AFRICA

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In a bold move that has stirred international controversy, Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany amidst a heated dispute over the import of hunting trophies. The African leader has criticized the German government, particularly the environment ministry, for its stance on trophy imports, citing Botswana's & "overpopulation" of elephants as justification for his threat.

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The president has announced the death of general Francis Omondi Ogolla, Kenya’s military chief, who died after a helicopter crashed in the west of the country. The crash claimed the lives of the general and his colleagues who they were traveling with, and the police initially said that five officers were dead and the number of survivors was three.

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Detectives, on Tuesday 16, arrested 19 suspects in a probe into a massive debit card fraud. Equity Bank lost a massive amount KSh290 million($2.1M). The suspects were arrested by the Directorate of Criminal Investigation’s Banking Fraud Investigation Unit (BFIU).

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Chief of Defense Forces Francis Omondi Ogolla tragically passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2024, during a peacekeeping mission when the plane he was aboard crashed. Alongside him were 11 other military personnel, with 9 fatalities and 2 survivors emerging from the crash.

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Countries on Tuesday pledged more than $610 million to address the "critical" humanitarian situation in Ethiopia, where more than 21 million people need aid and a dire food crisis is deepening.The United Nations held a donor conference at their European headquarters to raise funds for aid towards Ethiopia's economic, climate, food and malnutrition crisis.

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The nation of Kenya is grieving the loss of Chief of Defence Forces General Francis Omondi Ogolla, who tragically passed away in a helicopter crash on April 18, 2024. The helicopter, carrying General Ogolla and 11 other officials, crashed in Kaben, Marakwet
East, marking a profound loss for the nation and its military leadership.