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James Rodriguez to miss Everton clash with Southampton on Sunday

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– – Ahead of their Premier League clash against Southampton on Sunday, Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that the team will be doing without former Real Madrid player James Rodriguez, who suffered a knock during their last game against Liverpool last week. Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk succumbed to an injury with just 11 minutes into the game after… Read More
Africa West Africa World 

Guinea Election: 82-year-old Alpha Condé heads to victory

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– – Guinea’s President, Alpha Condé is heading to victory in the recently held presidential elections. Preliminary results of Sunday’s election shows that the 82-year-old leader is set for a first round victory. On Thursday the election commission released another set of results showing that Alpha Conde is the clear leader in the race. According to results from 37 out… Read More
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EndSARS: Nigerians not impressed with President Buhari’s speech

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– – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday addressed citizens in a televised broadcast 48 hours after soldiers opened fire on protesters at Lekki tollgate in Lagos state. At least twelve people were killed in Tuesday’s incident which sparked outrage globally. President Buhari said he wasn’t happy with the loss of lives noting that “I am indeed deeply pained that… Read More
Pacific 

Rohingya conference pledges to ‘remain steadfast’ in finding solutions to crisis

Village Reporter
“We will continue to work together to maintain international attention on the Rohingya crisis and to shift from short-term critical interventions, to a more sustained and stable support”, said the closing statement from co-hosts the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), the European Union (EU), United Kingdom and United States. ??? ??? ??? ????????? ??? ??? ??? ?????? ????? 3 ????? ???… Read More
Pacific 

Independent UN rights experts urge Thai government to allow peaceful protests 

Village Reporter
In a statement, the independent rights experts called for an end to a crackdown on peaceful protests. “The imposition of a state of emergency is the latest in a series of draconian measures aimed at stifling peaceful demonstrations and criminalizing dissenting voices”, they said.   Urging authorities to allow students, human rights defenders and others to protest in a peaceful manner, the UN experts called for demonstrators to “be allowed to… Read More
Africa Europe World 

Opinion: How Africa overdeveloped Europe

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– – Africa. The lens through which we see and are taught about our continent shapes our understanding of, our treatment of and our relationship to it. Of course, it does. That is why history is taught through the lens of white supremacy. That teaching shapes how we think, and that we think of one nation as superior and another… Read More
Africa World 

Coronavirus vaccine trial volunteer dies in Brazil

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– – A coronavirus vaccine trial participant has died. The volunteer was involved in trials into a jab from Oxford University and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. The tragic news was confirmed by Brazil’s health authority on Wednesday, October 21. An investigation has been launched but no safety concerns have been raised, according to scientists. The volunteer was Brazilian and was taking part in the trials… Read More
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Guinea: At least 10 killed in deadly post-election violence

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– – Post-election violence in Guinea has led to the death of at least 10 people, according to the country’s security minister. Results from the 14 constituencies out of 34 puts incumbent President Alpha Condé in the lead over his main challenger Cellou Dalein Diallou. But Cellou Dalein Diallou had earlier claimed victory and decried “anomalies” with results being announced… Read More
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All-Africa Students Union condemns attack on Nigerian protesters

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– – The Secretary General and members of All-Africa Students Union (AASU) have condemned the Police and military brutality against peaceful demonstrators in Nigeria. In a press statement issued by the Secretary General, Peter Kwasi KODJIE, to commemorate the African Human Rights Day today, he called on the Nigerian government to bring the police and military antagonism against demonstrators to… Read More
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AU, Ecowas condemn violence in Nigeria and call for dialogue

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– – The African Union has now “condemned” the violence that has characterized ongoing protests against police brutality in Nigeria. Rights group Amnesty International has said that at least 12 people were killed by soldiers and police in Lagos on Tuesday. At least 49 people have been reported dead just on Tuesday the protests against brutalities across Nigeria turned bloody.… Read More
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