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Lawmakers in the south-western Nigerian state of Ondo abandoned their session on Thursday as a snake dropped from the roof, local media are reporting. Members were about to begin the business of the day when the snake dropped from a hole…
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President Mohamed Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia has died, the presidency said in a statement on Thursday after being hospitalized at a Military Hospital in the capital Tunis on Wednesday. President Essebsi who was born on November 29,…
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A former member of an elite Gambian military outfit has said that the former president, Yahya Jammeh, ordered the killings of two US citizens in 2013, AFP news agency reports. Concluding a week of dramatic testimony at the country’s…
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Nigeria's military authorities say they are investigating reports that some soldiers absconded with $1.6m-worth of cash in the local currency. It is not clear how the men who were on escort duties diverted the money, but a military…
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Security forces in Cameroon took action on Monday night to prevent an escape of detainees from Yaoundé Central Prison. “There were shots fired all night. It was like a fireworks display,” said one local resident. Many detainees…
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A WOMAN flew into a rage on a flight and lamped her boyfriend with a laptop for “looking at other women”. The raging American passenger can be seen berating her partner on board the packed flight from Miami before things turn violent.…
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A record number of international passengers are traveling through Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, the major gateway into Africa, this summer. Last Wednesday, July 17, 2019 was one of the busiest days for the Airport with 310…
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At least 25 people have died in clashes between Ethiopian security forces and activists in southern Ethiopia, hospital officials have told the BBC. The officials said security forces fired bullets during the protests across the Sidama…
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A member of Nigeria's air force has returned a parcel to its owner that contained 37,000 euros ($41,500; £33,300) in cash, the air force says. Bashir Umar is a member of the force's Mobile Air Defence Team that is deployed to Kano…
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A Nigerian couple at the heart of a rape accusation against a leading pastor in the country, say their lives are at risk. Photographer Busola Dakolo and her husband Timi Dakolo held a press conference in Nigeria's commercial hub Lagos on…
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