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Editor 4 August 2024 No Comment

Nigerian leader calls for end to hardship protests, blaming ‘political agenda’ for violence

By Associated Press ABUJA: Nigeria’s leader on Sunday called for an end to mass protests over economic hardship, saying the rallies
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Editor 4 August 2024 No Comment

UK Prime Minister condemns ‘far right thuggery’ as anti-migrant unrest flares across Britain

By Reuters LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday condemned what he described as “far-right thuggery” and said perpetrators
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba
Editor 4 August 2024 No Comment

Ukraine foreign minister heads to Zambia, Malawi to seek support in war against Russia

By Reuters KYIV: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will visit three African countries this week in an effort to drum
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People protesting against economic hardships in Lagos
Editor 3 August 2024 No Comment

Rights group says security forces have killed 9 as Nigeria protests over hardship enter a

By Associated Press ABUJA: Nigerian security forces clashed with protesters during mass demonstrations over the country’s economic crisis, leaving at
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Editor 2 August 2024 No Comment

Tanzania launches $3.1 billion railway in drive to boost infrastructure

By Reuters DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania on Thursday launched a 541-km modern standard gauge railway running between its administrative and
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Editor 1 August 2024 No Comment

Ethiopia’s currency dives by 30% as IMF-backed reforms to stabilize the economy take effect

By Associated Press ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia’s currency lost 30% of its value Tuesday, the day after the central bank began
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Kenya's President William Ruto
Editor 1 August 2024 No Comment

Kenyan court nullifies 2023 finance law in new blow to President Ruto

By Reuters NAIROBI: Kenya’s Court of Appeal on Wednesday declared the government’s 2023 finance law unconstitutional, inflicting a new blow
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Former South African President Jacob Zuma
Editor 30 July 2024 No Comment

Zuma is expelled by his former ANC party after forming rival MK Party

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: Former South African president Jacob Zuma was expelled by his former African National Congress party on
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Editor 30 July 2024 No Comment

Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her expected but crucial support

By Associated Press ATLANTA: Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White
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Kenya's President William Ruto
Editor 25 July 2024 No Comment

Kenyan president appoints opposition ministers to his Cabinet amid political unrest

By Associated Press NAIROBI: Kenya’s president on Wednesday incorporated the opposition in his new Cabinet, appointing four ministers from the
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