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‘We’re not going to let it go’ – Gambia demands probe into U.S. police killing of citizen

Politics Jun 04
The Gambia has demanded an investigation after one of its citizens, a former UN diplomat’s son, was shot dead by U.S. police. Momodou Lamin Sisay, 39, was shot after a car chase in Georgia on Friday morning and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the preliminary investigation by Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Fredrick Kanoute is Sevilla's all-time top scorer
Kanoute reveals which African striker he’s excited about this LaLiga season
Sports Jun 04
Sevilla’s all-time top scorer Frederic Kanoute has tipped his successor at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan–Morocco’s Youssef En-Nesyri—to be the African striker to watch over the remainder of the Spanish season.
The late Barakat Bello
Another undergraduate student raped and killed in Oyo State.
Life Style Jun 04
An 18-year-old student of the Federal College of Animal and Production Technology Moore Plantation, Apata, Ibadan, has been raped and killed in Ibadan.
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir
South Sudan leader sacks 2 top officials
Politics Jun 04
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on Tuesday evening sacked Mayiik Ayii Deng as presidential affairs minister and replaced him with former foreign affairs minister Nhial Deng Nhial.
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Over 127 journalists die from coronavirus globally - PEC
Health Jun 04
At least 127 journalists have died of COVID-19 between March 1, and May 31, this year, around the world, according to a count by the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC).
A man wearing a protective face mask buys alcohol at a liquor store
South African shoppers stock up on booze as sales resume
Business Jun 03
South African shoppers filled trolleys with cases of beer and cider and bottles of whiskey and wine on Monday as the government eased the coronavirus lockdown to allow the sale of alcohol to resume after a nine-week ban.
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Gambia calls for transparent probe of U.S. police shooting of diplomat's son
African Diaspora Jun 03
Gambia’s government called on Tuesday for a credible and transparent investigation into the shooting death of one of its citizens by U.S. police in the state of Georgia last Friday.
George Floyd's has sparked protests across US cities
George Floyd protests spread across US; embassies in Africa react
African Diaspora Jun 03
Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody spread around the United States on Friday, as his case renewed anger over others involving African Americans, police and race relations.
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The Somali atheist activists who get death threats
African Diaspora Jun 03
Somali atheists in the diaspora are running a Facebook group to challenge their community's Islamic beliefs, but they often receive death threats, writes journalist Layla Mahmood.
President Muhammadu Buhari
Buhari backs Nigerian banker's re-election at AfDB
Politics Jun 03
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has backed the head of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina's re-election bid, despite allegations of corruption and abuse of office against him.
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