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Turkey Says US Arming Kurdish Syria Fighters ‘unacceptable’

Turkey on Wednesday slammed as "unacceptable" a US announcement that Washington would supply arms and military...

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Freed 82 Meet President Buhari

The 82 schoolgirls released by Boko Haram Islamist militants have met Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. They were...

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Buhari Leaves For Another Medical Checkup In London

President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari is leaving the country for London for medical check up, a statement issued by...

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Nigeria’s President Buhari Makes Rare Appearance Amid Health Concerns

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has made a rare public appearance amid ongoing questions about the state of his...

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UN Rights Investigator On Surprise Philippine Visit

The United Nations' special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings condemned Friday the use of violence to combat illegal...

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Ailing President Buhari Misses Third Cabinet Meeting

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has missed his third cabinet meeting in a row amid ongoing questions about the...

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Nigeria’s Ailing President Buhari Misses Third Cabinet Meeting

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has missed his third cabinet meeting in a row amid ongoing questions about the...

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President Buhari Not As Ill As Perceived

Nigeria's first lady Aisha Buhari has said that her husband is not as sick as is being perceived. She tweeted that...

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Nigeria Leader Urged To Take Sick Leave

A group of prominent Nigerians has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, 74, to take medical leave, amid growing...

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Nigeria’s President Buhari Urged To Take Medical Leave

A group of prominent Nigerians has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, 74, to take medical leave, amid growing...

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Zambia President ‘not Involved In Opposition Leader Woes’

Mr Hichilema has been in custody for more than a fortnight Zambia's presidential spokesman Amos Chanda has denied...

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Philippine Lawyer Accuses Duterte of ‘mass Murder’ At ICC

A Philippine lawyer on Monday filed a complaint at the world's only permanent war crimes court against President...

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Nigeria Marks Third Anniversary of Schoolgirl Kidnap

Nigerians rallied Friday to mark the third anniversary of the mass abduction of 276 schoolgirls by Boko Haram, as their...

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Indonesian Graft Investigator Injured In Acid Attack

A prominent Indonesian corruption investigator had acid thrown in his face by motorbike-riding assailants Tuesday in an...

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Sierra Leone Postpones Diamond Auction

Sources say four bidders have so far expressed interest in the stone found by a Christian pastor Sierra Leone has...

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Philippines’ Duterte Fires Minister After ‘corruption’ Row

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has fired the interior minister, his spokesman said Tuesday as infighting and...

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Russia Protests Leader Alexei Navalny Jailed For 15 Days

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been jailed for 15 days for resisting police orders during mass protests...

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Kremlin Condemns ‘provocation’

The Kremlin has responded to mass protests on Sunday by accusing the opposition of encouraging lawbreaking and...

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Sierra Leone Pastor Finds Huge 706-Carat Diamond

A pastor in Sierra Leone has unearthed a 706-carat diamond, according to the government, in one of the largest precious...