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Nigerian Opposition Says To Pick Candidate For 2019 Election
Nigeria's main opposition parties have agreed to form an alliance to field a joint candidate to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari in next year's presidential election, they said in a memorandum on Monday.
Buhari's ruling All…
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Sierra Leone Launches Corruption Inquiry Into Former Government
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio will launch a commission to investigate accusations of widespread corruption under his predecessor Ernest Koroma, the government said.
A report commissioned by Bio and released last week accused…
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Respect The Allies You Have EU Leaders Tell Trump
European Council President Donald Tusk told U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday to stop berating NATO allies over military investment levels ahead of what is expected to be a fraught alliance summit.
Before flying to Brussels where he…
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Breaking News: Thai Cave Rescue Ends With All 13 Out
Divers in northern Thailand have rescued all 13 people who were trapped in a flooded cave system, 17 days after they got trapped underground.
The plight of the 12 boys and their football coach, and the work to free them, gripped the…
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Mark Zuckerberg Now World’s Third Richest, Surpasses Buffet
Facebook Inc. co-founded, Mark Zuckerberg has overtaken Warren Buffett as the world’s third richest person further solidifying technology as the most robust creator of wealth.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Zuckerberg,…
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Trump Names Kavanaugh For Supreme Court
US President Donald Trump has nominated Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court, setting the stage for a bruising confirmation battle.
In a primetime announcement at the White House, Mr Trump praised his pick as a "brilliant jurist".
The…
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New Nigeria Opposition Alliance Aims To Defeat Buhari
Nigeria's main opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) has formed an alliance with dozens of other parties in a bid to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in next year's election.
The coalition, including a faction of the governing party,…
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Cave Rescue: Final Push Under Way In Thailand
Nineteen divers have entered the Tham Luang cave in northern Thailand on a gruelling, hazardous mission to rescue those people still trapped inside.
They extracted a ninth boy on Tuesday, the Thai Navy said, with unconfirmed reports of two…
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Ethiopia and Eritrea Declare End of War
The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea have signed a declaration saying that the state of war between the two countries is over.
A peace deal ending the 1998-1999 border conflict has never been fully implemented and there has been tension…
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Bags Of Drugs Mozambique’s Heroin Trade Boom-Thanks To WhatsApp
As many as 40 tonnes of heroin could be passing through Mozambique every year, making it the country's second biggest export, in a trade that is boosted by the use of mobile phone apps, writes Mozambique analyst Joseph Hanlon.
Mozambique…
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