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Word of the Day: “No one can pass twice between the thighs of an elephant.” – Kenyan Proverb.

Today in history in 1977,
“Kenyan writer and intellectual Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o is arrested on orders of Vice President Daniel Arap Moi, and imprisoned for one year for his political play I Will Marry When I Want.”
Source: https://www.africatodayyesterday.org/days/31-dec

News highlights from Africa and beyond (December 31, 2023).

Nigeria:

1. BREAKING: RCCG’s Adeboye Releases 2024 Prophecies – Read more
2. Fubara’s Ally, Ehie Edison Resigns as Rivers Assembly Member, Speaker [PHOTO] – Read more
3. 2024: ‘Allow Nigerians to breathe’ – Archbishop Martins to Tinubu – Read more
4. Peter Obi Sends New Year Message To Nigerians – Read more
5. President Tinubu set to address Nigerians on Monday – Read more
6. Check out First, Last Country To Enter 2024 New Year – Read more
7. “He can’t talk or walk” – Zack Orji in critical condition after slumping – Read more
8. Top 20 phones of the year 2023 – Read more
9. Today’s Headlines: How Retired General, Others Were Murdered; Abuja Monarch Turbans 10 Chiefs – Read more
10. NPFL: Remo Stars Finish 2023 As Leaders Despite Loss – Read more

Kenya:

1. Gachagua to Ruto: Ignore outside noises and lead Kenyans – Read more
2. President Ruto: My plan is being sabotaged – Read more
3. Situation at Nakuru State Lodge as Rigathi, Ndindi Nyoro, Ichungwa & Kihika Join Ruto For Key Event – Read more
4. It wasn’t me! Uhuru denies congratulating Tshisekedi – Read more
5. Union wants KRA to scrap tax exemption renewal for persons with disabilities – Read more
6. Kenyatta’s Family New Move Shocks Gachagua – Read more
7. Why Police were Forced to Run Away Shortly after Deadly Accident along Eldoret-Nakuru Highway – Read more
8. I’m Walking into 2024 Loving the Curves My Mama Gave Me and Ready to Crush It – My Red Dress is Doing Its Thing – Read more
9. What Conductor of Matutu that Left 8 Dead in Nakuru Did Immediately After Noticing incoming Trailer – Read more
10. I’m Going Back Home to Him – Yasmeen Saiedi Speaks About Hubby for the 1st Time – Read more

Ghana:

1. I’m In Hospital After World Record Sing-a-thon Attempt But… – Afua Asantewaa – Read more
2. Mahama leads Bawumia in social media sentiments – IMANI Africa report – Read more
3. Video – Tèàrsfl0w As Asamoah Gyan Sh0ćkingly Speak Abt Ex Prez Mahama As Ghanaians S@dly ßreadown In Tèàrs 😭😭 – Read more
4. Chieftaincy Ministry supports anti-LGBTQ+ bill – Asabee assures Sam George – Read more
5. How Busia REPORTED Nkrumah to US Congress – Read more
6. LIVESTREAMED: ‘Master prophet’ Nigel Gaisie drops 2024 prophecies – Read more
7. You Did Not Bath For Five Days Because Of An Unimportant Record, Why? Blakk Rasta Asks Afua Asantewaa – Read more
8. Which country celebrates New Year first?: Meet the first and last country to enter 2024 – Read more
9. Has GES Postponed The Reopening Date Of SHS 1 And SHS 3 To 12th January? Here’s The Truth – Read more
10. Video – Maame Yeboah Asiedu Divorces Husband After 20yrs & Marries USA Borga – Read more

Uganda:

1. Ugandan Top Athlete Stabbed to Death in Kenya – Read more
2. Why M7 Took Tough Decision to Drag Defiant Ruto Gov’t To Regional Court As Fuel Tycoons In Uganda, Kenya Fight Over Multibillion UNOC, Vitol Oil Deal – Read more
3. DR Congo’s Political Showdown: Election Dilemma Threatens to Plunge Nation into More Chaos – Read more
4. Ex-LRA Rebels Return To Gulu Amidst Calls For Forgiveness And Reconciliation – Read more
5. IGG Directs Space Holdings to Pay Outstanding sh2.9b in Taxes: CEO Faces Prosecution Threat – Read more
6. Uganda’s Top 15 Songs Of The Year 2023 | FULL LIST – Read more
7. 12 Prominent Ugandans Who Died in 2023 – Read more
8. U.S Senator Urges Uganda to Stand Firm Against Western Demands on Anti-Homosexuality Law – Read more
9. Arsenal fans demand ‘untouchable’ star is ‘sold tomorrow’ after Arteta’s mistake that ‘you can’t let happen’ – Read more
10. Christian faithful hold special prayers to curse thieves after raid on bishop’s kraal – Read more

South Africa:

1. Kelly Khumalo’s alleged boyfriend Mthokozisi Yende shares adorable photos of daughter – Read more
2. HOT|| |Big Blow For Malema And EFF Funder. See What Happened That Got People Speechless – Read more
3. Sad story: White SA woman was brutally killed by her husband after she Allegedly demanded this. Read – Read more
4. A Woman Woke Up To A Man Inside Her Car Who Said He Was Waiting For Someone In Cape Town – Read more
5. “We Will Fight Fire With Fire” Nathi Sithole Sends A Strong Warning – Read more
6. Please call Police if you see this young lady, look why SAPS & her mom is looking for her – Read more
7. I Just Met This Guy, He Took Me To a Hotel When We Got There, What He Did Left Me Outraged – Read more
8. People noticed something else on a picture that a man posted on Twitter of a plate piled with food – Read more
9. Police stopped a foreign male driving a BMW and this is what they found hidden inside – Read more
10. Top 10 highest paid rugby players in the world – Read more

Tanzania:

1. Samia: 2023 year of reforms – Read more
2. Forget 2023, focus on new 2024 – Read more
3. If Jesus was born in Manzese, there would be no Christmas – Read more
4. Infrastructural projects to ease access to social services in Zanzibar – Read more
5. NGOs urged to address violence against boys, men – Read more
6. ‘Desperate’ Premier League Fans Reckon Pre-Game Bonk Helps Their Team Win on the Pitch – Read more
7. I Forget I Have a ‘Pixar Mom Bod’ When I Go Out in Tight Gym Gear, All the Men Stare, My Color of Leggings Doesn’t Help – Read more
8. More SGR Locomotives, Coaches Arrive – Read more
9. My Dirty Oven Cleaning Method Removes Baked-On Grease and Soaks Up All the Grime for Cheap, It’ll Look Brand New – Read more
10. I’m Warrior ‘Caesar’ Leading Army of Anti-Putin Partisans – Russia is Ticking Time Bomb and We Will Detonate It in 2024 – Read more

Cameroon:

1. PWD Bamenda End 2023 with Win Over Dynamo – Read more
2. New SDF Chair: Biya a “Catastrophic Failure” for Anglophone Crisis, Re-echoes Return to Federalism – Read more
3. Pastor Blasts Colleagues For Turning To Prophets At Midnight On New Year’s Eve – Read more
4. 5 Ways To Start The New Year Happier – Read more
5. Ivory Coast 2023: Peseiro Names Final 25-Man Squad for Nigeria – Read more

Benin:

1. Une jeune femme retrouvée morte à Fidjrossè – Read more
2. Coton FC finit l’année avec une victoire contre l’AS Police – Read more
3. 548,7 Kg de faux médicaments saisis – Read more
4. BONNE ET HEUREUSE ANNÉE 2024 à tous et à toutes – Read more
5. 2023, une année d’intenses appuis aux couches vulnérables (OFFE) – Read more

Liberia:

1. Dozens Of U.S. Based Liberians In High Gear To Come Home For President-elect Boakai Inauguration – Read more
2. President-elect Boakai Visit Site of Tragic Petroleum Tanker Explosion In Bong County – Read more
3. Rwandanese woman, brother arrested over alleged plot to kill Swiss boyfriend – Read more
4. U.S. Navy helicopters fire at Yemen’s Houthi rebels, kill several in latest Red Sea shipping attack – Read more
5. Israeli War Cabinet members refuse to attend news conference with Netanyahu – Read more

Senegal:

1. Blessure aux ischio-jambiers : Pape Matar Sarr, la très bonne nouvelle vient de tomber – Read more
2. 31 décembre : Pastef annonce la « Sonkorisation nationale » avec un concert de casseroles et … – Read more
3. Ndiaga Sylla: « Sur quoi le Conseil peut-il se baser pour dire que le dossier de Sonko est complet ? » – Read more
4. Le PS « derrière » Amadou Ba: Jean-Baptiste Diouf tire à boulets rouges sur la direction du parti… – Read more
5. Katimpeu en Casamance : Le très joli coup réalisé par l’armée sénégalaise – Read more

Haiti:

1. Au Sénégal, l’opposant emprisonné Ousmane Sonko investi candidat à la présidentielle par son camp – Read more
2. Nouvel An 2024 : sur les Champs-Elysées, des centaines de milliers de personnes célèbrent la nouvelle année – Read more
3. Trafic d’armes : le délégué départemental de l’Ouest, Pierre Garry Bernadotte, visé par la justice – Read more
4. En Allemagne, trois personnes arrêtées en lien avec un projet d’attentat contre la cathédrale de Cologne – Read more
5. Le Pas-de-Calais placé en vigilance orange pluie-inondation – Read more

Global news headlines:

1. Plot a healthy balance in 2024: The start of a new year gives a welcome chance to ring the changes – Read more
2. Hailey Bieber showcases her devotion to husband Justin as she wears one of his vintage T-Shirts and locks lips with the singer in personal snaps from 2023 – Read more
3. Israel-Hamas war live: Israeli war planes bomb central Gaza as 2024 begins – Read more
4. SSB apprehends Russian citizen, court remands to 5-day police custody – Read more
5. Wedding party reveller, who was stumbling about on the road in foggy conditions, was ‘obnoxious’ to gardaí and gave them ‘the middle finger’ – Read more
6. Imelda Keenan disappearance: New witness comes forward in case of Waterford woman who went missing 30 years ago – Read more
7. High-profile job changes, a TV licence shake-up, AI and tumbling interest rates – can the economy keep its plates spinning in 2024? – Read more
8. The year thousands marched in Leitrim against singing, dancing and all that jazz – Read more
9. Ask Allison: I do everything at home while my husband goes running — as he gets fitter, I get fatter. It’s not fair – Read more
10. Molly Martens’ jail breaches inexplicably wiped, clearing way for killer’s freedom – Read more
11. North Korea’s Kim says armed conflict becoming reality because of US – KCNA – Read more
12. Concern over garda ‘brain drain’ to Dublin after riots as county-by-county breakdown of road deaths released – Read more
13. New crime novels and thrillers to read this January, featuring Sam Blake and Elly Griffiths – Read more
14. John Daly: I’ll take dirty dancing over germ-drenched gyms as part of my keep-fit New Year’s resolutions for 2024 – Read more
15. Pope Francis calls for peace as global conflicts temper New Year celebrations as some festivities cancelled – Read more
16. Israel says war in Gaza expected to continue throughout 2024 – Read more
17. Lamar Jackson: I’m very confident, doing whatever I want when I see things on the field – Read more
18. Surviving a brain haemorrhage: ‘I was on a run when I felt like a bomb went off in my head’ – Read more
19. Kerala Minister criticises Christian priests for silence on Manipur at Modi’s Christmas programme – Read more
20. Rozina Sabur: How Trump plans to gut Washington in second White House stint – Read more
21. Catching on – Oysters finally make a comeback in the waters of Dublin Bay – Read more
22. Man ‘drove into his brother’s Audi5 car on purpose causing €13,000 in damage following family row’, court told – Read more
23. Louise McSharry: This year, let’s work together to give hope to the people who have very few grounds for it – Read more
24. As the single currency has shown, we must keep taking right steps to ensure a united Europe works for everyone – Read more
25. An array of social welfare payments are going up from New Year’s Day – here’s the full list – Read more

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