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Lagos waterfront evictions highlight Nigeria oil and land squabbles

The lagoon waters at the port entrance to Lagos, Nigeria’s economic capital, are usually teeming with small fishing boats.But the…

January 26, 2020

Heavy Rain Wipes Out Many In Madagascar

At least 21 people have died in Madagascar following almost a week of torrential rain in the north-west of the…

January 25, 2020

Zimbabwe judge blasts soldiers for harassing Chiwenga’s wife

Zimbabwe’s vice president Constantino Chiwenga and the military were on Friday criticised for abusing state resources, when soldiers were used…

January 25, 2020

Ugandans must talk about transition: outgoing US ambassador

The outgoing United States ambassador to Uganda, Deborah Malac says a discussion on transition in the East African nation is…

January 25, 2020

Erdogan: Turkey keeps fostering terrorism in Libya

Turkey will not leave Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj alone, and it is “determined to provide as much support as…

January 24, 2020

Locusts the latest curse of East Africa weather extreme

Billions of locusts swarming through East Africa are the result of extreme weather swings and could prove catastrophic for a…

January 24, 2020

Ethiopian, South Africa airlines most favoured by Nigeria’s drug traffickers

The frequently flown airlines by Nigerian drug traffickers in 2019 were Ethiopian and South African airways, both coming in and…

January 24, 2020

Turkish airstrikes target Yazidi areas recovering from ISIS genocide

Turkey again carried out a targeted assassination of Yazidi members of a far-left group in Sinjar in northern Iraq on…

January 23, 2020

Angola charges Isabel dos Santos with fraud, embezzlement

Angola’s billionaire former first daughter Isabel dos Santos has been charged with money laundering and mismanagement during her stewardship of…

January 23, 2020

Inside Burundi’s retirement package for ‘Supreme Leader’ Nkurunziza

Burundi lawmakers on Wednesday approved legislation that will effectively hand outgoing president Pierre Nkurunziza a handsome retirement package that includes…

January 23, 2020

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