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The UK should end its control of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean “as rapidly as possible”, the UN’s highest court has said. Mauritius claims it was forced to give up the islands – now a British overseas territory – in 1965 in…
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Senegalese President Macky Sall is headed towards a second term in office, his prime minister has alleged. Mohammed Dionne said preliminary results suggested Mr Sall had secured about 57% of the vote in Sunday’s elections, but an official…
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The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu has moved the collation of election results to today Monday, February 24, 2019, by 11:00 am. The presidential and national assembly elections held on…
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A special tribunal is to be set up in South Africa with powers to fast-track prosecutions and recover the proceeds of corruption. President Cyril Ramaphosa said the tribunal would consider cases brought by the Special Investigating Unit.…
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Deadly clashes broke out in Venezuelan border towns on Saturday, as President Nicolás Maduro blocked humanitarian aid from crossing from Colombia and Brazil. At least two people were killed by gunfire on Saturday, rights groups said,…
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Vote counting continued Sunday as Nigerians awaited the outcome of a presidential poll seen as a tight race between the president and a former vice president. Although voting was peaceful in most areas of Nigeria Saturday, there were a…
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Pope Francis has promised concrete action to tackle child sex abuse at the end of a Roman Catholic Church summit on paedophilia. Clergy guilty of abuse were “tools of Satan”, the Pope said, pledging to face every case with “utmost…
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Senegalese voters have begun casting their ballots in the country’s presidential election. President Macky Sall is seeking a second term and faces four challengers in his bid. Since coming into office, Mr Sall has focused on new…
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Some ballot boxes at Polling Unit 18 located at the junction of Ohafia/Ago Palace Way, Okota in Oshodi/Isolo LGA of Lagos State, Nigeria have been set on fire. A correspondent who witnessed the incident reports that the Polling Unit 23…
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Nigerians began voting for a new president on Saturday, after a week-long delay that has raised political tempers, sparked conspiracy claims and stoked fears of violence. President Muhammadu Buhari was one of the first in the queue when…
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