Street cleaners and guards from a security company, Bad Boyz, helped a woman deliver her baby on a pavement in Hillbrow, South Africa, in the early hours of Friday morning, December 18. Bad Boyz' Hendrik de Klerk told News24 that a security officer was called to help after an expectant mother was about to deliver her baby at the entrance to a building just after 01:00. (more…)
Burundi's government on Saturday rejected the African Union's plans to deploy a 5,000-strong peacekeeping force to stop escalating violence triggered by President Pierre Nkurunziza's extended tenure in office, a government spokesman said. If the African Union sends troops without Burundi's consent it will be viewed as an attack, said government spokesman Philippe Nzobonariba. Burundi has enough forces to maintain peace, he said. (more…)
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced that it has formed “an Islamic military alliance” with many Middle Eastern and African countries in an effort to fight terrorism. This coalition means Saudi Arabia has taken responsibility in the fight against Islamic extremism, after criticism that it has been silent in the fight against terrorism.Nations in the alliance are Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, the
STAR WARS OPENS TODAY, AND STAR NIGERIAN JOHN BOYEGA IS STEALING THE SPOTLIGHT The cast of the latest installment of the Star Wars franchise includes Hollywood big shots such as Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher, among other notable actors such as Academy Award-winning Lupita Nyong’o, but the name on everyone’s lips is rising star, John Boyega, who plays AWOL First Order Stormtrooper, Finn. (more…)
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