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APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) — United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) estimates that over 45,000 African children under the age of 5 die annually due to air pollution, one of the highest regional...
APA-Mbabane (eSwatini) — eSwatini is not listed in the Miss World 2018 Beauty Contest, where 99 countries already feature in the list.
APA-Nairobi (Kenya) — Kenya’s national football team, Harambee Stars, has moved five places in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday.
Namibian customs officials and the police made their largest cocaine bust ever on Friday after they intercepted a consignment of the drug valued at more than N$200 million (about US$15 million) at the port of Walvis Bay.
According to the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation, the drugs were allegedly hidden in boxes marked as printing papers.
The container is believed to have originated from Brazil and was en route to South Africa or Angola.
It is said the container was offloaded a few days ago at the harbour and customs officials acted after a tip off.
One suspect was arrested and the police in the Erongo region expect to make more arrests, according to the broadcaster.
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