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Why Nigeria’s Buhari is restricting food imports

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There have been several interpretations to the order from Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari to the country’s central bank to halt the funding of food imports. Some analysts have said the order has implications for the independence of the central bank of Nigeria. But the Nigerian government said the move it meant to boost consumption of locally produced food. Nigeria is… Read More
Africa World 

AU commission says ‘some military coups are inevitable’

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The African Union Commission Deputy Chairman Kwesi Quartey has said that although the Union hopes coups do not take place, some of them are inevitable. The Ghanaian diplomat told DW that “we are concerned. But we also recognize that the military is a backbone of the state and in a situation of chaos normally the military will not sit down… Read More
Africa Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

Why Met Police is probing BBNaija housemate Khafi

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Khafi Kareem, a Nigerian-London based police officer is one of the contestants in this year’s Big Brother Nigeria TV reality show. She has been part of the 2019 edition of the TV reality show that originally had 21 contestants expected to be in a house for 99 days. But Kareem is facing a probe from his employers, the Metropolitan Police… Read More
Pacific 

‘Act with restraint’ UN urges Hong Kong authorities and protestors, as airport is disrupted for a second day

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The High Commissioner is “concerned by the ongoing events in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), and the escalation of violence that has taken place in recent days”, her spokesperson, Rupert Colville, told reporters in Geneva on Tuesday. “She notes the Chief Executive’s commitment to ‘engage as widely as possible’ and to ‘listen to the grievances of the people… Read More
Africa Liberia West Africa World 

Liberia says the West must return stolen African artifacts

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The Liberian government has announced its resolve to keep pushing for all stolen artifacts from Africa which are currently dotted across Europe and America to be returned. During the years of slavery and subsequent colonization, many artifacts belonging to many African countries were wrongly taken and in some instances stolen. Some of these artifacts are now all over museums across… Read More
Africa Ivory Coast West Africa World 

Ivorian Musician DJ Arafat dies in road crash

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Ivorian musician DJ Arafat has died following a road accident in Ivory Coast’s main city, Abidjan. The 33-year-old has a huge following in the Francophone region. He had referred to himself as the king of the dance music genre coupé-décalé. His biggest hit song had over five million views on YouTube. DJ Arafat’s real name is Houon Ange Didier. The… Read More
Africa East Africa Featured World 

Kenya: Plane aborts take-off after tyre stuck in pothole

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A Fly540 pilot was forced to abort take-off at the Manda Airport in Lamu in Kenya after one of the plane’s tyre was stuck in a pothole on the runway. No one was hurt but the 36 passengers aboard the Nairobi-bound plane were reported to be in a state of shock and fear. They were asked to disembark from the… Read More
Africa Egypt Sports World 

Salah visits fan who ran into lamp-post chasing his car

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Footballers often inspire unswerving devotion, but one boy has felt the full force when he hit a lamp-post while running after Mohamed Salah. Louis Fowler, 11, was trying to get the Liverpool striker’s attention, who was driving out of the club’s training base on Saturday, when he ran into the post. The Reds fan fell and “busted his nose”, his… Read More
Africa South Africa Southern Africa World 

Newborn survives being thrown out of window by mom

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A newborn baby survived after being thrown out of a window by her own mother in South Africa. Police say they have arrested the 32-year-old woman who allegedly threw the baby out of a window. She has been charged for child abandonment, KZN police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane said. The woman according to police will appear in the Verulam Magistrate’s Court… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana launches survey on ‘schools, sex and safety’

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A major and nationwide survey on sexual safety of teenagers in schools has been launched in Ghana. Dubbed the ‘SCHOOLS, SEX & SAFETY’ survey it is aimed at getting enough details about the sexual security of teenagers from harassment, abuse, proposals and rape. The survey which is the first of its kind in Ghana is being coordinated by private media… Read More
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