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Nick Cannon, father of 12, insures testicles for $10 million, ensuring new punch lines

ANGIE ORELLANA HERNANDEZ Nick Cannon, television host and polarizing procreator, has secured a $10-million insurance policy for his testicles. The father of 12 — who notably welcomed five children with five different women in 2022 — said the valuation means he can self-proclaim the title of “Most Valuable Balls.” The designation even comes with its […]

A Kenyan tribe’s search for its leader’s stolen skull      

JACLYNN ASHLY In 1905, a colonial British officer killed Koitalel Arap Samoei, the supreme leader of the Nandi tribe. According to oral history, his severed head was taken to the UK. The Nandi have been searching for it ever since. As a child, Anne Machii Samoei, now 87, heard many stories about her grandfather Koitalel […]

Namibia’s high court strikes down laws criminalizing gay sex

Namibia’s high court on Friday, June 21 struck down colonial-era laws criminalizing same-sex acts between men in a victory for the LGBTQ+ community in the southern African country. The court in the capital Windhoek declared the crimes of sodomy and “unnatural sexual offences” as unconstitutional and invalid. “We are not persuaded that in a democratic […]

Africans were among those pushed to their deaths by the Greeks – a chilling report reveals

CHINEDU OKAFOR  A BBC report reveals that Greek coastguard actions have resulted in numerous migrant deaths. Migrants describe being thrown directly into the sea or placed on deflated rafts, with incidents involving violence and forceful expulsion. Africans are reportedly among the victims. A recent report by the British media outlet, BBC revealed a very disturbing […]

Belgium Bans Exports of “Dirty Fuels” to West Africa

The Port of Antwerp will no longer be used by oil companies and traders to export so-called dirty fuels to West Africa. The Belgium government banned the export of toxic motor fuels that are highly harmful to public health and the environment. Belgium’s Minister of Environment Zakia Khattabi announced the country has banned the exports […]

A synthetic drug ravages youth in Sierra Leone. There’s little help, and some people are chained

KEMO CHAM In Sierra Leone, a cheap, synthetic drug is ravaging youth. Trash-strewn alleys are lined with boys and young men slumped in addiction. Healthcare services are severely limited. One frustrated community has set up what it calls a treatment center, run by volunteers. But harsh measures can be used. The project in the Bombay […]

Nigeria cracks down on illegal mining operations

And the combination of conflict and climate change effects, such as once fertile land rapidly turning into useless arid sand in northern Nigeria, has produced a cheap workforce for mining sites. The arrests of “both Chinese nationals and young Nigeria’s government is cracking down on illegal mining, making dozens of arrests of unlicensed miners since […]

Crocodiles Roam Flooded Roads as Africa Climate Crisis Escalates

ANA MONTEIRO In Burundi’s capital, it’s not uncommon to see hippos and crocodiles roaming muddy roads after months of flooding that has driven thousands of people from their homes. Bujumbura lies on the northeastern shores of Lake Tanganyika, the longest freshwater lake after Baikal in Siberia. The city is bearing the brunt of a climate […]

Kenyan students plant bamboo to help offset huge trash dump next door

Armed with gardening hoes while others cradled bamboo seedlings, students gathered outside their school in Kenya’s capital. They hoped the fully grown bamboo would help to filter filthy air from one of Africa’s largest trash dumps next door. More than 100 bamboo plantings dot the ground around Dandora secondary school, which shares a name with […]

Senegal buys back library of poet-President Léopold Senghor from France

More than 300 books collected by the first president of independent Senegal, Léopold Sédar Senghor, will be transferred to Dakar after the Senegalese government stepped in to stop them being auctioned off in France. In total, 344 volumes will leave the house in Normandy where Senghor spent the final 20 years of his life, several […]

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