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* ... that the African thin mouse shrew may have diverged from its nearest relative due to glacial cycles?
* ... that the African '''[[thin mouse shrew]]''' may have diverged from its nearest relative due to [[glacier|glacial]] cycles?
* ... that '''[[Siphonochilus aethiopicus|African ginger]]''' is used by the [[Zulu people]] to protect against lightning and snake bites?
* ... that the Philippine embassy in Pretoria responded to a South African newspaper's denunciation of horse fighting in the Philippines by saying that the practice was already illegal?
* ... that the '''[[Embassy of the Philippines, Pretoria|Philippine embassy in Pretoria]]''' responded to a South African newspaper's denunciation of [[Organized horse fighting|horse fighting]] in the Philippines by saying that the practice was already illegal?
* ... that the political and media storm around so-called African gangs in Australia has been described by academics as a moral panic?
* ... that the political and media storm around so-called '''[[African gangs moral panic|African gangs in Australia]]''' has been described by academics as a moral panic?
* ... that '''[[François Guiter|a former French secret-service agent]]''' was responsible for seven out of the 26 [[Formula One]] drivers qualifying for the [[1980 South African Grand Prix]] being French?
:[[Interpol]] rescues 33 [[West Africa]]ns, including people from [[Benin]], [[Togo]], [[Burkina Faso]], and [[Ghana]], from [[human trafficking]] rings in the [[Ivory Coast]]. [https://apnews.com/article/ivory-coast-scam-ghana-trafficking-interpol-50cc66570e276cbd12c63dc715455957 (AP)]
:The [[Islamic State – West Africa Province|Islamic State]] claims responsibility for a series of deadly attacks targeting [[Christians]] and [[Nigerian Armed Forces|security forces]] in [[Borno State|Borno]] and [[Adamawa State|Adamawa]], [[Nigeria]] earlier this month that killed at least nine people and injured several others. [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/iswap-claims-responsibility-deadly-attacks-nigeria-2025-04-21/ (Reuters)]
:A tavern owner is killed and four others are injured in a [[mass shooting]] during a live music performance at a [[tavern]] in [[Marble Hall]], [[Limpopo]], [[South Africa]]. No arrests were made. [https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/tavern-owner-shot-dead-four-wounded-at-marble-hall-limpopo/ (SABC)]
:Thousands of people demonstrate in [[Bangui]], [[Central African Republic]], to protest against [[President of the Central African Republic|President]] [[Faustin-Archange Touadéra]]'s plans to run for a third term with the backing of the [[Russia]]n-led [[Wagner Group]], who has killed indiscriminately in the country. [https://apnews.com/article/central-african-republic-russia-wagner-d955ae10660d8dc5efdb258dd067be13 (AP)]
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Since there is no portal for this country I'm posting here. There is a dispute regarding the pronunciation of the country. Francophone Africans are welcome to join it. Merci. Rolando 1208 (talk) 13:06, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
