Africa
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Ugandan man behind viral fake East African currency shocked by its success
To the casual observer, it seemed like the long-cherished dream of a new single currency for East Africa had come…
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Access Bank Holdings CEO Herbert Wigwe, wife, son laid to rest
Herbert Wigwe, the former CEO of Access Holdings, his wife Doreen Chizoba, and their son Chizzy were laid to rest…
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13TH AFRICAN GAMES: Ghana is ready to deliver unforgettable competition- Mustapha Ussif
Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has touted the sporting infrastructural prowess of Ghana in the West African sub-region…
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13th African Games: Compete with utmost integrity – Akufo-Addo to competing countries
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged African nations participating in the 13th African Games to compete with the highest…
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Nigeria abduction: At least 28 schoolchildren escape captors
At least 28 of the nearly 300 schoolchildren kidnapped by gunmen have escaped, Nigeria’s Kaduna state governor has told BBC…
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Kuriga kidnap: More than 280 Nigerian pupils abducted
More than 280 Nigerian school pupils have been abducted in the north-western town of Kuriga, officials say. The pupils were…
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Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to form joint force to fight jihadists
Three West African countries run by military juntas say they will form a joint force to fight jihadist threats. Niger,…
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US sanctions Zimbabwe leader and wife for alleged corruption and human rights abuse
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa and first lady Auxillia have come under a slate of new US sanctions imposed that also…
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World’s largest hunger crisis looms in Sudan, UN warns, as humanitarian response hits ‘breaking point’
The war in Sudan is “triggering the world’s largest hunger crisis,” with more than 25 million people “trapped in a…
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Nigeria’s Boko Haram crisis: Dozens of women feared abducted in Gamboru Ngala
Dozens of displaced people are feared to have been abducted by Boko Haram jihadists in north-eastern Nigeria. The victims were…
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