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US First Lady Jill Biden. PHOTO WHITE HOUSE
US First Lady Jill Biden to visit Kenya
The newly excavated trench at the site of the ancient city-state of Lagash. ASAAD NIAZI/AFP
International
5,000-year-old pub unearthed in Iraq
Keith Melvin Moses, the suspect in a series of shootings today that left three dead was arrested.
International
TV journalist shot dead in USA
Supreme Court sentenced tycoon François Xavier Mironko to two years over contempt of court,  on Wednesday, February 22.
Rwanda
Supreme Court sends Mironko to prison; what happened?
Offices could end up deserted on Fridays if four-day work weeks become the norm. Photo: AFP
International
Four-day working week ‘more productive’: UK study
Comedian Eric Omondi and other protesters outside Parliament Buildings on February 21, 2023.
Africa
Comedian Eric Omondi arrested
Martin Herman Baumgartner alias Mato at Nakuru law court when he appeared before a senior resident magistrate to answer to 14 charges against him. Photo by Kipsang Joseph, Standard Media.
Crime
Kenya charges German man for defiling 10 boys
Dai Bing, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations. Internet
Africa
Chinese envoy calls for more int'l support for Central African Republic
The African Development Bank will partner with African Hidden Champions in support of its efforts to promote the growth of African companies and aid their transformation into global champions. File
Economy
AfDB, partners to promote regional industrialization
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Health
Third patient cured of HIV after receiving stem cell cancer treatment
Dozens of celebrity Twitter accounts, including that of Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Bill Gates and other prominent people were hacked Joseph O’Connor who ran off with over $100,000 in Bitcoin.
Crime
Twitter hacker to be extradited
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Africa
Rwandan, Burundian arrested in Malawi for printing bank notes
Pupils are assisted by their teacher during a class at Kimironko II. Dan Gatsinzi
Culture
UNESCO urges mother language education implementation
People react after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit in Antakya, southern Turkey, on Monday. Photo by Reuters
International
6.4 magnitude earthquake hits southern Türkiye

African leaders during AU Summit
Economy
Africa launches debt ‘observatory’ on distressed nations
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Africa
AU says Israel's observer status suspended
Thabo Mbeki addresses the press on Monday, February 20, 2023. Mbeki said this month’s elections will be Africa’s largest democratic exercise.
Africa
Commonwealth observers call for peaceful elections in Nigeria
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New ocean forming, to split Africa into two, scientists say

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