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https://bbc.com/africalive The king of Ghana’s traditional Asante kingdom – known as the Asantehene – has received seven royal artefacts that had been looted from the kingdom nearly 150 years ago. The items were handed over to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, during a ceremony on Thursday, after they were repatriated from the Fowler Museum, based at the University of ...

https://bbc.com/africalive Madagascar should abolish a new law which allows for the chemical and surgical castration of people convicted of raping minors as it was “cruel, inhuman and degrading”, rights group Amnesty International has said. Last month, President Andry Rajoelina proposed the amendments to the penal code – that include chemical and surgical castration as punishment for individuals found guilty of ...