Africa as the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.3 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth’s total surface area and 20% of its land area. With 1.3 billion people as of 2018, it accounts for about 16% of the world’s human population
- March 29, 2024
The New Africa
Four persons sentenced to death in Tunisia for a 2013 assassination of a politician
A Tunisian court sentenced four people to death and two to life in prison on charges stemming from the murder of a left-wing politician, a public prosecutor said Wednesday. Chokri Belaid, …
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Nigerian parents reunites with their children who were in captivity
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