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[ad_1] Vote counting is underway in Botswana after voters cast their ballot in general elections on Wednesday. Voting was orderly. Counting for the municipal ballot started on Wednesday as polls closed late. The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is confident the results, which are expected late Thursday, will extend its 58 years in power. But analysts anticipate a hung parliament when results are announced. There are 61 parliamentary seats up […]

[ad_1] BBC Scrolling through Zara’s transactions shows she has spent thousands of dollars on TikTok. Zara, not her real name, is in her 20s, lives in the US and has Somali roots. She became obsessed with the platform’s live battle feature - which sees two influencers verbally spar and sometimes mock each other as they solicit money from their followers to win the bout. She would later discover there is […]

[ad_1] Warning: This story contains details some may find distressing. Several women have taken their lives in Sudan's central Gezira state after being raped by paramilitary fighters in the brutal civil war raging in the country, rights groups and activists have said. The reports come after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was accused by the UN of "atrocious crimes", including mass killings, in the state last week. With RSF […]