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Nigerian Ambassador to Togo bids farewell to Prime Minister
The Ambassador of Nigeria to Togo, Julius Adebowale Adesina, has ended his two-year mission in the country. He paid a farewell visit to the Prime Minister, Victoire Tomégah-Dogbé, on Wednesday. During the visit, the two officials discussed the state of cooperation between Lomé and Abuja, and reviewed the achievements of the diplomat during his tenure. Ambassador Adesina expressed his gratitude…
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State Department official resigns over Biden administration’s handling of Israel-Hamas conflict
A State Department official has resigned from the agency over the Biden administration’s approach to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, the official announced on LinkedIn Wednesday. Josh Paul, who said he has worked in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs for more than 11 years, said in his LinkedIn post that he resigned “due to a policy disagreement concerning…
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China’s Xi seeks swift end to Israel-Hamas conflict, calls for two-state solution
A two-state solution to establish an independent Palestine is the “fundamental way out” of the Israel-Hamas conflict, Xi Jinping said Thursday in the Chinese leader’s first public comments on the war since it broke out nearly two weeks ago. “The top priority now is a ceasefire as soon as possible, to avoid the conflict from expanding or even spiraling out…
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Nigeria will leverage relationship with China, others to improve digital space
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday, said Nigeria will leverage its relationship with China to adopt programmes that will improve the country’s digital space, among other benefits. Sen. Shettima has also assured member countries of the Belt and Road Initiative of Nigeria’s readiness to “collaborate with the group and other emerging markets to bring about a positive shift in the…
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Kagame celebrates 25 years of MTN business in Rwanda
President Paul Kagame has joined his country men and women to celebrate MTN’s 25 years anniversary in Rwanda. President Kagame praised MTN for taking risk with the country when it decided to invest in the country that was traumatised by a genocidal war where over 1million people which include women and children died within 100 days. Kagame wrote on his…
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Biden flies in to storm as Gaza hospital blast sinks Jordan summit and ignites protests
A deadly blast at a hospital in Gaza City has upended US diplomatic efforts aimed at fending off the humanitarian disaster in Gaza and thrown a dark shadow over president Joe Biden’s imminent visit to the region. Late on Tuesday, Jordan cancelled a summit in Amman in which Biden had been due to hold talks with King Abdullah, the Egyptian…
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Gaza Hospital blast: IDF says ‘Islamic Jihad failed rocket launch hit hospital’ which killed about 500 people
Israeli and Palestinian officials are blaming each other for the blast which sparked unrest in the West Bank and other parts of the Middle East. Speaking on the attack at a hospital in Gaza, Israel Defence Forces (IDF) spokesperson, RAdm. Daniel Hagari confirmed Islamic Jihad was responsible for the failed rocket launch which hit the hospital in Gaza. He said…
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EXPLAINER: What we know so far about the deadly Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital
At least 500 people have been killed in an Israeli air attack on the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in the besieged Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials have said. The health ministry in Gaza said the blast at the hospital was caused by an Israeli air raid. Israel has attributed the explosion to a misfired rocket launched by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)…
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President Joe Biden will visit Israel in high-stakes trip
President Joe Biden will make an extraordinary wartime visit to Israel this week as he seeks to demonstrate staunch support for the country as it works to eliminate Hamas while also pressing for ways to ease humanitarian suffering in Gaza. The dueling objectives, spelled out by his top diplomat Monday evening, bring with them significant risks for the president as…
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Putin pushes need for talks in calls with Israeli, Arab and Iranian leader
Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that Moscow wanted to help prevent a humanitarian disaster in Gaza as he waded into the Middle East crisis with a flurry of calls to key regional players. The Kremlin said Putin expressed Russia’s willingness to work towards “ending the Palestinian-Israeli confrontation and achieving a peaceful settlement…
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