Somalia issues new election timetable
The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the Federal Member States (FMS) on Thursday finally issued the long-awaited election procedures
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Trump tests positive, has ‘mild symptoms’ of COVID-19
Washington DC—The White House said Friday that President Donald Trump was suffering “mild symptoms” of COVID-19, adding that he was
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Hopes dashed but still dreaming, Nigeria turns 60
t was just after midnight in Lagos, on a horse-racing track turned square, when Nigeria’s new white and green flag
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After ‘Fishrot’ scandal, Namibia earns little from auction
JOHANNESBURG — Following Namibia’s “Fishrot” scandal, in which two Cabinet ministers are in jail awaiting trial for allegedly accepting bribes
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French high court OKs extradition of Rwanda genocide suspect
PARIS (AP) — France’s highest court on Wednesday gave the green light for Rwandan genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga to be
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UN failures on coronavirus underscore the need for reforms
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The coronavirus that has claimed nearly 1 million lives has underscored the failure of the United
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’It belongs to us!”Tense French trial over colonial art
PARIS — Is dislodging African artwork from a European museum a political statement, or a criminal act? That’s the question
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UN: Africa lost $800B in illegal transfers in recent years
GENEVA — The United Nations estimates that illegal outflows of capital from Africa totaled over $830 billion in the first
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Ethiopia PM asks South African leader to mediate in dam dispute
JOHANNESBURG — Ethiopia’s prime minister has asked South Africa’s president to intervene in his country’s dispute with Egypt over a
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Secret documents: China detention camps ‘to prevent escapes’
The watch towers, double-locked doors and video surveillance in the Chinese camps are there “to prevent escapes.” Uighurs and other
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