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The right-hand man to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in New York to discuss a historic summit. Gen Kim Yong-chol dined with Mr Pompeo after flying in from China, and the two are due to meet again…
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Ukraine's Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has accused Russia of being behind the killing in Kiev of the Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko. "I am confident that the Russian totalitarian machine did not forgive him his honesty and…
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Ethiopia’s attorney general has asked the country’s High Court to drop charges against a prominent journalist and two foreign based media organisations. Criminal charges against Berhanu Nega, leader of Ginbot 7 (G7), as well as Jawar…
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Zimbabwe’s first post-Mugabe elections will take place on July 30, the president has announced today according to the state-owned Herald newspaper reported. The general elections referred to as “harmonised election” will allow voters to…
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The World Health Organization is cautiously optimistic that the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo can be controlled after response efforts have so far averted the "explosive increase" in cases officials had earlier…
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A top North Korean official was headed to New York on Tuesday for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the latest indication that an on-again-off-again summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may…
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Nigeria has signalled increasing shift towards the use of coal for the generation of electricity to power its economy as it invests N30 billion in the sector. The West African country has coal reserves of about 25 billion tons and this,…
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The family of a small boy dramatically rescued after dangling from a balcony in Paris have expressed their gratitude the Malian man who saved him. "He's truly a hero," the boy's grandmother said of migrant Mamoudou Gassama, who scaled…
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There are reports that at least 10 people have been beheaded by suspected Islamist militants in northern Mozambique. An official in the Palma district of Cabo Delgado Province confirmed the incident but gave no details. A group known…
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Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will approve a new law to reduce age limits in political office, which could make it easier for younger candidates to run in next year's election. The move comes after intense pressure from youth…
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