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Nigerian leader bids farewell to South Sudan’s Ambassador
President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded the cordial relations between Nigeria and South Sudan, saying it will continue to improve.
He gave the commendation in Abuja when he hosted the outgoing Ambassador of South Sudan, Paul Molong, who…
Leaders In Somalia For President’s Inauguration
Leaders from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Egypt have arrived in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, for the inauguration of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
According to reports “A high level delegation from Djibouti led by President Ismail…
Electoral Body Uncovers 250,000 Dead Kenyans In Voters Register
Kenya's electoral agency says an ongoing audit of its voters' roll has found the names of nearly 250,000 deceased voters on the register.
Nearly half a million more voters were found to have duplicate records and more than 226,000 people…
World Bank Assists East Congo With $900 Million
The World Bank and Congo have signed two funding conventions of $900 million to boost female entrepreneurship and access to water and electricity in the east and west of the country.
The projects will focus on Congo's central west Kasai…
Algeria Suspends Treaty With Spain Over Western Sahara
The government of Algeria announce a suspension of the Treaty of Friendship, Good-neighborliness and Cooperation signed with Spain 20 years ago to protest the country's shift in position on Western Sahara.
The announcement came hours…
DR Congo Clashes Injure Tanzanian Peacekeepers
Three Tanzanian soldiers fighting with the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been injured in clashes against the M23 rebels.
The UN said the three were evacuated to Goma city for treatment after being injured in an…
Somali Beefs Up Security For Presidential Inauguration
Security has been beefed up in the Somali capital and around the Aden Adde Airport, ahead of Thursday's inauguration of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
Overnight the city was put under a curfew, and main roads in Mogadishu were closed.…
DRC: EAC armed forces to discuss security situation in Goma
The heads of the armed forces of the East African Community (EAC) in Goma to discuss the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where clashes between the M23 rebel group and the army have displaced tens of thousands in recent…
South Africa, UAE In Talks On Extraditing Gupta Brothers
High-level talks have begun between the governments of South Africa and the United Arab Emirates to bring two brothers from the wealthy Gupta family to justice.
Atul and Rajesh Gupta were recently arrested in the Gulf state.
They are…
US Grant Cameroon Refugees Temporary Stay Permit
The United States has granted temporary protected status to nearly 40,000 Cameroonian refugees living in the US, who have fled a separatist conflict in the west of the country and an Islamist insurgency in the north.
It gives them the…