Curfew imposed on Nigeria’s Maiduguri
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA) – Curfew has been imposed on Maiduguri, the provincial capital of Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, following a Sunday morning…
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West Africa
East Africa
Ethiopia Christians mark Jesus’ baptism
ADDIS ABABA (AA) – Christians started on Sunday celebrating the Ethiopian Orthodox Epiphany, a three-day occasion that marks the baptism…
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Southern Africa
24 die in Zimbabwe bus accident
HARARE (AA) – At least 24 Zimbabweans died on Sunday after two buses collided about 35km east of the capital…
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Central Africa
Célestin Monga from Cameroon appointed Managing Director of United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 27, 2014 – A leading member of Swiss based Quantum Global group’s Advisory Board (http://www.quantumglobal.ch) has today accepted…
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North Africa
Egypt court drops Mubarak murder charges
CAIRO (AA) – An Egyptian court on Saturday dropped a case against former president Hosni Mubarak on charges of conspiring…
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Edger Lungu sworn in as Zambia’s new president He thanked other contenders and called for burying the differences to develop Zambia
LUSAKA (AA) – Edgar Lungu on Sunday took the oath of office as Zambia’s sixth president since independence in 1964 after…
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Nigeria’s Jonathan vows to return abducted schoolgirls
LAGOS (AA) – Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan vowed on Saturday to bring back home girls kidnapped in April of 2014…
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Sierra Leone President Koroma calls for action to enable economic and social recovery as progress is made in the fight against Ebola
The outstanding leadership shown by the Sierra Leone president over the past months as his country was ravaged by an…
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Nigeria opposition claims govt plot to kill presidential candidate
LAGOS (AA) – Nigeria’s opposition All Progressive Congress (APC) on Monday accused the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the…
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Universal Education May be an Unattainable Goal for Zimbabweans
HARARE, Dec 24 2014 (IPS) – Zimbabwe boasts of one of the highest rates of literacy across Africa but, but…
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Cameroon’s Educational Goals Threatened by Boko Haram Insurgents
MAROUA, Far North Region, Jan 14 2015 (IPS) – “I’d quit my job before going to work in a place…
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EU launches security mission in Mali, CAR Missions aim to advise and reform internal security in two African states
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Union has announced it is to launch a security mission to support internal security forces in Mali and…
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Declaration of victory over Ebola ‘premature': Togo president
ACCRA (AA) – Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe, coordinator of the Ebola disease response and eradication process set up by the Economic…
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Nigeria’s leader makes surprise visit to restive north Jonathan visited 900 displaced persons from Baga, the scene of a recent deadly attack by Boko Haram
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday made a surprise visit to the country’s insurgency-wracked northeastern region….
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North Korean leader set for international showdown in May Kim Jong-un understood to have responded positively to invitation to ceremony from Russian president, according to reports.
SEOUL (AA) – A rare meeting between North Korea’s Kim Jong-un and fellow world leaders is looking increasingly likely to take…
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Nigerian author motivates young women with debut book ‘Young Woman’s Guide’ by Yetunde Odugbesan-Omede
“For me, my passion is what empowers me, and my purpose is why I wrote this book. My passion is…
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Meet Michaela DePrince – The Sierra Leonean born Ballet sensation who has taken the world by storm
Michaela DePrince was born on the 6th of January 1995 and is a Sierra Leonean-American ballet dancer. With her mother,…
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