Tanzania has decided to impose a tax on wigs and hair extensions.
Imported hair products will be charged a 25 per cent levy while an extra 10 per cent fee will apply to locally made wigs and hair extensions.
The legislation has been meet with mixed responses.
Supporters say it will help women keep their hair natural.
Meanwhile those against it say women are prevented wanting to look good.
Bangladesh slum fire leaves thousands homeless
A massive fire tore through one of Dhaka’s largest slums on Tuesday evening, leaving thousands of people homeless and turning rows of tin-roofed shanties into charred rubble, officials said.
24 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls have been released, official says
Twenty-four girls, who were abducted from a government boarding school in northwestern Nigeria last week, have been released, the state governor's media aide said on Tuesday.
Sudan's RSF paramilitary says it will enter into ceasefire
The head of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces has said late on Monday that his paramilitaries would immediately enter into a three-month humanitarian truce, after US President Donald Trump said he would intervene to seek an end to the war.
Pope Francis' popemobile transformed into mobile clinic for Gaza children
A vehicle used by the late Pope Francis during a visit to Bethlehem more than a decade ago has been transformed into a mobile health clinic that Christian leaders hope will soon be used to provide care to Palestinian children in Gaza.
10 killed in Pakistani attack in Afghan province, Taliban says
At least 10 people were killed after Pakistani forces bombed the home of a local resident in Afghanistan's Khost province, Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Tuesday.
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UAE President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s visit to the US to boost economic and technology ties including AI.
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