Africa
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Nigerian traders protest Ghanaian authorities’ refusal to open locked shops
By Fortune Abang Abuja, Oct. 17, 2020 The Nigeria Union of Traders Association in Ghana (NUTAG), has carried out a…
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Guterres flays attacks against UN peacekeepers in Mali
By Harrison Arubu United Nations, Oct. 16, 2020 Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned two deadly attacks against United Nations…
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South African attacks: Mission seeks urgent attention to early warning signs
By Fortune Abang Abuja, Oct. 17, 2020 Mr Godwin Adama, Nigeria’s Consul-General in Johannesburg, has underscored the need for urgent…
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CPJ joins letter calling on Guinea government not to disrupt internet access
The Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ, has joined 35 other press freedom and human rights organizations in a letter calling…
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Halt charges against Ghana journalist, David Tamakloe, CPJ urges authorities
Abuja, October 16, 2020 Authorities in Ghana should immediately drop all charges against journalist David Tamakloe and halt intimidation of…
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Buhari meets ex-President of UNGA74, Prof. Muhammad-Bande, at Aso Villa; Receives Presidents of Senagal, Guinea Bissau
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Oct. 16, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed doors with the immediate past President…
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Mali: Again, Buhari meets ECOWAS Special Envoy, expresses delight over successes recorded
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Oct. 15, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed delight that the Mali situation had calmed down…
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Investigate South African journalists’ attack while covering farmers’ protest, CPJ demands
New York, October 9, 2020 South African authorities must conduct a swift and transparent investigation into recent attacks on journalists…
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Why Guinea still needs Conde By ANIEBO NWAMU
After 10 years as Guinea’s president, Alpha Conde is running for a third term in office via an election set…
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Nigeria @60: Address burning issues of nationhood – Dr. Ugwu, President, Nigerian Doctors in South Africa
The President, Nigerian Doctors Forum – South Africa (NDF-SA), Dr. Emeka Ugwu, has called on Nigeria’s leaders to move swiftly…
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Mali: ECOWAS to deliberate again on grey areas, as Special Envoy, Goodluck Jonathan, briefs Buhari
Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the behest of their Chairman,…
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Dangote Cement pays over N1trn dividends in seven years
Africa’s largest cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement has grown the wealth of its shareholders, paying over N 1 trillion as dividends…
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Buhari holds closed-door meeting with Ghanaian president at Aso Villa
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Sept. 21, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday night met behind closed doors with President Nana…
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NNPC’s Legal Team bags Africa Arbitration Award …Saves billions of Dollars in liabilities for Nigeria
The Litigation Team of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has won the Leading Case Counsel Team of the 2020…
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Falana drags FG, Kano to African Commission over death sentence on Kano singer
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria Femi Falana has petitioned the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights…
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President Buhari receives AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina; Says: “Nothing succeeds like success”
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday received in audience at State House, Abuja, the newly re-elected President of the African Development Bank…
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‘We simply have no choice,’ says Buhari as he defends new petrol, power prices; Attends ECOWAS meeting in Niger Republic
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja assured Nigerians of the willingness and determination of the Federal Government to provide stable…
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Buhari’s applause for Akinwumi Adesina By FEMI ADESINA
The strife is o’er, the battle done. But it was by no means easy. It took so much: tact, diplomacy,…
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“We must help Africa build back boldly, but smartly,” says African Development Bank President Adesina
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, September 1, 2020/ In a speech kicking off his second term as African Development Bank (https://www.AfDB.org/) chief,…
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Second term: Obi hails Adesina, sets agenda for AfDB President
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Mr Peter Obi, has congratulated Akinwunmi Adesina…
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Group condemns maltreatment of Nigerian traders in Ghana, urges ECOWAS to intervene
By Polycarp Auta Jos, Aug. 27, 2020 An NGO, Media Advocacy West Africa Foundation (MAWA Foundation) has condemned the ill…
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Mali: ECOWAS holds extraordinary summit Thursday; Nigeria demands immediate restoration of constitutional order
By Lizzy Okoji Abuja, Aug. 19, 2020 The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of…
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Obi condemns clampdown on Nigerian businesses in Ghana, urges FG to intervene immediately
Vice Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the last elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has described as unfair,…
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Mutinous Malian soldiers set up transitional governing body
Bamako, Aug. 19, 2020 Mali’s mutinous soldiers on Wednesday announced the creation of the National Committee for the Salvation of…
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Coup: ECOWAS suspends Mali from its decision-making bodies, shuts down land, air borders
By Lizzy Okoji Abuja, Aug. 19, 2020 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Mali from all…
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