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Niger junta orders top UN official to leave the country
Niger’s junta has demanded that the head of the United Nations diplomatic mission there leave the country within 72 hours, accusing the U.N. of excluding Niger from its General Assembly last month. The army officers who seized power in a coup in July did not have a representative at the meeting of world leaders in New York. A U.N. spokesperson…
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Liberians head to polls as President Weah seeks second term
Liberians voted on Tuesday in a general election in which President George Weah is seeking a second term after six years marked by corruption allegations and abiding economic hardship. Around 2.4 million people are eligible to vote in the West African nation. Polls opened at 08:00 (0800 GMT) and will close at 18:00. At the Kendeja polling station in the…
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Four Americans killed in Israel attacks, with death toll expected to rise, sources say
Four Americans have been killed in the attacks in Israel close to the Gaza border and the death toll is expected to rise, sources familiar with a Sunday briefing to key House committees told CNN. Earlier Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US was “working overtime” to verify reports of missing and dead Americans after Hamas launched an…
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UK PM Sunak says, ‘a man is a man and a woman is a woman’
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak asserted his stance on gender identity in a speech Wednesday, stating it was “common sense” that “a man is a man and a woman is a woman” — a remark that sparked criticism from transgender rights activists and elicited fervent applause from attendees of the Conservative Party Conference. After promising to legislate that “sexual and…
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Trident OGX Congo secures $300m Afreximbank facility in deal to raise crude oil production growth in Congo
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Brazzaville signed an agreement to provide a $300 million facility to Trident OGX Congo in a transaction expected to raise the Republic of Congo’s crude oil production by an estimated 30 per cent. Signed by Ibrahima Bagarama, Regional Chief Operating Officer – Central Africa, for Afreximbank, and John Chisholm and Olivier Okota, member of the Board…
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European countries imposing windfall taxes on banks
Italy is the latest European country to hit banks with a windfall tax in a surprise move on their profits, which have been bolstered by interest rate rises, to help mortgage holders. Below is a snapshot of windfall taxes or bank specific duties across European countries: CZECH REPUBLICThe Czech lower house of parliament approved a 60% windfall tax on energy…
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Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals who will help him to reform the church and cement his legacy
Pope Francis presided over a ceremony Saturday to create 21 new cardinals, including key figures at the Vatican and in the field who will help enact his reforms and cement his legacy as he enters a crucial new phase in running the Catholic Church. On a crisp sunny day filled with cheers from St. Peter’s Square, Francis further expanded his…
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Tupac Shakur: Las Vegas police charge man with 1996 shooting of rapper
A man has been charged in Las Vegas with the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. The hip-hop star – regarded as one of the most influential rappers of all time – was shot dead in the Nevada city in September 1996. However, his shooter has never been identified, and the case has frustrated investigators and fascinated the public ever since.…
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Burkina Faso junta says it foiled coup attempt
Burkina Faso’s security and intelligence services foiled a coup attempt on Tuesday, according to the country’s military government. It alleged that officers and others had planned to destabilise the country and throw it into chaos. It has been almost a year since the interim President Capt Ibrahim Traoré seized power. That was the country’s second coup of 2022, which took…
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Dabiri-Erewa hails Ogwumike’s, Osagie’s nomination into Biden’s Advisory Council
Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has congratulated the duo of Chinenye Ogwumike and Osagie Imasogie on their nomination into the Advisory Council on Africa Diaspora Engagement by President Joe Biden of US. In a statement by the Commission’s Head of Media and Public Relations, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, she said the nomination of the two great Nigerians into the…
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