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Lagos Assembly- Nigerians are Suffering Naira Scarcity, Economy in Danger
By Joshua Samuel According to the Lagos State House of Assembly, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s redesign of the naira…
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Nigeria: Banditry and Kidnapping Has Really Reduced Since We Redesigned the Naira Note- CBN Governor
By Joshua Samuel The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, urged lawmakers and Nigerians on Tuesday…
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Pope Francis On Trailblazing Trip To Africa
By Joseph Besong Pope Francis landed in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, ahead of six…
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U.S. Imposes Visa Restrictions On Nigerians Undermining Democracy
By Samuel Ouma The U.S. government has announced a visa ban on unnamed Nigerian citizens accused of undermining democracy in…
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Former Kenyan Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha Dies
By Samuel Ouma. Former Kenya Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha is dead. Prof. Magoha died on Tuesday at the…
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Rwanda: Former Minister Transferred To Prison Over Corruption
By Maniraguha Ferdinand A high court in Rwanda’s capital Kigali, has handed a 5 year jail term to Bamporiki Edouard,…
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Mozambique Returns From UAE With Good News
By Jorge Joaquim Mozambique may receive, by March of this year, $800m from the United Arab Emirates for the rehabilitation…
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U.S. Ambassador To U.N. To Visit Africa This Week
By Samuel Ouma U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield will travel to Ghana, Mozambique, and Kenya January…
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Liberia:Weah’s Administration Flops In 2022 President Meter Report
By Konah Rufus NAYMOTE Partner for Democratic Development, Liberia’s leading civil society organization has released its 2022 president meter report…
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Nigeria: School Children Abducted in Nasarawa by Unknown Gunmen
By Joshua Samuel The early-morning Friday kidnapping of several students from LGEA Primary School, Alwaza, Alwaza village, Doma local government…
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U.S. Releases Signed MOU with the DRC and Zambia to Strengthen Electric Vehicle Battery Value Chain
By Samuel Ouma The Department of State has released the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on electric vehicle battery value…
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Gabon Advances Bilateral Ties with Equatorial Guinea During Presidential State Visit
Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon, met with his Equatorial Guinean counterpart, Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, during a state visit to…
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President Weah Pays Tribute to Vice President Taylor; Hails Liberian Women
President Weah expressed delight over Liberian women’s strategic devotion of time and efforts in rearranging and restructuring the country’s fractured…
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Uganda’s High Commissioner To Kenya Dies
By Samuel Ouma Uganda’s high commissioner to Kenya and Seychelles, Dr Hassan Galiwango, is dead. Ambassador Galiwango died on Monday…
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Liberia: Speaker Chambers Envisages Brighter 2023
By Konah Rufus The Honorable Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Bhofal Chambers has urged his colleagues to see…
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Human Rights Watch Claims Kenya Is Reluctant To Investigate Bodies Dump In Infamous River Yala
By Samuel Ouma Human Rights Watch has indicated in its 2023 report that Kenyan authorities have failed to investigate bodies…
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Police Killed 187 People In Kenya In 2022, Says Human Rights Watch Report
By Samuel Ouma The Human Rights Watch Report 2023 has revealed that there were 187 cases of police killings and…
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U.S. Offers $10 Million For Information On DusitD2 Attack Mastermind
By Samuel Ouma The U.S. government, through the State Department, has offered a reward of $10 million for the information…
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Liberia: Ministry of Justice to Seek Extradition of Alleged Gun Smuggler
By Konah Rufus The Ministry of Justice is considering filing an extradition request to the United States government for Boye…
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Malawi: Court Grants Bail To Former President’s Step Son In Trafficking Case
By Joseph Dumbula. The High Court in the northern region city of Mzuzu has granted bail to Tadikila Mafudza, stepson…
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Nigeria: Nations and Large Institutions Give us Loans Because We Can Pay Back-Buhari
By Joshua Samuel Nigerian loans are approved by nations and institutions, according to President Muhammadu Buhari. The President addressed the…
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Botswana Soldier Commits Suicide In Mozambique
By Jorge Joaquim A member of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) committed suicide on Monday (9) morning in Cabo Delgado,…
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Tanzania: Emmanuel Tutuba Takes Oath of Office As 8th Central Bank Governor
By Prosper Makene Emmanuel Tutuba on Monday took the oath of office as a new Bank of Tanzania’s Governor replaced…
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Security Forces Kill 61 Al Shabaab Militants In Mogadishu
By Samuel Ouma A multi-agency security in Somalia on Monday, January 9, 2023, killed 61 members of Al Shabaab militants…
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Interpol Arrest Kingpin In South Africa Wanted For Kidnappings In Mozambique
By Jorge Joaquim The International Criminal Police Organisation INTERPOL arrested an alleged kingpin wanted for Kidnapping cases where ransom demands…
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Maggy Shino to Lead Investment Discussions at Invest in African Energy Event in London
Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy Petroleum Commissioner will lead discussions on investment and opportunities emerging across Namibia’s energy landscape…
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Tanzania: IGP Makes Minor Reshuffle In Police Force
By Prosper Makene Tanzania’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Camillus Wambura, has made a number of transfers of regional police…
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U.S. Offers Millions of Dollars For Somali Militant Who Staged Attack In Kenya
By Samuel Ouma The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program is offering a reward of up to $10…
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Landslide Kills Many in Congo
By Joshua Samuel Near an artisanal mine in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo on Friday, a landslide killed…
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Cameroon: CPJ, RSF, REDHAC Up Calls For Amadou Vamoulké’s Immediate and Unconditional Release
By Synthia Lateu & Boris Esono Nwenfor The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Human…
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