Rwanda: Kagame announces he will run for a fourth term
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has announced for the first time that he plans to run for a fourth term in next year’s elections.Sourced from Africanews
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Gabon: Ali Bongo’s son and other relatives jailed for “high treason”
Ali Bongo’s eldest son, former presidential spokesman Jessye Ella Ekogha, and four other people were “indicted on Tuesday and remanded in custody”, Sourced from Africanews
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Libyans ‘rise above old wounds’ and divisions after extreme floods, says Youth Minister
Fatalla Elzuni, Libya’s Minister of Youth, in an address on Thursday to the UN General Assembly, expressed deep sympathy and offered his condolences to Libyans “in the throes of a disastrous tragedy” following the devastating rains and floods that hit the east of the country last week. UN Africa News
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At UN, Horn of Africa nations urge global solidarity and real reform
As UN General Assembly’s general debate continued Saturday, Horn of Africa nations made a strong plea for action to rescue a world teetering on the precipice of climate catastrophe and struggling under the weight of an outdated and unfair global financial system. UN Africa News
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Russian Foreign Minister hits out at West’s ‘empire of lies’
Russia’s Foreign Minister told the UN General Assembly on Saturday that a new world order is being born through a struggle between a neocolonial minority and a “global majority” seeking to end decades of Western domination. Source UN News
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Nigerian court grants bail to 69 arrested in controversial ‘Gay Wedding’ raid
The incident occurred in the city of Warri, where law enforcement authorities acted upon a tip regarding the alleged gay wedding.Sourced from Africanews
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Probe launched into death of Afropop star MohBad
The 27-year-old artist succumbed to an illness in a Lagos hospital a week ago, sparking widespread speculation about the circumstances surrounding his death.Sourced from Africanews
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UNESCO puts Rwanda genocide memorials on World Heritage list
Four memorials to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda of more than 800,000 people, mainly Tutsi, were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list on Wednesday, the UN cultural body said.Sourced from Africanews
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S.A: 4th edition of Comic Con Africa, the continent’s largest pop culture festival kicks off
The festival opened this year with a spotlight on home-grown superheroes. South African media say the festival will have a record attendance as crowds flock to a vast expo centre south of Johannesburg for the event which runs until Monday (Sep. 25).Sourced from Africanews
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Zelenskyy says Russia’s Security Council veto undermines world body
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday called for expanding the UN Security Council and reforming the right of veto granted to its permanent members, in his first in-person address around the iconic horseshoe table. Source UN News
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