Year: 2019
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South Sudan President Salva Kiir & Riek Machar Vows To Form Interim Government
South Sudan’s political drama is all set to come to an end as President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek…
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Cameroon President Paul Biya To Conduct ‘National Dialogue’ On Separatist Crisis
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya on Tuesday announced the government is going to conduct a national dialogue starting from the end…
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Rwanda Ready To Host 500 Refugees Trapped In Libya Under New Agreement With AU & UN
The Rwandan government on Tuesday agreed to take in hundreds of African refugees held in Libyan detention centers under a…
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Algerian Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui To Quit Paving Way For Elections: Report
Latest reports suggest Algerian Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui is soon going to resign from his post to pave the way…
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Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok To Travel To Juba For Peace Talks With Rebels
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok will travel to South Sudan this week for peace talks between the ruling sovereign council…
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South Sudanese President Discusses Peace Deal Implementation With Riek Machar
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir had a meeting with opposition leader Riek Machar in the capital Juba on Monday. The…
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Nigeria To Repatriate Over 600 Citizens From South Africa In Wake Of Xenophobic Violence
A Nigerian diplomat on Monday confirmed that Nigeria is going to repatriate about 600 citizens from South Africa this week…
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Human Rights Watch Accuses Algerian Authorities Of Clamping Down On Protesters
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday said Algerian authorities are targeting people participating in peaceful mass protests as they have…
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Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok Says Sudan Dedicated To Develop New Relations With US
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok on Monday said his government is dedicated to developing new relations with the United States.…
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South Sudan: Rebel Leader Riek Machar To Meet President Salva Kiir On Monday
Former South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar is scheduled to meet President Salva Kiir on Monday, as they seek ways…
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At least 29 Killed In Two Separate Attacks In Burkina Faso’s Troubled North
Two separate attacks in Burkina Faso’s troubled north left at least 29 people dead and dozens injured on Sunday, reported…
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Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s Funeral, Burial Scheduled For Weekend
Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe will be buried next week on Sunday, September 15, in an undisclosed location, the presidency…
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Sudan’s New Cabinet Sworn In, First Since Former President Omar Al-Bashir’s Ouster
Sudan’s first cabinet appointed since the ousting of former president Omar al-Bashir in April was sworn in Sunday before Prime…
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Ex-Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe Is No More, Dies In Singapore At The Age Of 95
Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe has died at 95, President Emmerson Mnangagwa confirmed on his official Twitter account, reported Africa…
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Sudan: Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok Announces First Post-Bashir Cabinet
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Thursday announced the formation of his cabinet, the first since veteran leader Omar al-Bashir’s…
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HEC Paris’s CEO Talk Gets Footballer Turned Entrepreneur Didier Drogba As Guest Speaker
HEC Paris, the international business school, has got on board entrepreneur Didier Drogba as the guest of the “CEO Talk”…
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UN Envoy Warns Libya War To Escalate If Security Council Member States Don’t Act
The United Nations special envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, on Wednesday warned that the Security Council’s inaction could escalate the…
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South Africa Temporarily Closes Embassies In Nigeria Following Reprisal Attacks
South Africa Foreign Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor on Thursday confirmed the government has temporarily closed its embassies in Nigerian cities…
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UN Warns Burundi Might Plunge Into New Wave Of Atrocities Ahead Of 2020 Election
The United Nations investigators on Wednesday warned Burundi might plunge into a new wave of atrocities as it is nearing…
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South Sudan: Opposition Calls Out Government To Fund Peace Accord Implementation
South Sudanese opposition leaders have warned that the government’s failure to provide funds for the implementation of a peace accord…
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Kenya Wants Hearing Of Maritime Dispute Case With Somalia In ICJ Be Postponed
The Kenyan government on Tuesday said it has requested the International Court of Justice to delay the public hearing of…
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SA President Ramaphosa Warns Violence On Foreign Nationals Totally Unacceptable
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday condemned the killing of five people in xenophobic attacks in the country. Dozens…
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Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok Approves 14 Civilian Cabinet Members- Source
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has approved 14 civilian members of his cabinet, a source said on Tuesday, reported Reuters.…
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Ethiopia: Opposition Parties Threaten To Boycott National Election Next Year
The opposition parties in Ethiopia on Tuesday threatened to boycott national election scheduled for next year if the government does…
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UN Calls Out Nigeria Government To Take Immediate Action To End Violence
The United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, Ms. Agnes Callamard, on Monday condemned the increase in violence across Nigeria…
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