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Ivory Coast: Thousands flee after controversial election

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– – Over 3,600 people have fled Ivory Coast into Liberia as they feared post-election violence, according to the UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR). The UNHCR said numbers had surged after the 31 October presidential poll which was won by the incumbent President Alassane Ouattara. President Ouattara according to final election results won a controversial third term with more than 94%… Read More
Africa Business World 

Biden presidency offers reset for US-Africa business ties

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– – The election of a new US president gives countries in Africa a chance to press the reset button on economic ties with the United States, according to Stephen Hayes, a former president of the Corporate Council on Africa, a body in Washington DC that encourages American businesses to invest in the continent. He thinks that Joe Biden will… Read More
Pacific 

‘Super typhoon’ Goni: UN, partners seek $45 million in immediate relief for affected populations

Village Reporter
Response efforts have been underway since the Typhoon, known locally as Rolly, struck the archipelagic nation on 1 November, leaving widespread devastation in its wake.   Fully funded, the six-month response will support some 260,000 disaster-affected people, many of whom were already living in poverty prior to the disaster.   Launching the appeal, Gustavo Gonzalez, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the… Read More
Africa World 

Biden says ‘time to heal’ after defeating Trump

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– – Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday and offered himself to the nation as a leader who “seeks not to divide, but to unify” a country gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil. “I sought this office to restore the soul… Read More
Africa World 

America’s first black woman VP-elect says she ‘won’t be the last’

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– – Kamala Harris on Saturday shattered barriers to become the first woman vice president and, in a symbolism-heavy victory speech, told girls she would not be the last. Introducing President-elect Joe Biden in an optimism-fueled outdoor rally, Harris — also the first Black woman and Indian-American as vice president — sported a white suit in recognition of the suffragist… Read More
Africa World 

Joe Biden elected 46th president of the United States

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– – Joe Biden has been elected the 46th President of the United States after securing the needed electoral college votes. Projections by major American news networks put his number of electoral college votes at 284 exceeding the required 270. His victory ends Donald Trump’s Presidency who remains defiant claiming he rather won the election. America, I’m honored that you… Read More
Africa Featured West Africa World 

Guinea: Conde’s re-election for third term confirmed

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– – Guinea’s constitutional court has confirmed the re-election of incumbent president Alpha Conde. Conde was re-elected for a controversial third term with 59.5 percent of the vote and the constitutional court confirmed that on Saturday. Conde’s main rival Cellou Dalein Diallo received 33.5 percent, the court said. According to the judges Conde’s support was above the absolute majority needed… Read More
Africa World 

Donald Trump ‘will not concede defeat’, says his lawyer

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– – The lawyer to President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani has said that he will not concede defeat in the US election. Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday. CBS News reported that the president’s attorney disclosed at a press conference Donald Trump won’t concede defeat. I WON THIS ELECTION,… Read More
Africa World 

Trump compared to Mugabe amid looming election defeat

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– – A former US official has compared President Donald Trump to Zimbabwe’s late leader Robert Mugabe. Samantha Power’s comparison was in relation to Trump’s comments alleging fraud, without evidence, in the US election. President Trump had claimed that he was being cheated out of re-election, blaming his dwindling chances for re-election on votes cast illegally. He has been widely… Read More
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