Africa
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Jonathan calls for ECOWAS, AU action on Mediterranean migration to Europe
President Goodluck Jonathan has told the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West…
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Obasanjo, Mbeki, Chissano to headline Afreximbank’s 22nd AGM
Three former African Presidents have confirmed their partcicpation in activities marking the 22nd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of…
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S/Africa deports 5,645 immigrants
South Africa has repatriated 5,645 foreigners since the end of xenophobia attacks in late April, the government said, Sunday. Minister…
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Ghanaians protest worsening electricity crisis
Demonstrators, Sunday, took to the streets in Accra, capital of Ghana, to protest the country’s electricity crisis, which has wreaked…
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Kia Motors to support emergency vaccination program in flood-affected regions of Malawi
Kia Motors has joined forces with the Korea-based International Vaccine Institute (IVI) to provide an emergency vaccination program across the…
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Burundi president returns after failed coup
President Pierre Nkurunziza returned to Burundi on Thursday, his office said, after the army chief declared that an attempted coup…
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President flees country as Burundi army divided after coup attempt
Burundi’s armed forces chief announced Thursday that an attempted coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza had failed, although the claim…
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South African court halts deportation of African immigrants
South Africa’s High Court, Wednesday, in Johannesburg halted the deportation of hundreds of African immigrants who were arrested in the…
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Ghana, Ivory Coast settle maritime dispute
The presidents of Ivory Coast and Ghana reached a deal, Monday in talks on a maritime border dispute that had…
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AU dispatches mission to Bujumbura over political crisis
The African Union (AU) in reiterating its appeal for dialogue and restraint in order to find a consensual solution to…
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West African Development Bank gets USD 20m BADEA boost
West African Development Bank (BOAD), Thursday, received a major financial assistance from the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa…
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She Leads Africa announces 2015 female Entrepreneur Showcase
Platform for young female entrepreneurs looking to grow and scale their businesses across Africa, the She Leads Africa, has announced…
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Osuamadi, Eze Ndigbo in Australia jailed for 6yrs for drugs offences, others
The Eze Ndigbo in Australia, Chief (Mazi) Maximus Osuamadi, has been jailed for six years in Australia for running drug…
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Igbo group cautions African leaders over xenophobic attacks
The Igbo Studies Association (ISA) has joined in the global condemnation of the xenophobic attacks and other acts of violence…
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Imo Election Tribunal hears 5 motions on opening day
The National and State Assemblies Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Owerri has commenced sittings as it heard five appeals filed…
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ECOWAS Court awards $250,000 in damages to police officer
The ECOWAS Court has awarded $250,000.00) as damages for the unlawful dismissal of a police officer, Mr. EL-Tayib Bah. In…
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Israeli Ethiopian protest against racism turns violent
Several thousand people from Israel’s Jewish Ethiopian minority protested in Tel Aviv against racism and police brutality on Sunday, shutting…
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EU leaders triple the bloc’s budget for patrols off Libya
EU leaders are now seeking UN Security Council approval for military action against smugglers in chaos-ridden Libya. But rights groups…
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5,800 migrants rescued in Mediterranean
Another 5,800 migrants desperate to reach Europe were rescued this weekend as they tried to cross the Mediterranean on rickety…
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Centre for Strategic and International Studies hosts inaugural Global Development Forum
Centre for Strategic and International Studies(CSIS) recently hosted in Washington D.C., an inaugural Global Development Forum which had in attendance…
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FG joins Australia, Brazil in condemning Indonesia’s executions of convicted inmates
Nearly two days after Indonesia’s execution by firing squad of 8 convicted drug traffickers, including four Nigerians, the Federal…
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Xenophobic attacks: Jonathan suspends permanent secretary for recalling envoy to SA
The purported recall of Nigeria’s envoys to South Africa has led to the suspension of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of…
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ICC now set to probe Zuma, Zulu king over xenophobic attacks on Nigerians
Following a petition from Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal…
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Xenophobic attacks: S/ Africa snubs Jonathan over recall
Despite Nigeria’s official recall of its High Commissioner to South Africa, in protest of the rising xenophobic attacks on…
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Togolese to vote Saturday on Gnassingbe’s 3rd term ambition
Voters go to the polls in Togo this weekend, with President Faure Gnassingbe seeking a third term of office to…
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