Africa
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ECOWAS discuss Morocco’s membership as summit opens in Abuja
By Temitope Ponle The 52nd ECOWAS Heads of State and Government summit opened in Abuja on Saturday as leaders discuss…
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Nigeria to benefit a lot as new FCWC president, says Lokpobiri
By Kudirat Musa Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, says several advantages will accrue to…
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ECOWAS Commission scores EFCC high on anti-graft war
Marcel de Souza, President of the ECOWAS Commission, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for its resolve…
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Buhari commends ECOWAS secretariat for engaging EFCC; Meets AU Chairperson, cautions against evacuation of foreigners into Nigeria
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday commended the leadership of the ECOWAS Commission for demanding accountability from its…
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249 more Nigerians back from Libya
By Adekunle Williams and Solomon Asowata The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the European Union (EU) on Thursday facilitated…
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Sierra Leone prepares for Presidential Elections; Dr. Kamara is ruling All Peoples Party candidate
The West African country of Sierra Leone is holding its presidential election march next year with the ruling All Peoples…
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Liberia to hold run-off vote on Dec. 26: electoral commission
Liberia will hold a delayed presidential run-off vote on Dec. 26, the electoral commission chief said. Former soccer star George…
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Mugabe flies to Singapore for medical checks
Former president of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe has left the country for medical checks in Singapore, his first foreign travel since…
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Ethiopian Airlines to operate first all women crew flight to Nigeria Dec. 16
By Sumaila Ogbaje Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airline group, has announced its first all women cabin crew flight from Addis…
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Libya: Obi calls for re-think; Blames failure of leaderships
The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has described the news coming out of Libya: the enslavement of…
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Liberia’s Supreme Court lifts suspension on presidential run-off election
By Harrison Arubu The Supreme Court of Liberia has lifted its stay order on the country’s presidential run-off election earlier…
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Security Council condemns Libya’s African slave trade
By Prudence Arobani The United Nations, UN, Security Council on Thursday condemned the slave trade of African migrants in Libya…
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Cameroon escalates military crackdown on Anglophone separatists
Cameroon’s government ordered thousands of villagers to leave their homes in the Anglophone Southwest region as it deploys troops to…
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Cross River’s N1.3trn budget achievable, says NEXIM Bank MD
The N1.3 trillion budget estimate for 2018 presented by Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River to the State House of…
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Second Libyan aircraft carrying 257 Nigerians arrives in Lagos
By Adekunle Williams and Solomon Asowata A few hours after 144 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya, another aircraft carrying 257…
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Bamigbetan shines in Iceland as IAPC admits APCA, pledges partnership
The International Association of Political Consultants, IAPC, has admitted the Association of Political Consultants- Africa as its partner. The…
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Enslavement of Nigerians in Libya sad and troubling — Peter Obi
Former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, has described the enslavement of Nigerians in Libya as not only sad but…
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Governor Wike accuses agents of APC Federal Government of de-marketing Rivers State
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that deliberate efforts by agents of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Federal…
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CAF offers $500,000 to each African representative for 2018 World Cup preparations
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said it would grant financial subsidy of $500,000 (about…
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President Buhari’s presence at AU-EU Summit cogent, highly perceptive – Presidency
By Ismaila Chafe A Presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s contributions to the just concluded…
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Instability in Togo could have devastating regional consequences – Presidents Buhari, Quattara warn; Demand roadmap on resolution of political impasse with other leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari and his Ivorian counterpart, Alassane Ouattara on Wednesday expressed concern that political instability in Togo, if not…
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President Buhari to participate in counter-terrorism summit in Jordan; Meets Tony Blair; Returns to Abuja from Abidjan
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari will join other Heads of State in Aqaba, Jordan on December 2, to review…
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All Nigerians stranded in Tripoli will be brought home, President Buhari assures; Vows to reduce illegal migration to Europe
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday night in Abidjan declared that all Nigerians stranded in Libya and other parts of…
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President Buhari in Abidjan for EU-AU Summit with Tinubu, Govs. Emmanuel, Abubakar, others
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, for the 5th European Union-African Union (EU-AU) Summit slated for…
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