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The United States Embassy in Tanzania has declared temporary closure for two days due to ongoing network problems. In an official statement, the embassy announced it will not be operational on May 14th and 15th, citing degraded network services caused by a cut submarine cable affecting Tanzania, Kenya, and other nations in East and Southern…

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Municipal Authorities said on Monday the fatalities had topped 23 as search and rescue crews were still working at the site of the disaster, a week after the accident in the city of George in the Western Cape province. An investigation is underway to establish the cause of the collapse. The country’s public works minister…

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Kenyan, Tanzanian, Rwandan and Ugandan internet consumers are complaining about bad connectivity and East African service providers are acknowledging the problem and promising to fix it. Industry insider Ben Roberts told the BBC that the intermittent service was caused by issues with the underwater cables that connected the area to the rest of the globe…

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The state administration and the army of Nigeria announced on Sunday that the kidnapped students from a university in northern Kogi state had been freed, along with other victims who were being held captive by the abductors. Information commissioner Kingsley Femi Fanwo of Kogi claimed that the armed group responsible for Thursday’s kidnapping at Confluence…

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The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state rose to 143, the local civil defense government body said on Sunday, up from 136 in the previous day, while another 125 people remain unaccounted for. On Saturday evening the government announced around 12.1 billion reais ($2.34 billion) in emergency spending to…

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South African Actor Mpho Seben has passed away after he was involved in a car accident in Potchefstroom, North West province, his family confirmed. The 30-year-old actor’s family has appealed for privacy as they grapple with this devastating news Sebeng, a celebrated figure in South Africa’s entertainment landscape, had a career spanning nearly two decades,…

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Manchester United suffered a 14th Premier League defeat of the season on Sunday afternoon losing 1-0 to Arsenal at Old Trafford. The breakthrough though came from a Casemiro error. Positioning himself to play out from the back, Andre Onana instead went long and gave the ball to Arsenal. Kai Havertz was sent down the right,…

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Kylian Mbappe has officially confirmed he will leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season. The France World Cup winner, who is out of contract in June, announced he will not be renewing his deal with PSG in a video released on social media site X. The 25-year-old has been linked with a move…

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Chelsea moved level on points with sixth-placed Newcastle United after coming from behind to beat Nottingham Forest 3-2. Goals from Mykhailo Mudryk and Willy Boly saw the teams go into half-time level at the City Ground. And it looked as though former Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi could have secured the winner when he curled a…

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Residents of Nairobi City can now report the loss of important personal documents, such as ID cards, passports and birth certificates to the government at Nyayo House’s emergency desk. The measure will allow the State to expedite the replacement of any such documents lost during the floods, according to Immigration Principal Secretary Julius Bitok, who…

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