Politics
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Nigeria’s Jonathan can contest presidential elections next year, court rules
FORMER Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan can run in next year’s presidential election, a court ruled on Friday, clearing doubts over…
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US seizes Maryland property of former Gambian president
THE US Justice Department said on Thursday it has secured the forfeiture of a Maryland property purchased by former Gambian…
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Nigeria parties set to name candidates for 2023 election
COMMUTERS driving through Lagos’s wealthy Ikoyi district have been greeted for months by the face of Bola Tinubu whose Nigeria…
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Gambian government says it will prosecute exiled ex-president Jammeh
GAMBIA’S government on Wednesday said it accepted a recommendation by a truth and reconciliation commission that exiled former president Yahya…
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Investigation clears Liberia’s Cummings of forgery allegations
CLAIMS that the leader of Liberia’s Alternative National Congress (ANC), Alexander Cummings, tampered with an opposition coalition document ‘does not…
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AU Extraordinary Summit begins in Equatorial Guinea
THE African Union Extraordinary Summit on Terrorism and Unconstitutional Changes of Government is set to be held in Malabo, Equatorial…
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Uganda arrests opposition’s Besigye again, breaks up price protests
UGANDAN security forces re-arrested a veteran opposition politician on Tuesday and broke up a protest in the capital that he…
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US threatens sanctions on Sudanese blocking democracy return
THE United States on Tuesday urged rapid progress from military to civilian rule in Sudan and threatened sanctions on anyone…
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German chancellor to discuss Ukraine war in South Africa
SOUTH Africa’s neutral stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine will be a major topic of conversation as German Chancellor Olaf…
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Malawi investigating former diplomats for allegedly selling state properties
THE Malawi government is investigating some of its former diplomats who served the country’s embassies in Namibia, South Africa and…
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