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Enslaved African Chico Rei hid gold in his hair to raise funds to buy his freedom

Chico Rei is believed to have hailed from the West Central African Kingdom of Kongo. He was born in the early 1800s into the...

As Madame Tussauds removes waxwork, Skechers escorts Kanye West off its property

Following the lead of Adidas and Gap, the two companies have distanced themselves from the Grammy-winning musician after he made anti-Semitic remarks. Kanye West was...

We’re now selling TV sets to feed our families – Nigerian Army personnel lament

Some junior personnel of the Nigerian Army has again called on President Muhammadu Buhari to increase their salaries. They alleged that the Nigerian government and...

Shell reports $9.5 billion in profits for the third quarter of 2022, but not at the record levels seen in the first half of...

Despite soaring oil and gas prices, the London-listed oil and gas company reported record profits in the first half of the year. Shell reported operating...

Kenya battles unsafe Chinese contraceptive pill a decade after ban

When Susan Wamaitha started feeling sick a year ago, she thought it was the side effects of a contraceptive pill she had started taking...

Zambia receives $270 million from the World Bank for Covid debt recovery

The World Bank has approved a $270 million (£232 million) loan to Zambia to assist it in recovering from the effects of the coronavirus...

A Madagascan lemur points to the ‘benefits’ of nose-picking

Researchers studying a rare Madagascar lemur have observed the nocturnal creature picking its nose and eating mucus. The Aye Aye, a cat-sized primate that lives...

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