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No fewer than three children are among four individuals who have reportedly gone missing after a five-storey apartment block collapsed in the Kenyan capital last night, a local official revealed. The cause of the accident in Uthiru, which is located to the northwest of the city centre, is not yet...
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The recent order by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), of 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levied on electronic transfers has been completely rejected by the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC), Africa Today News, New York reports. Comrade Joe Ajaero who is the President of the NLC stated the NLC position in a...
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has directed members of the House of Assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule to immediately begin impeachment process against Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Mr Tony Okocha who is the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the party, gave the directive during a...
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The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin was officially sworn into office on Wednesday at a lavish Kremlin ceremony for a record-breaking fifth term with more power than ever before. Africa Today News, New York reports that the 71-year-old has ruled Russia since the turn of the century, securing a...
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has said that it is working to establish a counter-terrorism force to tackle security threats within the sub-region. Amb. Abdel-Fatau Musah who is the Commissioner of Political Affairs, Peace and Security of ECOWAS, made this statement at the...
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Zimbabwean care worker Marian dreamt of her teenage daughter joining her for a new life in Britain, but new migration rules have left them stranded on different continents.
“Unprecedented and devastating” flooding in east Africa has triggered widespread displacement with hundreds of thousands forced from their homes in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Ethiopia and Tanzania, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday.
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In a grand ceremony on the morning of February 25, Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune arrived in
Ahmed Hafnaoui's defence of his men's 400m freestyle title at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is in doubt because of injury.
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Some climate scientists say it's difficult for them to remember that so much of the planet experienced such extreme weather at the same time.
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The divisive leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters threatens to hoover votes up from the ruling party.
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Abuja, May 8, 2024—Authorities in Nigeria should immediately release journalist Daniel Ojukwu and stop intimidating and arresting members of the press who investigate the government’s spending of public funds, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. On May 1, Ojukwu, a reporter with...
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2024-05-08T13:03:28Z
Today Virunga National Park, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, faces one the largest threats since its founding in 1925. As the conflict between the army and M23 rebels drags on, the wildlife living in the lush mountains and forest surrounding the combattants are also taking a hit. More...
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Tensions in the U.S.-South Africa relationship only heighten as both countries head towards national elections. In 1994, when South African President Nelson Mandela made his first state visit to the […]
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First step towards more transparency in the fishing sector in Senegal. On Monday, the government published a list of boats authorized to fish in Senegalese waters. More information with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Dakar, Sira Thierji.
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Australia-listed Leo Lithium has announced it is exiting the Goulamina project, in Mali, with the sale of its remaining 40% interest to joint venture (JV) partner Ganfeng.
The Chinese group will pay Leo $342.7-million for the remaining stake in Goulamina.
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By Issa Sikiti da Silva A group of young girls aged between 15 and 17 sit tight, following attentively a lesson being taught by a Mualim (Islamic teacher) in a makeshift […]
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Nearly 40 construction workers were still missing Wednesday in the rubble of a building that collapsed in South Africa on Monday as rescue teams continued to search for survivors for a third day in the wreckage of the unfinished five-story apartment complex. Story by Clarisse Fortuné.
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Dakar, May 8, 2023—Guinea’s media regulator should lift its suspension of the Inquisiteur outlet and journalist Mamoudou Babila Keita and allow the press to report on matters of public interest without fear of sanctions, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. On April 17, the High...
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2024-05-08T13:03:28Z
With the situation on the ground rapidly deteriorating, the international community faces mounting pressure to intervene and prevent further suffering in Gaza.
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