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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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Biden invites Tinubu for discussion at UNGA
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday advised U.S. Presidential Envoy & Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Molly Phee, to ensure that U.S. policy is intentionally collaborative with independent African democracies at a time when they are under assault by anti-democratic forces within and outside of the continent. The President noted that American-backed development finance and multilateral institutions, which…
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Wagner mercenaries must swear allegiance to Russia – Putin
President Vladimir Putin has called on all employees of Wagner and other Russian private military contractors to take an oath of allegiance to the Russian state. The decree applies to anyone participating in military activities in Ukraine, assisting the army and serving in territorial defence units. He signed the decree on Friday, with immediate effect. It comes two days after…
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Niger’s junta invites Mali and Burkina Faso to aid its defense, asks the French ambassador to leave
Niger’s junta authorized troops from neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso to come to its defense and asked the French ambassador to leave the country Friday, raising the stakes in a standoff with other West African nations who are threatening force to reinstate Niger’s democratically elected president. The junta leader, Brig. Gen. Abdrahmane Tchiani, signed two executive orders authorizing the “security…
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