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Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 00:05

Ade Adepitan is a charming presenter, but his ‘chilled-out’ approach to entering a ‘whites-only’ South African town is utterly feeble. At points, his passivity is borderline offensive

Not every attempt at documenting real events ends up fulfilling its intended purpose....

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Monday, March 18, 2024 - 23:31
Pentagon — The United States is not ruling out a continued military presence in Niger, despite a statement by the country’s ruling military junta that it was ending an agreement allowing for the presence of American forces engaged in counterterrorism missions. U.S. defense officials said Monday...
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Monday, March 18, 2024 - 22:12
In tonight's edition: Gambian MPs debate a bill to end a ban on FGM. If reversed Gambia would become the first country ever to do so. A Congolese court sentences a top journalist to six months in prison. Stanis Bujakera, was arrested last year after an article suggesting that the army had killed an...
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Monday, March 18, 2024 - 21:38
abuja, nigeria — Analysts in West Africa are raising concerns about U.S. military operations across the Sahel after Niger ended military cooperation with the United States on Saturday. The U.S has hundreds of troops stationed at a drone base in northern Niger and has been helping with regional...
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Monday, March 18, 2024 - 21:32
Gambian lawmakers voted 42 in favor and four against to send the FGM ban reversal bill to a parliamentary committee. Activists warn that the bill will harm Gambia's human rights record and roll back years of progress.
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Monday, March 18, 2024 - 21:27
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Monday, March 18, 2024 - 21:13
Israeli prime minister agrees to send delegation to Washington with alternative plan for Gaza
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Monday, March 18, 2024 - 20:57
Santiago, Cuba‘s second-largest city, witnessed an unusual scene on Sunday as hundreds of residents gathered for a public protest, venting their frustrations over frequent power failures and shortages of essential food items. The island nation of Cuba is currently enduring its most severe...
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Monday, March 18, 2024 - 20:38
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials traveled to Niger last week to express concerns about the country's potential development of ties to Russia and Iran before the ruling junta Saturday revoked an accord governing the roughly 1,000 U.S. military personnel there, the Pentagon said Monday.  The Pentagon...
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Monday, March 18, 2024 - 20:32
By order of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Binance Holdings Limited is obligated to furnish the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with comprehensive information regarding individuals trading from Nigeria on its platform. The court’s decision, prompted by an ex-parte motion from the...
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Monday, March 18, 2024 - 19:52
Commons to vote on Monday evening after Rishi Sunak accuses critics of ‘trying to block’ legislation
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Monday, March 18, 2024 - 19:49

Committee will examine for at least three months a bill proposing repeal of ban on female genital mutilation

A decision on whether to overturn a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Gambia has been postponed for three months after MPs called for more consultation.

FGM was...

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Monday, March 18, 2024 - 19:42
Kidnappers have abducted over 100 people in two new attacks in northwest Nigeria weeks after more than 250 school pupils were seized in the same state, residents and officials told AFP on Monday. 
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Monday, March 18, 2024 - 19:33
It is feared that the current violence against political opposition in Chad could signal the beginning of another long term dictatorship. Helga Dickow, Senior Researcher at the Arnold Bergstraesser Institut, Freiburg Germany, University of Freiburg Licensed as Creative...
Monday, March 18, 2024 - 19:29

Dr Mahmoud Halilu Ahmad Mni, Sarki Gabas Adamawa, on Monday congratulated Lamido Adamawa, Dr Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Mustafa, for attaining 14 years on the throne.

According to a statement made available to this platform, by Adamawa State Coordinator of Actualization Group, Yau Alh...

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Monday, March 18, 2024 - 19:26
Shamiso Mosaka was removed from a flight by police officers after crew said she was being "abusive".
BBC News - Africa
Monday, March 18, 2024 - 18:54
If Gambia repeals the ban on female genital mutilation, it will become the first nation to roll back protections against cutting. Several people were fined last year for carrying out the practice on young girls.
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Monday, March 18, 2024 - 18:29
Clients at Ethiopia's biggest commercial bank are being urged to return any money that isn't theirs.
BBC News - Africa
Monday, March 18, 2024 - 18:18
Northern Nigeria has been hit by a renewed wave of mass kidnappings. The victims' families face having to pay hefty ransoms to get their loved ones back.
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Monday, March 18, 2024 - 18:17
[Vanguard] The National Association of Persons with Albinism (NAPA) has raised the alarm over the alleged rise in cases of discrimination and injustice against persons with albinism.
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