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Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has warned ministers against dozing off during meetings, attributing their lack of attentiveness to "indulgence" and an absence of self-control. "In cabinet somebody's sleeping at 10 hours - the…
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Long, flowing wigs and weave extensions have dominated the catwalks of Ivory Coast's massively popular beauty pageants for years. Contestants in the West African nation often spend a huge amount of money on their appearance, from outfits…
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Niger's military ruler has been sworn in as the country's president for a transitional period of five years. Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani has led the country since 2023, after he deposed Niger's elected President, Mohamed Bazoum. On…
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British journalist Mark Lowen has been deported from Turkey after being detained for 17 hours in Istanbul. Lowen, a BBC News correspondent, was covering the ongoing protests sparked by the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu when…
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Washington DC is still digesting a serious security breach at the heart of the Trump administration. It's the story of how a journalist - the Atlantic magazine's Jeffrey Goldberg - was added to a Signal platform messaging group which…
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Burundi's president has told the BBC he has seen "credible intelligence" that Rwanda plans to attack his country. Évariste Ndayishimiye also said that Rwanda had tried to launch a coup a decade ago in Burundi, akin to "what it's doing in…
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The main rival to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been formally arrested and charged with corruption. Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, is expected to be selected as the opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) 2028…
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The Outgoing Ambassador of Liberia to Nigeria, Benin, Equatorial Guinea and ECOWAS Commission Dr. Al-Hassan CONTEH made a significant farewell visit to the President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu TOURAY, at the ECOWAS…
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Pope Francis has appeared at his window of the Gemelli hospital in Rome and offered a blessing for the first time since being admitted on 14 February. The 88-year-old pontiff was discharged minutes later and doctors say he will need at…
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Close to 70,000 South Africans have expressed interest in moving to the US following Washington's offer to resettle people from the country's Afrikaner community, a business group has said. The South African Chamber of Commerce in the…
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