Nigeria on ‘red alert’ over US killing of Soleimani
Nigerian police have been placed on “red alert” after the US killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani. Soleimani was assassinated ...
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Tag: Africa
Ethiopian engineering graduate who cleans shoes for a living
Chekole Menberu, now 27, had high hopes when he graduated with a degree in chemical engineering two years ago in ...
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Burkina Faso bus blast: Students among 14 dead
At least 14 people have died and four injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) blew up a bus in ...
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Libya conflict: Turkish MPs approve bill to send troops
Turkey's parliament has passed a bill that will allow the government to deploy troops to Libya to intervene in the ...
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Diplomatic row looms as Ghana evicts Nigeria High Commission
A diplomatic row is brewing between Nigeria and Ghana as the Nigeria High Commission is being forcefully evicted from its ...
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Angola freezes assets of ex-president’s daughter in graft probe
An Angolan court has ordered the freezing of assets held by former president Eduardo dos Santos’ daughter, Isabel, her husband ...
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Notable African deaths of 2019
A look back at some of the figures on the African continent who we said farewell to this year.JanuaryOliver Mtukudzi, ...
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Africa’s fake news of the year
A man raised from dead, an imposter as president, Jesus on a visit, or imminent attacks: The lines between reality ...
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Islamic State in Nigeria ‘beheads Christian hostages’
The Islamic State group has released a video claiming to show the killing of 11 Christians in Nigeria. IS said ...
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The female coach making history in Sierra Leone
Victoria Conteh has been appointed as the first female head coach of a Sierra Leone men's Premier League side because ...
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