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Ghanaians mock renaming of national monuments

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Many Ghanaians have been mocking their government over a decision to rename some already existing national monuments and institutions after some individuals. The government says it considers those individuals as national heroes who played a crucial role in the country’s history. In one of those renaming exercises, the government renamed the country’s university of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) after… Read More
Africa China Featured Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

Nigerian pastor trying to escape arrest killed in China

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A Nigerian pastor, Joseph Nwajueze has been killed in China by security operatives. He was reportedly escaping arrest from security operatives for alleged visa violations. According to reports the Chinese security operatives in an attempt to capture the fleeing Nwajueze, used a security gadget to demobilise him. The security gadget made the pastor numb, leading to his fall, which eventually… Read More
Africa East Africa Featured World 

Uganda’s Winnie Byanyima secures top job at UNAIDS

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Ugandan Winnie Byanyima has secured the top job at UNAIDS, a global body helping to fight the AIDS disease. Byanyima currently heads UK charity Oxfam but has now been appointed as the next executive director of UNAIDS. UNAIDS said in a statement that “Ms Byanyima brings a wealth of experience and commitment in harnessing the power of governments, multilateral agencies,… Read More
Africa Central Africa Featured World 

Burundi begins Ebola vaccination for health officials

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Burundi has started vaccinating its health workers against Ebola as it makes efforts to prevent the spread of the disease into its territory. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday that the vaccination is happening near Burundi’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Burundi has not reported of any Ebola cases but does not want to taken by… Read More
Africa Featured North Africa World 

Tunisia: 26 candidates approved for presidential race

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Tunisia’s electoral commission on Wednesday sad it has approved 26 candidates to run for president next month. Those approved include two women, the electoral commission said. 71 other applicants were rejected after the commission received 98 nomination forms. Prime Minister Youssef Chahed got his candidacy approved as he faces a major task to win the presidential race. He however refused… Read More
Africa Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

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
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