Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 20:48
Mali's military junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita fired Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga and his government on Wednesday. A few days previously, Maiga, who was appointed by the military in 2021, had publicly condemned the lack of clarity regarding the country's promised transition to civilian...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 20:21
Abuja, Nigeria — Nigeria concluded a three-day conference Wednesday to mark National Mining Week. Authorities in the West African nation have been seeking to expand investments in the mining industry in a bid to diversify the economy, amid the global surge in demand for minerals.
The conference...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 19:58
The majority of the expired foodstuff uncovered in the two warehouses in Durban originated from either Nigeria in West Africa and India, in Asia, police said. Some of the goods had no expiry dates while others had clear expiry dates which had long passed. The factories were uncovered after an...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 19:43
The University of South Africa (UNISA) and the North West Department of Education are collaborating on a pilot program to empower high school learners to make informed career choices as early as Grade 9. This initiative was discussed during a meeting convened by the North West MEC for Education,...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 19:36
The mausoleum of Patrice Lumumba, DR Congo's independence hero, was vandalised sparking alarm over his tooth.
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 19:24
Prosecutors accused Al-Hassan, 47, of leading a "reign of terror" after the al-Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine group seized the historic city in 2012.
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 19:14
The International Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced a jihadist police chief to 10 years in jail for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during a reign of terror in the fabled Malian city of Timbuktu.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 19:00
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA — In Zambia, Catholic bishops raised the alarm this week about increased arrests and prolonged detentions of opposition leaders.
In a letter signed by all 11 of the country’s Catholic bishops, they lamented what they called significant restrictions on democratic freedom,...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 18:53
Woman says French-Algerian writer’s prize-winning Houris uses her story as she told it to therapist Aicha Dehdouh
Two complaints have been filed in Algeria against the French-Algerian author Kamel Daoud, the winner of France’s most prestigious literary award, and his wife, a therapist,...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 18:22
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 18:20
Maputo, Mozambique — In a state of the nation address late Tuesday, outgoing Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi invited the four presidential candidates for a dialogue as part of a bid to end post-election unrest that has left several people dead and dozens of others injured.
Protesters say the...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 18:14
Sources privy to the incident told SaharaReporters that Uba’s trial followed a petition to the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 18:13
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court urged Libya and other nations Tuesday to help arrest six men allegedly linked to a brutal militia blamed for multiple killings and other crimes in a strategically important western town where mass graves were discovered in 2020
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 18:00
"Spain needs 250,000 to 300,000 foreign workers annually to maintain its standard of living," said Elma Saiz, Minister of Inclusion and Migration.
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 17:53
Al-Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud had been convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity
The international criminal court has sentenced an al-Qaida-linked extremist leader to 10 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out when he headed the...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 17:35
The leader of Economic Freedom Fighters in Limpopo, Lawrence Mapoulo, has accused Premier Phophi Ramathuba and Legislature Speaker Makoma Makhurupetje of tribalism and nepotism, alleging they only hire Vhavenda and Balobedu in their offices at the expense of Bapedi and Vatsonga-speaking people....
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 17:11
Residents of the Haitian capital's Solino neighborhood congregated to improvise shelters in the neighboring Bourbon neighborhood.
In a desperate effort to establish a camp where they can settle, the residents join forces with hammers, sticks, and machetes.
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 17:07
The UK's Royal Institute of International Affairs, commonly known as Chatham House, has says Mozambique President-elect Daniel Chapo can speak on its platform after election disputes are laid to rest.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 17:06
Furore over whether Chidimma Adetshina was really South African led to invitation to represent Nigeria
A beauty queen who pulled out of the Miss South Africa competition when her nationality was questioned has said she wants to relocate to Nigeria, after...
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