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Niger Troops Kill 57 Boko Haram Fighters

Niger troops have killed 57 Boko Haram jihadists during fighting in the southeast Niger, a security source told AFP...

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South Africa Tells ICC It Didn’t Break Rules By Failing To Arrest Sudan’s Bashir

South Africa on Friday denied flouting international law in 2015 by failing to arrest visiting Sudanese President Omar...

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S.Africa Denies Breaking Rules By Not Arresting Sudan’s Bashir

South Africa on Friday denied it had flouted international law by refusing in 2015 to arrest visiting Sudanese...

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S.Africa In Dock For Failing To Arrest Sudan’s Bashir

South Africa will on Friday seek to defend its failure to arrest visiting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir who is...

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Nigeria Starts Vaccination Drive Against Meningitis Outbreak

Nigeria has started a mass vaccination programme in a bid to stop an outbreak of meningitis. More than 300 people have...

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UBA Group Promotes 3,000 Staff

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s Global Bank operating in 19 African countries including Ghana, has...

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S. Africa To Defend Failure To Arrest Bashir At ICC

War crimes judges will Friday hear why South Africa failed to arrest Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir during a 2015...

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Pay TV Operator Acquires Media Licence To 2018 World Cup

According to the company’s Vice President, the newly acquired StarTimes rights indicates the company’s desire to...

International

Vaccine Cost Cripples Response To Outbreak

Nigeria needs as many as 800,000 doses of the type C meningitis vaccine to deal with the outbreak Nigeria does not have...

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Italy Brokers Deal With Libyan Tribes To Curb Migrant Influx

The Italian government said Sunday that dozens of rival tribes in southern Libya had agreed to cooperate on securing...

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UN, WHO Plan To Eradicate Polio In Africa

The campaign, one of the largest ever conduct in Africa, will run from march 25-28 The World Health Organization and...

International

CAF Elections: Hayatou’s Defeat

The election of Ahmad Ahmad as new CAF President boosts Gianni Infantino’s power. The key question remains: Was there...

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116 Million African Children To Get Polio Vaccines

The World Health Organization said Friday 116 million children are to receive polio vaccines in 13 countries in west...

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French National Abducted In Chad

A French civilian has been abducted in the central African nation of Chad, French authorities said on Thursday. The...

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Cameroon Expelled 2,600 Nigerians Fleeing Boko Haram

More than 2,600 Nigerians who fled into northern Cameroon to escape Boko Haram jihadists have been forced to go home...

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Chad’s Ancient Ennedi Cave Paintings Defaced

Ancient cave paintings at a world heritage site in the Sahara desert have been defaced with graffiti, Chad's minister...

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Four Dead In NE Nigeria Suicide Bombing

Four people were killed on Saturday evening when suicide bombers blew themselves up in a village on the outskirts of...

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Boko Haram’s Shekau Reappears, Criticises Cameroon ‘lies’

Boko Haram's elusive leader has made his first appearance in months, claiming responsibility for a spate of suicide...

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Key Forces Battling For Control In Libya

Dozens of armed factions have battled for control of oil-rich Libya since the 2011 fall of longtime dictator Moamer...