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Ethiopia, Eritrea leaders re-open border point, celebrate peace
The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea on Tuesday re-opened a border point between their two countries for road transport, in a first since the…
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How 20,336 people were murdered in S/Africa in one year
South African Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, said 20,336 murders were recorded in the country from 2017 to 2018 period, adding “South Africa is…
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Egypt court orders arrest of Mubarak’s sons in profiteering case
An Egyptian court on Saturday ordered the arrest of the two sons of former President Hosni Mubarak on charges of stock market manipulation, state…
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Rwanda frees jailed opposition figure Ingabire
Rwanda on Saturday freed Victoire Ingabire, an opposition leader, who had served six years of a 15-year jail term, after President Paul Kagame exercised…
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UN urges African CSOs to advance continent’s environmental agenda
The UN Environment on Saturday called on African civil society organisations (CSOs) to help advance essential environmental agenda that are critical to the effective…
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India filled with cautious hope as Pakistan opens political window, says Ajay Bisaria
ndian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria said New Delhi was filled with cautious hope as Islamabad opened political window, The Indian Expressreported. The statement came…
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Dentist elected as Pakistan’s new president
(dpa/NAN)Pakistan on Tuesday elected Arif Alvi, backed by the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party of Prime Minister Imran Khan, as its 13th president for…
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Nigeria, Germany, Norway, UN hold Berlin Conference on ‘Boko Haram’
Nigeria, Germany, Norway, and the United Nations have converged on Berlin Monday for a “pledging conference on Boko Haram”. The Berlin Conference, holding from…
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Philippines’ Duterte apologises to Obama for ‘son of a whore’ insult
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday apologised to former U.S. president Barack Obama for calling him a “son of a whore” in 2016. “It…