Reading Time: < 1 minutes The President of Ghana, Prof. Nana Akufo-Addo has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the…
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Ousted Mali President Keita Evacuates Hospital After Being Treated For Mini Stroke
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mali’s former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, recently outside in a coup, has left hospital on Thursday, September 4 after being treated for a mini stroke.…
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6 Gunmen Killed In Niger As Police Thwart Attack On Bank
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mr Adamu Usman, Commissioner of Police in Niger has given update on Wednesday’s attack by gunmen on a bank in Kagara. Usman said on Thursday…
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Zimbabwe Offers To Return Seized Land Back To Foreign Farmers September 2, 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Zimbabwe has offered to return land to foreign nationals, whose farms were seized under a controversial government programme two decades ago. Thousands of white farmers…
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Akinwumi Adesina Sworn-In As AfDB President For Second Term
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dr Akinwumi Adesina has been sworn-in as the newly re-elected eighth President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) for a second term. The swearing-in ceremony…
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South Africa Clash: One Child Killed, Another Injured By Stray Bullets
Reading Time: < 1 minutes One child was killed by a stray bullet in Cape Town on Monday and another wounded when illegal residents fired at police seeking to prevent…
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20 Inmates Killed In An Attempt To Escape Prison – Madagascar
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Twenty inmates were killed in a shootout with police during a prison breakout in Madagascar on Sunday, the justice ministry said. Scores of prisoners…
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Buhari Calls For The Release Of Mali President
Reading Time: 3 minutes President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja joined ECOWAS Heads of State and Governments in calling for immediate release of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali,…
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BREAKING: ECOWAS Suspends Mali, Directs Members To Close All Borders
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mali has been suspended from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) decision making bodies with immediate effect. ECOWAS decision followed the recent military…
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Woman Allegedly Dies After A “Rough” Sexual Encounter With Her 34-Year-Old Husband
Reading Time: 2 minutes The High Court in Zambia has heard how a woman allegedly died after a “rough” sexual encounter with her husband who had taken a local…
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