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Tunisian Parliament Votes Wednesday on New Govt.

The Tunisian parliament has set Wednesday a date to vote over Elias Fakhfakh’s government, which will see three new ministerial portfolios. The new cabinet will be composed of 30 ministers and a secretary of state. Fakhfakh announced that after months of consultations an agreement was reached with political parties, on top of them Ennahda Movement, […]

Malema apologises to Ramaphosa and his family over abuse allegations

Cape Town – EFF leader Julius Malema has apologised to President Cyril Ramaphosa for making allegations that he abused his late wife Nomazizi Mtshotshisa. This comes after the president extended an olive branch to the leader of the red berets and apologised to him and his family, following allegations by ANC MP Boy Mamabolo that […]

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Bayelsa: Supreme Court goofed, I didn’t forge any certificate, says Degi-Eremienyo

All Progressives Congress (APC) deputy governorship candidate in the Bayelsa State governorship election in Bayelsa State, Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo has debunked the premise which the Supreme Court based its stunning verdict of 13 February, nullifying his election, along with the governorship candidate, David Lyon. The Supreme Court held that Degi-Eremienyo presented forged certificates to the […]

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Congo unveils new docks in commercial city port

The port of Pointe Noire is constantly expanding. President of the Republic of Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso on Wednesday inaugurated new infrastructure for the Congo terminal. It is the concessionaire of the Autonomous Port of the Congolese economic capital. Managers of the port hope this will further consolidate its position as a transit country. “The […]

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Uzodinma hits Aso Rock, demands N32bn refund from Buhari

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma on Thursday visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja to demand refund of N32 billion which the state spent on repair of federal roads. Uzodinma told State House Correspondents after the meeting that the state was in serious financial distress, saying that if the fund was released, it […]

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Namibia becomes first African country to export red meat to the US

Namibia has become the first African country to export red meat to the US, after nearly two decades of negotiations. The state-owned Meatco’s first shipment of meat, 25 tonnes of beef, set off towards Philadelphia on Wednesday, news agency Reuters reports. Minister of International Relations,Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was pleased that the southern African country was able […]

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Lesotho’s Thomas Thabane to be charged with murdering his wife

Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, 80, is to be charged with the murder of his estranged wife Lipolelo Thabane, police have said. Mr Thabane announced he would be stepping down in July because of old age, without commenting about the case. His current wife Maesaiah Thabane has already been charged with the murder. He would […]

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Boxers eye Olympic slots in Senegal

Thirteen national team boxers, nicknamed The Bombers, are in the race to qualify for the Olympic Games due later this year in Tokyo, Japan. The team, comprising eight men and five women, flew out to Dakar, Senegal on Sunday, February 16 ahead of the African Olympic qualifier, which punches off today, February 20. Before departure, […]

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Egypt’s economy to become sixth strongest in the world by 2030

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh International Organization, said that Egypt’s economy is set to become the sixth strongest in the world by the year 2030, during an interview with Russia Today (RT) on Thursday, February 20. Highlighting a US study, Ghazaleh pointed out that Egypt will follow close behind the globe’s major economies in 2030, such as China, […]

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Coronavirus: SA identified as ‘one of the most vulnerable countries’

A combined research paper published by a leading team of European and American scientists has analysed the countries most at rist of coronavirus across Africa. Sadly, South Africa ranks pretty highly. The paper – published by Lancet – assesses each country’s vulnerability based on State Party Self-Assessment Annual Reporting, otherwise known as a “SPAR” indicator. […]

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President Buhari will not resign – Lai Mohammed

Nigerians expecting President Muhammadu Buhari to resign due to rising insecurity in the nation are joking, as the nation’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said emphatically on Thursday that the president will not resign. He admitted that the nation was currently going through security challenges, but noted that the challenges were being tackled […]

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Ghanaian Chief Blasts Counselor Lutterodt Over His ‘Don’t Marry A Poor Man’ Comments

Ghanaian Chief, Nana Okogyeedom Oheneba Ntim-Barimah has blasted Counselor Lutterodt over his ‘loose talk’. The Kwahu Chief was not happy about a comment made by the Counselor calling on ladies not to marry poor men. Oheneba Ntim-Barimah, who also plies his trade with Oman FM, registered his displeasure on the Accra-based radio station during a […]

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Prime minister-elect announces list of ministers

Tunisian Prime Minister-elect Elyes Fakhfakh met with Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday and then announced his government team, composed of 29 ministers, two undersecretaries, and a special minister for large projects, distributed among party members and independents. The composition is a slightly revised and corrected version of the one presented last Saturday. Some parties […]

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Cameroon’s far north sees upsurge in armed attacks

There’s an upsurge in armed attacks in Cameroon’s far north region, security officers said. The village of Ouzal is the target of a spate of Boko Haram attacks this week, which left 3 civilians dead. “Everything was burned, the consulting room, the pharmacy, the head office and the treatment room, excluding the hospital ward”, a […]

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10 Somali Soldiers, 16 Militants Killed in Al-Shabab Attacks

At least 10 Somali government soldiers and 16 militants were killed Wednesday when Islamist group al-Shabab attacked two military bases in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region. The first attack at Qoryooley town, about 95 km south of Mogadishu, started when the militants used an explosives-laden vehicle driven by a suicide bomber to target a military base […]

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Kwara Customs Seizes 3,593Kg of Marijuana Worth N448M

Kwara state command of Nigerian Customs Service(NCS) has seized forty weight sacks of 3,593kg of Cannabis Saliva popularly called Marijuana worth N448M and other illegal items along with Bukuru town in Baruten local government council area of Kwara state. The State Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Hussain Ahmed disclosed this to journalists in […]

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Libya’s GNA suspends participation in UN-led Geneva talks after Haftar’s attack on Tripoli port

Libya’s Government of National Accord has announced it is halting its participation in U.N. talks, citing repeated violations of the truce by Khalifa Haftar’s forces and urging the international community to take firm actions against the aggressor. The pull-out came after a barrage of rocket fire hit a port in the capital Tripoli – the […]