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Gambian lawmakers debate to overturn FGM ban postponed (Tue, 19 Mar 2024)
“It's a really, really sad day in Gambian history. The fact that we are in Ramadan and we are talking about the female parts of women, but not only that, we are using religion to justify it. So it's a sad day in my country, and my heart is broken.”
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South Africa withdraw hockey teams from African Games due to poor pitch (Mo, 18 Mär 2024)
Expressing dissatisfaction with the preparation efforts and fearing potential long-term injuries for their players, both the male and female teams have pulled out of the competition.
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Kenyan athlete Asbel Rutto breaks record to win Rome marathon (Mo, 18 Mär 2024)
Kenya also dominated the women's race, with Ivyne Lagat emerging victorious over her compatriot Lydia Simiyu. Lagat crossed the finish line after 2 hours, 24 minutes, and 35.36 seconds, maintaining a lead of more than 30 seconds ahead of Simiyu.
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In a global first, Gambia could reverse its ban on female genital cutting (Mo, 18 Mär 2024)
Lawmakers in Gambia will vote Monday on legislation that seeks to repeal a 2015 ban on female genital cutting, which would make the West African nation the first country anywhere to make that reversal.
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Israeli forces' raid on Gaza hospital escalates humanitarian crisis (Mo, 18 Mär 2024)
Gaza's health ministry said a fire at the hospital entrance caused suffocation, including among women and children. Israeli media reports that the military took control of the hospital and detained 80 people.
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New suspect charged in disappearance of South African girl (Mo, 18 Mär 2024)
A new suspect has been charged in connection with the disappearance of six-year-old Joslin Smith, who vanished last month from her home near Saldanha Bay, located approximately 110km (70 miles) northwest of Cape Town.
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Congolese creatives aim for renaissance of African storytelling (Mo, 18 Mär 2024)
As the world prepares to celebrate International Storytelling Day on March 20, under the theme "building bridges", a new generation of storytellers is already in battle to perpetuate the African art of oratory
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Morocco: The social media influencers shining light on Marrakech (Mo, 18 Mär 2024)
"We are trying, through social media and official pages that we have, to market this city because it consists of many places. As you can see, we are now in Jamaa Lefna Square. There is also the Menara, the Koutoubia, and other monuments that we can market through social media so they can be recognis
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Tinubu orders manhunt for killers of soldiers in Delta (Mo, 18 Mär 2024)
The soldiers were deployed to control clashes between the Okuama and Okoloba communities, stemming from disputes over land and fishing rights in the oil-rich region.
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All-Africa Games: Mauritius dominates cycling as Egypt collects 91 gold medals (Mo, 18 Mär 2024)
Egypt leads the medal count with a total of 156, 91 of which are gold. Nigeria and South Africa are second and third respectively
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