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Abuja Under Threat – Lawmakers Declare
NIGERIAN lawmakers have said that Abuja, the nation’s capital is under threat. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, while expressing concern over…
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Congolese City Goma Under Threat as Thousands Flee Rebel Advance
A rocket landed near a university in the Congolese city of Goma on Wednesday as thousands of civilians fled a…
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Ghana LGBTQ+ Activists See Church Blessings as Distant Luxury
In a country where religious leaders openly condemn homosexuality and gay sex is punishable with jail time, Ghanaian couple Kay…
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UN Says War-torn Sudan Must Not Be Forgotten, Calls For Aid Funding
The United Nations on Wednesday urged countries not to forget the civilians caught up in the war in Sudan, appealing…
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Three Senegal Opposition Lawmakers Arrested After Disputed Vote Delay
Three Senegalese opposition lawmakers were arrested on Tuesday amid the fallout from parliament’s move to delay a presidential vote by…
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Senegalese Lawmakers Vote to Postpone Presidential Election to Dec. 15
Senegal’s parliament on Monday voted to hold a postponed presidential election on Dec. 15 in the face of public outcry…
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Senegalese Presidential Candidate Arrested Near Election Protest
Senegal’s former prime minister Aminata Toure, now a leading opposition figure, was arrested on Sunday in Dakar at a protest…
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Namibia Interim President Says To Plan To Run In This Year’s Election
Namibia’s Nangolo Mbumba, who took over as interim president of the southern African country on Sunday after Hage Geingob died …
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Ethiopia Extends State of Emergency in Amhara
Ethiopia’s parliament on Friday extended by four months a state of emergency declared in August to respond to an insurgency…
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Tunisia’s Central Bank Keeps key Interest Rate Unchanged at 8%
Tunisia’s central bank has kept the key interest rate unchanged at 8%, it said on Friday, adding it was watching…
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