Africa
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Amnesty Int’l cautions security forces as anti-government protests escalate in Congo
Human rights watchdog, the Amnesty International (AI), has called for restraint on the part of security operatives as anti-government protests…
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ECOWAS Court gets mandate to settle regional electricity disputes
Economic Community of West African States’ Community Court of Justice (ECOWAS Court) has obtained mandate to settle disputes arising among Member-states…
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African Standby Force commences first military exercises
Members of the African Union’s new 25,000-strong multinational standby force are gathering to begin field training for the first time.…
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Burkina Faso coup leader charged with crime against humanity
Burkina Faso’s military has said that the general accused of leading a failed coup last month would be prosecuted on…
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U.S clarifies role of deployed troops in fight against Boko Haram
The White House has explained that the 300 United States troops being deployed to the West African Multi-national force stationed in…
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Parole Board approves Pistorius release; to be placed on house arrest until 2019
The South African parole board has decided that paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison next Tuesday, October…
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Benin Republic mourns Kerekou ‘father of democracy’
Benin Republic’s former leader Mathieu Kerekou, who led the country over 30 years after first seizing power in 1972, has…
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Burkina Faso Coup: No amnesty for soldiers who killed unarmed civilians — Amnesty Int’l
World’s human rights watchdog, the Amnesty International has called for the investigations of killings perpetrated by soldiers loyal to General…
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Sankara: Autopsy shows late Burkina Faso leader’s body was ‘riddled with bullets’
An autopsy shows the supposed remains of Burkina Faso’s former leader Thomas Sankara are “riddled with bullets”, his family’s lawyer…
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Tanzania election: Jonathan getting his deserved recognition — Fayose
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, Sunday, hailed the appointment of former President Goodluck Jonathan as the leader of a…
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Nigerians top 2015 CNN/Multichoice African Journalist of the Year Award
While, a Burkinabe journalist, Hyacinthe Boowurosi bagged the CNN/Multichoice African Journalist of the Year Award, four Nigerian journalists emerged winners…
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Breaking! Twin suicide bombings kill 11 in Lake Chad region, Sunday
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in Cameroon’s Far North Region early on Sunday, killing 11 people, three military sources…
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Oil steadying at $52.87 after posting big weekly rise early
Oil prices swung back and forth, Friday as traders closed positions at the end of a week that saw prices…
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We’re being left out of Church synod–African bishops lament
African cardinals and bishops taking part in a global Church summit on the family at the Vatican have complained it…
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Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet wins 2015 Nobel Peace Prize
Tunisia’s National Dialogue Quartet won the Nobel Peace Prize, Friday for its contribution to building democracy after the Jasmine Revolution…
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Belarusian writer, Alexievich wins 2015 Nobel Literature prize
Belarusian writer and journalist Svetlana Alexievich has won the 2015 Nobel Prize for literature. Announcing the prize in Stockholm, the…
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Burkina Faso General, ex-minister formally charged over failed coup
The General in charge of the failed coup in Burkina Faso last month has been formally charged, along with one…
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Oil price rises as supply falls, stockpiles draw
Oil prices rose, Wednesday after data showed the market was beginning to tighten, with falling supply, higher demand and lower…
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Facebook plans own satellite ‘in 2016′ for Nigeria, others
Facebook is to launch a satellite that will provide internet access to remote parts of Nigeria as well as rest…
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Ghana suspends 7 high court judges over corruption accusations
Ghana’s Judicial Council has suspended seven out of the 12 High Court judges, Monday, in the wake of allegations of bribery…
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2 Neutrino scientists win 2015 Nobel Prize for Physics
Japan’s Takaaki Kajita and Canada’s Arthur B. McDonald won the 2015 Nobel Prize for Physics for their discovery that neutrinos,…
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World Bank predicts sub-Saharan Africa to account for half of world’s poorest by 2015
The World Bank, Monday, said it expects sub-Saharan Africa to soon account for half of those living in extreme poverty,…
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Commodity exporters yet to feel effects of lower prices — IMF report
Economic growth in commodity-exporting countries is likely to slow more amid expectations for further weakness in commodity prices, particularly of…
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Independence Day: Nothing much to celebrate –Fayose
Ekiti state Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, has opted for a low-key celebration of the 55th Independence Anniversary of Nigeria even…
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