General Assembly Approves Nearly $8 Billion for 15 Peacekeeping Missions in 2016/2017
NEW YORK – PRN Africa — Approving the appropriation of $7.86 billion for 15 peacekeeping operations for the 2016/2017 fiscal…
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UNFAMILIAR DROUGHTS IN BURKINA FASO, FARMERS GET CREATIVE
Rural Burkina Faso is battling more frequent and ever-longer droughts. The dry season, which traditionally lasted from mid-February to June,…
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BUSH MEAT THRIVES IN GHANA AS LIBERIA RECORDS NEW EBOLA CASE
Despite the massive campaign against the consumption of bush meat due to the outbreak of Ebola in Ghana two years…
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$5m MO IBRAHIM AWARD: NO WINNER FOR FIFTH TIME
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has announced that there was no winner for the 2015 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African…
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WOMEN IN GHANA’S PARLIAMENT ARE “ENDANGERED SPECIES” – HANNAH TETTEH
Foreign Affairs Minister, Hannah Tetteh has described women in Ghana’s parliament as “endangered species”. Mrs Tetteh said female voices hardly affect…
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EU states review post-Brexit scenarios EU’s next term president Slovakia says members should be realistic and ready for anything after next week's referendum
BERLIN (AA) – European Union’s next term president Slovakia Thursday urged member states to be realistic and ready for anything…
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ICT in education is needed for African graduates to compete for jobs globally, forum hears
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire – PRN Africa — The use of ICT as an education tool is a key measure for…
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Ugandan officers held over ‘assassination plot’ Police confirm arrest of 30 military officers for 'rebel, subversive activities'
KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – Thirty officers from Uganda’s military were arrested Sunday over purported involvement in subversive activities, including an…
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Gambia: UN adviser condemns President’s reported threats against ethnic group
NEW YORK, 10 June 2016 – PRN Africa — The United Nations Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention…
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Nigerian security forces accused of killing protesters Amnesty International says government forces killed 17 pro-Biafan protesters between May 29 and May 30
LAGOS, Nigeria (AA) – At least 17 people were killed and nearly 50 others were injured in Nigeria’s southeast Onitsha…
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Ban ‘shocked’ at scale of grave violations against children detailed in latest report
NEW YORK – PRN Africa — In his annual report on children and armed conflict covering the year 2015, United…
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Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies at 74 Ali was greatest, not only extraordinary athlete but man of great courage and humanity: US presidential candidate Bernie
NEW YORK (AA) – Muhammad Ali, one of the most influential sports figures in the 20th century, has passed away…
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