Category: Africa
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Kenyan presidential election: What Buhari said about Ruto’s victory
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the President-elect of Kenya, William Ruto, on his victory in the General Elections on Monday.
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Kenyan presidential election: Ruto quotes popular Bible verse after victory
President-elect, Republic of Kenya, William Ruto has taken to Twitter to quote a popular Bible verse after winning the Kenyan presidential election.
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BREAKING: William Ruto wins Kenyan presidential election
Kenya’s Deputy President, William Ruto has defeated opposition leader, Raila Odinga backed by Uhuru Kenyatta in the Kenyan presidential election.
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6 police officers killed in anti-government protests
Six police officers were killed in anti-government protests in northern and western Sierra Leone on Wednesday, the head of police said on Thursday. Two officers were killed in the capital, Freetown, three in the northern town of Kamakwie and one in the northern city of Makeni, police inspector general William Fayia Sellu told Reuters.
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ECOWAS denies Nigeria’s allegation of lopsided recruitment
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has dismissed allegation of recruitment bias earlier made by some Nigerian lawmakers, insisting the union’s staffing process was competitive. Nigeria had threatened to withdraw its membership from ECOWAS over what it described as lopsided staff recruitments. Vice Chairman of the Parliament’s Recruitment Committee Edwin Snowe, said…
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Niger Republic honours Buhari’s aides, Dangote, 4 other Nigerians with highest civilian awards
The Republic of Niger has honoured six Nigerians with the country’s highest national awards as part of activities to mark the country’s Independence Day on August 3rd.
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Army admits killing civilians in counter-terrorist strike
Burkina Faso’s army on Wednesday said that it accidentally killed civilians during a counter-terrorist operation in the country’s southeast earlier this week. According to the army, the West African country has been battling insurgency by Islamist militant groups, some which were linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State, which control large swathes of territory and…
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[VIDEO] Woman grabs presidential candidate’s manhood during campaign
Video of Roots party presidential candidate, Prof. George Wajackoyah, being sexually assaulted while campaigning has gone viral after being shared online. Local news platforms reported that this occurred while the Kenyan presidential candidate was mobbed by a crowd as he campaigned on the back of a truck.
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Dozens die in attack on 2 military outposts
Dozens of government troops, civilians and extremists have been killed and injured in attacks on two military outposts in Mali, the country’s army reported early on Thursday. In the fighting following the attacks in the towns of Sokolo and Kalumba in the centre of the West African country early on Wednesday morning, 15 government soldiers,…
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SAD! Ex-Angolan President, Dos Santos, dies of cardiac arrest in Spain
Angola’s former president Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, has died on Friday at the age of 79 at a hospital in Barcelona after suffering cardiac arrest, the government said in a statement. With “great pain and consternation” the Luanda government posted on Facebook confirmation of Dos Santos’ death at 11:10 am (1010 GMT). “The government presents…