Category: Africa
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Burkina Faso’s self-declared military leader says ‘situation under control
Burkina Faso’s self-declared military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore said on Sunday that the situation was under control, urging people to refrain from acts of vandalism targeting the French embassy, a statement read on national television said. The West African nation remained on edge after Traore accused President Paul-Henri Damiba on Saturday of staging a counter-offensive…
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Burkina Faso soldiers seize power, oust military leader, Paul Henri Damiba
Burkina Faso’s army captain, Ibrahim Traore, announced Friday night that the army had seized power and ousted military leader Paul Henri Damiba, who himself had taken power in a coup only eight months ago.
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Osinbajo arrives in Nairobi for Ruto’s inauguration
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has arrived in Nairobi, Kenya to represent Nigeria at the Kenyan presidential inauguration.
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45 passengers escape death as luxury bus plunges into drainage in Kogi
Forty – five passengers on-board a luxury bus escaped death as about 13 other persons sustained various degrees of injury when a luxury bus plunged into a drainage on Ejule-Ochadamu road in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. According to an eye witnessed account, the bus driver lost control due to brake failure. Also…
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Kenya: Supreme Court upholds Ruto’s election as president
The Supreme Court of Kenya on Monday dismissed a petition challenging William Ruto as president-elect, paving the way for his swearing-in next week in line with the country’s constitution.
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High Commission denies targeted killing of Nigerians in Kenya
The Nigeria High Commission in Kenya has denied a media report alleging the targeting and killing of Nigerians in the East African country. In a statement issued in Nairobi on Saturday, the Commission described the story as a concoction replete with falsehood. It urged the public to refrain from interfacing with faceless groups or individuals…
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Tension as Nigerians in South Africa are denied access to healthcare services
The Consulate General of Nigeria in Johannesburg, South Africa has raised an alarm, saying that Nigerians and other foreign nationals in the country are being denied access to basic healthcare services.
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Odinga challenges Kenya’s presidential election result in court
Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga on Monday challenged Kenya’s presidential election results in the Supreme Court and alleged the tally had involved “criminality”, sharpening a political contest gripping East Africa’s powerhouse.
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Tinubu congratulates Kenya’s president-elect, William Ruto
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the newly elected president of Kenya, Mr William Ruto.
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BREAKING: Returning officer in Kenyan election feared killed as violence spreads
According to local sources, a returning officer in the Kenyan presidential election, Daniel Musyoka has been feared killed.