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World Leaders Bid Farewell to Kofi Annan
World leaders and royalty have paid their respects to one of Africa's most famous diplomats, Kofi Annan, at his funeral in his home country of Ghana.
It is the climax of three days of mourning which saw thousands of Ghanaians file past…
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Toughen Laws on Female Genital Mutilation – Africans Urged
Millions of girls in Africa are at risk of female genital mutilation because their governments are failing to enforce laws banning the internationally condemned practice, campaigners said on Thursday.
Six countries which are home to 16…
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Kofi Annan Was The United Nations: Antonio Guterres
The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres shared a glowing tribute of the former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday in a state funeral attended by African leaders and international statesmen who hailed his record as…
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Nigeria’s 2019 Polls: Buhari Submits Party Forms
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted party nomination forms as he officially kick starts a bid to secure a second and final term in charge of Africa’s most-populous nation.
Buhari was at the Abuja headquarters of the All…
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Kenya Ban On Lesbian Romance Film Challenged
The Kenyan maker of a film about a lesbian romance has gone to court to challenge the constitutionality of its banning in her home country.
Wanuri Kahiu's film Rafiki could not be shown in Kenya because the Kenya Film Classification Board…
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Saying Goodbye To ‘A Proud African’
Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has been speaking at the funeral service for the former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, which is taking place in Ghana's capital, Accra.
The president said that Mr Annan had "brought renown to our…
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South Sudan Leaders Reach ‘Final Final’ Deal
South Sudan warring parties have signed a final power-sharing agreement meant to end five years of civil war.
The ceremony on Wednesday evening in the Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, follows an agreement reached last month by President…
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UK Poisoning Suspects: ‘We Were Tourists’
Two men named as suspects in the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in the UK claim they were merely tourists.
The men, named as Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, told the RT channel that they went sightseeing in Salisbury but returned to…
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US Hurricane A Looming ‘Disaster’
Hurricane Florence has been downgraded to a category two storm as it approaches the US but officials still warn of a "disaster at the doorstep".
Florence's winds may have dropped to 110mph (175km/h) but its slow-moving nature could mean it…
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Suu Kyi Defends Jailing Of Journalists
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi has defended the jailing of two Reuters journalists, despite international condemnation.
She said Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo had broken the law and their conviction had "nothing to do with freedom of expression at…
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