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On patrol with Kenya’s locust hunters
June 6, 2020 | Source: BBC News - AfricaKenya faces a race against time to tackle the swarms as the end of the insects’ breeding season clashes with harvests.
News in General News |Safaris go virtual as coronavirus hits tourism
June 6, 2020 | Source: BBC News - AfricaThe people can’t go to the animals, but some companies are finding ways to bring them into homes.
News in General News |Al-Qaeda chief in north Africa Abdelmalek Droukdel killed – France
June 5, 2020 | Source: BBC News - AfricaA veteran jihadist, Abdelmalek Droukdel was killed in an operation in Mali, the defence minister says.
News in General News |Coronavirus: Madagascar minister fired over $2m lollipop order
June 5, 2020 | Source: BBC News - AfricaRijasoa Andriamanana said pupils would be given lollipops to mask the taste of a coronavirus “cure”.
News in General News |Kei Kamara: ‘Being a black man in the US is very difficult’
June 5, 2020 | Source: BBC News - AfricaSierra Leone’s US-based striker Kei Kamara says his children inspired him to join this week’s protests following the death of George Floyd.
News in General News |Doctor handed suspended jail term for Patrick Ekeng death
June 5, 2020 | Source: BBC News - AfricaThe emergency doctor who was pitchside when Cameroonian Patrick Ekeng died in Romania in 2016 has been handed an 18-month suspended jail sentence for negligence.
News in General News |FGM: Egyptian father ‘used coronavirus lie to trick daughters’ into procedure
June 5, 2020 | Source: BBC News - AfricaThe girls were cut after their father said they were receiving a coronavirus “vaccine”, officials say.
News in General News |Yvonne Orji is no longer ‘Insecure’ about Nigerian-American duality
June 5, 2020 | Source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - AfricaYvonne Orji, the Nigerian-American actor from the HBO series Insecure, pokes fun at the real-life struggles she faced to get approval from her Nigerian parents when choosing a career in entertainment.
News in General News |#WeAreTired: Nigerian women speak out over wave of violence
June 5, 2020 | Source: BBC News - AfricaThousands sign a petition and use the hashtag #WeAreTired to protest against recent rapes and killings.
News in General News |Africa’s week in pictures: 29 May – 4 June 2020
June 5, 2020 | Source: BBC News - AfricaA selection of the week’s best photos from across the continent and beyond.
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