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The Mozambique peace deal that is ‘here to stay’

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On Thursday the much talked about peace deal between the government and the opposition in Mozambique was signed. The country’s President Filipe Nyusi and the leader of the main opposition party Renamo signed the deal which is said to be a permanent ceasefire agreement. It is meant to put an end to years of fighting that led to the death… Read More
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Madagascar: British student dies after opening plane door

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Police in Madagascar have revealed that a British student who was studying at the Cambridge University died after falling from a plane. The student, according to police fell to her death on the African island nation when she opened the door of a small plane in mid-air. Alana Cutland, 19 was from Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire. UK Foreign Office confirmed… Read More
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Former US President Reagan called Africans “monkeys”

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Former US President Ronald Reagan is reported to have called Africans at UN conference “monkeys” for opposing the USA during a vote. The late Reagan according to newly released tapes published by a US magazine made the comment in a conversation with then-President Richard Nixon. The comments were made in a 1971 telephone call between the two leaders. Reagan said… Read More
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DR Congo: Ebola patient ‘escapes from treatment centre’

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An Ebola patient under treatment in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reportedly escaped from the treatment centre. Local officials say the patient tested positive for the virus and was being treated. News website Actualité reports that DR Congo’s health ministry confirmed the incident. The Ebola treatment centre is located in Lubero, in North Kivu province. Authorities say the patient… Read More
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Nigerian Solider explains why he returned missing cash

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Bashir Umar this week got promoted from aircraftman to the rank of corporal, a promotion that should have taken him 10 years to achieve. His promotion was as a result of just one act, returning a missing parcel containing 37,000 euros ($41,500) in cash to its owner. The Nigerian air force officer got many people talking across Nigeria and around… Read More
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Ghana: Soldiers force journalist to weed as punishment

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A Ghanaian journalist was this week forced by some military officers to weed for an hour as punishment. Mr James Harry Obeng, according to state newspaper, Ghanaian Times alleged that he was manhandled by the soldiers at Michelle Camp, near the capital, Accra for no reason. The journalist has now reported the case to the country’s Commission on Human Rights… Read More
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Nigeria declares Shiite Muslim group a terrorist organisation

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Nigeria has now declared the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also referred to as “Shiites” a terrorist organisation. A court in Nigeria on Friday gave the government the approval to label the group as a terrorist organization after series of deadly protest by its members. The protests last week also resulted in the death of a senior police officer in… Read More
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Speaker Pelosi leads U.S. Congressional delegation to Ghana

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The speaker of United States congress, Nancy Pelosi is leading a delegation of American lawmakers to Ghana on Sunday. The delegation is expected to hold a high level discussion with the Ghanaian President Nana Akufo Addo and other government officials. The delegation has already visited the U.S. Army African Headquarters in Italy as part of this trip. “As we face… Read More
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Liberia: Weah honors Buhari with national award

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Liberia’s President George Weah has conferred the country’s highest national honors on Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari was in Liberia as Special Guest of Honor at the country’s 172nd Independence Anniversary on Friday. Buhari’s media aide Garba Shehu said in a statement that his boss received “The Grand Cordon of the Knighthood of Venerable Order of the Pioneers.” “The… Read More
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Nigerian student drowns in UK’s Thames River

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A 23-year old Nigerian-born student living in the UK, Jonathan Adebanjo has reportedly drowned in the Thames River. Adebanjo, an art student was studying at Camberwell College of Arts, London. He was reported missing while swimming with friends at Shadwell Basin on Tuesday. Adebanjo is among three persons reported missing after drowning in similar manner. Rescuers pulled his body from… Read More