Month: December 2019
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World
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Claims Responsibility For Mogadishu Blast That Killed 90 People
Armed group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the massive car bombing in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday that killed at…
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Business
MTN Reviewing Allegations That Accuse It Of Paying Bribes To Taliban, Al-Qaeda
Africa’s largest mobile operator MTN on Monday said it was going through allegations that it paid protection money to militant…
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World
DRC: At Least 20 People Killed In An Attack By Rebel Armed Group In Eastern Beni
At least 20 people were killed in the latest attack by an armed group in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s…
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Sudanese Court Sentences 27 Intelligence Agents To Death For Killing A Teacher In Detention
A Sudanese court on Monday sentenced 27 intelligence agents to death for killing a teacher in detention in February during…
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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Wants Greece To Be A Part Of A Solution In Libya
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday said Greece wants to be a part of the United Nations-sponsored talks scheduled in…
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United Nation’s Envoy to Libya Condemns Deadly Airstrikes Targeting Civilian
Ghassan Salame, the head of the United Nations Support Mission in the country, UNSMIL, on Sunday condemned the continuing airstrikes…
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World
Algeria: President Tebboune Appoints Abdelaziz Djerad As New Prime Minister
Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Saturday appointed educator and diplomat Abdelaziz Djerad as the country’s new prime minister and asked…
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World
Ivory Coast: Rebel Leader & Presidential Candidate Guillaume Soro Rejects Coup Allegations
Former Ivory Coast rebel leader Guillaume Soro has reportedly dismissed all the accusations against him and said he would continue…
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World
Somalia: At Least 13 Killed, Dozens Injured In A Car Bomb Explosion In Mogadishu
At least 13 people have died and dozens injured in a car bomb explosion that took place at a busy…
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World
Sudan: Finance Minister Ibrahim Elbadawi Announces Plan To Lift Fuel Subsidies
Sudan’s Finance Minister Ibrahim Elbadawi on Friday said the transitional government is planning to remove fuel subsidies gradually in 2020…
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World
Namibia Court Dismisses Release Applications Of Ex-Ministers Involved In Fishing Scandal
A Namibian court on Friday dismissed urgent release application of two former ministers and four others who are accused of…
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Business
Ethiopia Government Charges Former Head Of State Electricity Firm, Others With Corruption
The Ethiopia government on Friday implicated Azeb Asnake, the former head of state-owned Electric Power Generation firm, Ethiopian Electric Power…
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World
Egypt Continues To Adhere To Its Proposal On Filling Ethiopia’s Nile Dam: Ministry
Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources on Wednesday confirmed that the government will continue to stick to its demands regarding the…
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World
Ivory Coast: Public Prosecutor Claims Presidential Candidate Soro Plotted Coup
Ivory Coast’s public prosecutor on Thursday said the former rebel leader and a candidate in the 2020 presidential election, Guillaume…
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World
U.S. President Trump, Egypt’s Sisi Discuss Libyan Conflict Over Telephone
The White House on Thursday confirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi had a telephonic…
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World
President Tayyip Erdogan Says Turkey Will Send Troops To Libya, To Present Bill Soon
President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said the Turkey government is ready to send military troops to Libya following a request…
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World
Algerians Turn Out In Large Numbers To Mourn Powerful Army Chief Ahmed Gaid Salah
Thousands of Algerians gathered on Wednesday to pay last respects to Gen. Ahmed Gaid Salah, chief of the armed forces,…
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World
Botswana Court Dismisses All Appeals By Opposition Parties To Nullify Election Results
Botswana’s high court on Tuesday dismissed more than a dozen petitions filed by opposition parties against the parliamentary election result,…
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World
UN Chief Calls Out For Action Following Execution, Abduction Of Civilians In Nigeria
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday condemned the abduction and execution of civilians by an armed group in northern…
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World
Botswana: Rhino Poaching Rises At An Alarming Rate In Despite Government Efforts
Botswana’s Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism on Tuesday said Rhino poaching has risen at an alarming rate…
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World
Ivory Coast: Arrest Warrant Issued For Presidential Candidate Soro Ahead Of Election
Ivory Coast has reportedly issued an arrest warrant for former rebel leader and ex-Prime Minister Guillaume Soro who is seeking…
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Southern Africa
U.S. Government Recalls Ambassador To Zambia Amid Diplomatic Row Over Gay Rights
The United States government has called back its ambassador to Zambia amid a diplomatic row with authorities after he criticized…
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World
U.S. To No Longer Send Bomb-Sniffing Dogs To Jordan, Egypt After Multiple Deaths
The United States government has said it will no longer send explosive-detecting dogs to Jordan and Egypt after a number…
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World
Guinea: Opposition Parties Vow To Boycott Presidential Election Set For February 2020
Opposition parties in Guinea vowed on Monday to boycott the upcoming legislative elections and prevent them from taking place. The…
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World
Algeria’s Powerful Army Chief Ahmed Gaid Salah Dies Following A Heart Attack
Algeria’s powerful army chief, Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaid Salah, died on Monday morning in a military hospital in Algiers following…
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