people.
Hundreds of fishermen contract mysterious skin disease in Senegal, suffer from lesions on the face, extremities and skin rash
Hundreds of fishermen in Senegal, a small country in West Africa, have contracted a mysterious skin disease recently
Islamist group executes close to 30 people en masse in Democratic Republic of Congo
The officials have blamed the ADF, a Ugandan Islamic group, for the killings of the civilians in Congo.
Over 50 Islamic terrorists aligned to Al-Qaeda killed in an airstrike by French forces in Mali
On October 30 in Mali, the Barkhane forces conducted an airstrike that neutralised more than 50 terrorists.
Coronavirus: How ‘corona box’ technology is helping fight COVID-19 pandemic and opening up trade market in African countries
African countries, where India has always been the preferred exporter of engineering products, have increasingly become favoured destination for various other products too.
