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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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DRCongo Detains Suspect In Killing of Two UN Experts

A suspect has been detained in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the kidnap and killing last month of two UN...

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Chain of Events After Suspected Syria Chemical Attack

A suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in Syria's Idlib province on April 4 killed dozens of people. Western...

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Assad Brands Chemical Weapon Claims ‘100 Fabrication’

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, who faces international calls to be tried as a war criminal, has branded claims his...

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Diarrhoea Kills More Than 500 In Somalia Since January

Cholera and acute diarrhoea have killed more than 500 people and left tens of thousands of others sick in drought-hit...

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UK Says South Sudan Violence Amounts To ‘genocide’

Targeted killings of specific ethnic groups in South Sudan's civil war amount to "genocide", according to Britain's...

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Deport Foreign Nationals Involved In Galamsey

Some concerned Ghanaian citizens living in the United Kingdom have petitioned President Nana Addo to arrest persons...

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Syria War: Anger After Russia Vetoes Resolution At UN

Russia has vetoed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council that would have condemned last week’s alleged...

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Praise For Kim At Showpiece North Korea Project

With tens of thousands of adoring citizens looking on --along with invited international media -- North Korean leader...

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NPP Hasn’t Shielded Party Miscreants Like NDC – John Boadu

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is dealing with miscreants affiliated to the party, unlike the National Democratic...

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Access Bank Supports 160 Communities

Voted “Outstanding Business Sustainability” by the Karlsruhe Sustainable Finance awards in 2016, Access Bank’s...

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Two Billion People Drinking Contaminated Water

Dramatic improvements are needed in ensuring access to clean water and sanitation worldwide, the World Health...

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Trump Says It Is Time To End Syria’s ‘brutal Civil War’

US President Donald Trump told allies it was time to end Syria's "brutal" civil war Wednesday, as he branded the...

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UN Chief Names German To Head UNDP

UN chief Antonio Guterres has named a German with extensive experience at the world organization, Achim Steiner, as the...

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US and Russia Still Far Apart As Syria Haunts Talks

Russia's President Vladimir Putin hosted US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the Kremlin on Wednesday but the rival...

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British Tests Point To Sarin Use In Syria

British scientists have analyzed samples from the site of a suspected chemical attack in Syria and concluded that sarin...

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US Adds Two C.Africa Militia Leaders To Sanctions List

The United States on Wednesday added two militia leaders in the Central African Republic (CAR) to its sanctions list,...

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Trump and Putin Trade Barbs As Ministers Meet

The US and Russian presidents have revealed the wide gulf between them over Syria, even as their foreign ministers were...

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18 Fighters Killed In Raging Yemen Clashes

Intensified confrontations between government forces and Huthi rebels on Yemen's southwestern coast have killed 18...