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Mohamed Al Fayed: Former Harrods and Fulham FC owner dies at 94

Mohamed Al Fayed has died at the age of 94. His family say he “passed away peacefully of old age” on Wednesday. Sky News understands Al Fayed was buried after Friday prayers at London Central Mosque in Regent’s Park. The Egyptian-born businessman was best known as a former owner of the Harrods department store and Fulham football club in London.…

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Macron: Without France there will be no Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso

Without France’s military operations in the Sahel, “there would probably no longer be a Mali … Burkina Faso, and I’m not sure there would still be Niger,” French President Emmanuel Macron told French publication Le Point. Macron was referring to the former colonial power’s interventions in the mid-2000s, Operations Serval and Barkhane. French troops were moved from Mali to Niger…

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Gabon Coup: I had fears Niger military takeover would spread across other nations

President Bola Tinubu stated on Thursday that the collapse of the government in Gabon validated his fears that further coups would occur in Africa following that of Niger Republic. Tinubu made the remarks during a meeting with the Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), which was led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, at the State…

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Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election subversion case

Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty in the sprawling Fulton County election interference case, according to a new court filing. Trump had been scheduled to be arraigned in person next Wednesday. Georgia law allows criminal defendants to waive their in-person appearance and enter a formal plea through court filings. Trump also formally asked a judge to sever his…

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Presidential Precinct appoints Toyosi Ogunseye CEO

The Presidential Precinct has appointed Toyosi Ogunseye as its new President & CEO. Her aappointment was announced on the organisation’s website on Wednesday. The Presidential Precinct engages and inspires emerging leaders to address the most pressing challenges in their countries. Over 1,300 leaders from more than 162 countries have joined the Presidential Precinct’s programs and returned home to invest their knowledge,…

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Tinubu in talks with AU’s heads of states to determine fate in Gabon, says presidency

President Tinubu has said he is currently in communication with other African Union heads of state in respect to the recent military takeover in Gabon, a spokesperson for the president has said. Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on media and publicity, who spoke on behalf of his principal said President Tinubu would not just engage with heads…

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Gabon Coup: Tinubu speaks with Canadian PM over worsening concerns of military take over in Africa

President Bola Tinubu has held a substantive and extended discussion with Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, over the recent military coup in Gabon. Ajuri Naglale said this in a press briefing with state house reporters on Wednesday. He said both leaders had discussed issues related to the crisis in Niger Republic and the unfolding situation in Gabon were discussed. The…

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Gabon Coup: Electoral disputes in Africa should not perish our great continent, says Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has warned that political disagreements including violence should never be allowed to destroy the African continent. President Tinubu stated this through his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngalale while speaking to state house correspondents at the presidential villa in Abuja on Wednesday. The president made the remarks in response to the recent coup in Gabon, which was carried out on…

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Gabon military officers claim power, say election lacked credibility

A group of senior military officers has gone on national television in Gabon saying they have seized power because elections held over the weekend were not credible. The officers, appearing on Gabon 24 in the early hours of Wednesday morning, said they had cancelled the elections, dissolved all state institutions and closed the country’s borders. They said they represented all…

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Kagame hosts Nigerian governors in Kigali

President Paul Kagame on Friday hosted Govenors from to a state dinner. The Govenors after 3-day retreat facilitated by the UNDP had audience with President Kagame who later hosted them to a dinner.

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