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In an astonishing and otherworldly tale from Cross Dete in Hwange District, Zimbabwe, a man has become the center of local news after developing unusually large breasts, attributing the growth to nightly milk-sucking encounters with a mysterious creature, believed to be a snake. Seeking help...
Mama D, a Ugandan chef, has broken the Guinness World Record for the Longest Cooking Marathon, surpassing the previous record set by Irish chef Alan Fisher. Mama D accomplished this feat by cooking non-stop for an impressive 119 hours and 57 minutes on Thursday, 28 December 2023. Fisher's...
A viral video capturing Ugandan COP28 delegates jet-skiing instead of attending the summit has stirred controversy on Twitter. African citizens express discontent, comparing their representatives to those in Asia, Europe, and North Africa. Critics highlight the contrast in commitment, raising...
Image Credit: NDTV A 70-year-old woman in Uganda, Safina Namukwaya, has given birth to twins through IVF treatment at a fertility centre in Kampala. The Women's Hospital International and Fertility Centre (WHI&FC) celebrated the "extraordinary achievement," emphasizing the strength and...
A daring liquor store heist took an unexpected turn when thieves were apprehended with $14K worth of stolen alcohol. The store owner, determined to mete out an unconventional form of justice, presented the culprits with a peculiar ultimatum: consume the entire haul in one go or face community...
Armed assailants launched an attack on Sierra Leone's Central Pademba Road prison, facilitating the escape of an undisclosed number of inmates. The incident coincided with an assault on Wilberforce barracks, which houses multiple foreign embassies. Although the security forces managed to...
Image Credit: Veni Markovski Rwanda has taken a significant step towards enhancing intra-African travel by announcing visa-free access for all Africans, joining a small but growing number of countries facilitating free movement on the continent. During the 23rd Global Summit of the World Travel...
Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto announced that iris and fingerprint technology will be used for transactions by December, ushering in a new era of biometric financial services in the country
Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, has been hit by a power crisis due to an unpaid electricity bill of $17 million owed to Turkish utility company Karpowership. Karpowership, one of the world's largest floating power plant operators, has a five-year contract to supply the majority of...
Liberia is on the path to a presidential run-off election as the official provisional results show George Weah and Joseph Boakai neck and neck. Weah, the outgoing incumbent and a former international footballer running for a second term, gained 43.65 percent, while Boakai, 78, secured 43.70...
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