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CAF Elections: Pinnick Ordered To Back Hayatou

Nigeria’s government has ordered the head of the country’s football association to back current CAF president Issa...

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International Friendly: Egypt To Face Togo March 28

Ghana’s world Cup Group E opponents, Egypt have accepted invitation to engage Togo in an international friendly on...

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Niger’s Opposition Leader Hama Amadou Jailed In Absentia

A court in Niger has sentenced main opposition leader Hama Amadou to a year in prison for child smuggling. Amadou stood...

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Nigeria Government Directs FA To Back Hayatou For CAF Post

Nigeria's government has ordered the head of the country's football association to back current CAF president Issa...

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‘Jihadists’ Kill Civilians, Soldiers In North Mali

Two civilians and two Malian soldiers were killed Monday in an attack blamed on jihadists in the country's restive...

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Displaced Hit By Water Shortages In NE Nigeria

Tens of thousands of people who fled Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria are facing a severe lack of water, compounding...

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Nigerian State Seeks To Move Oil Firms To Troubled Niger Delta

Nigeria's southern oil-rich Rivers state on Saturday backed a government call for major oil companies to move their...

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Niger Drought Leaves Schools Closed

More than half of schoolchildren have quit class in some parts of Niger due to drought which is forcing entire families...

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Niger Puts 1,000 ‘Boko Haram Fighters’ On Trial

Niger has begun the trials behind closed doors of about 1,000 suspected fighters from the Boko Haram jihadist movement,...

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Nigerian Women Displaced By Boko Haram Hold Protest

Thousands of Nigerian women forced from their homes by Boko Haram jihadists held a protest on Sunday to demand better...

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UN Envoys Plan Paris Conference To Aid Chad

UN envoys on a mission to the Lake Chad region said Saturday that a conference would soon be held in Paris aimed at...

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Thousands Protest In Niger As Pressure On Gov’t Mounts

Thousands of people marched in Niger's capital of Niamey on Saturday against the government of President Mahamadou...

Business

Ecobank Ghana, Ria Money Transfer Partner To Offer Remittance Services

Ecobank Ghana has partnered with Ria Money Transfer - the world's third largest money transfer company - to offer pay...

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Angela Merkel Visits Tunisia For Talks On Migrant Crisis

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to press Tunisian leaders to step up efforts to help curb an influx of illegal...

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Infantino Ends Africa Tour

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has ended a 10-day tour of Africa. Mr Infantino began the trip with a three-day visit...

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Merkel Heads To Egypt, Tunisia To Reduce Migrant Flows

German Chancellor Angela Merkel starts a two-day trip to Egypt and Tunisia on Thursday, part of her push to limit...

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UN Security Council Visit To Draw Attention To Lake Chad Crisis

UN Security Council envoys on Thursday travel to Africa's Lake Chad region, where famine, the Boko Haram insurgency,...

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Egypt Prepare For AFCON 2019 Qualifiers; Set To Play Togo In A Friendly

Following their failure to lift the 2017 AFCON title in Gabon last month, the Pharaohs of Egypt have shifted attention...

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Burkina Jihadists Claim Attack On Police Positions

A night attack on two police positions in Burkina Faso was claimed by jihadists who killed 12 soldiers in the area in...