Soldiers open fire on protesters in Nigeria’s Lagos: Witnesses
Soldiers have opened fire on demonstrators gathered at a protest site in Lagos that has been the epicentre of widespread ...
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Tag: Africa
Guinea votes as President Conde, 82, seeks third term
Voters in Guinea are casting their ballots in a controversial election which sees President Alpha Condé, 82, seeking a third ...
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Shots fired at Nigerian governor during protest
The governor of Nigeria’s Osun state has escaped what officials call an “assassination attempt” when armed people attacked anti-police brutality ...
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Policemen arrested for attacking Nigeria protesters
The authorities in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, have arrested police officers who attacked protesters on Monday in ongoing demonstrations against ...
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Court remands man for sexually assaulting his neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter
An Ogudu Magistrate’s Court on Friday ordered that a 25-year-old man, Yusuf Nasiru, who allegedly defiled his neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter, ...
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East Africa could become a major cannabis export hub
The East African Community could become a mass producer of medical cannabis for export to fast-growing markets in the West.This ...
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Africa ‘can’t afford’ a second coronavirus wave – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Africa cannot afford a second wave of Covid-19, saying it would be ...
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Belgium returns remains of Congolese independence hero
Nearly 60 years after his assassination in January 1961, a court in Belgium ruled on Thursday to give back a ...
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Bobi Wine: Police stole my presidential nomination papers
The Ugandan politician and musician, Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has told the BBC that documents needed to ...
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Bobi Wine: Ugandan pop star politician’s office raided
Ugandan politician and musician, Bobi Wine, has told the BBC that documents needed to secure his presidential nomination are missing ...
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