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The US has expressed concern over “inconsistencies” in preliminary results of Guinea’s presidential election. In a statement, the US embassy spoke of a “lack of transparency in vote tabulations and inconsistencies between the announced…
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Senegalese President Macky Sall has dissolved his government, according to a statement from the presidency. President Sall has signed four decrees to that effect. No reason was given for the move or when the new cabinet is likely to…
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World Trade Organisation (WTO) ambassadors have put forward Nigeria’s ex-finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as the next head of the institution. If confirmed, she would be the first woman and the first African to lead the WTO. But…
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed for peace as a judicial panel set up to investigate police abuses in the commercial hub of Lagos begins sittings on Monday. The investigative panel was one of the demands of the…
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The #EndSARS campaigners, who are protesting against police brutality in Nigeria, have now started the process of electing leaders and advisers. The plan for elections was revealed by an unidentified group, BNI, which made provisions for…
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Chileans have voted overwhelmingly in support of rewriting their constitution, which dates to the dictatorship of Gen Augusto Pinochet. With nearly 90% of the vote counted, 78% of people had voted “yes” in a referendum that was called…
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Spain has declared a national state of emergency and imposed a night-time curfew in an effort to help control a new spike in Covid-19 infections. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the curfew, which came into force on Sunday night, would…
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US President Donald Trump has admitted he has a Chinese bank account, according to a report by the New York Times. The account is controlled by Trump International Hotels Management and paid local taxes between 2013 and 2015. It was…
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The Nigerian National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has warned media houses to be cautious with airing videos generated by the public on the ongoing #EndSARS protests. The regulator’s warning comes after protesters were shot at in…
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Burundi’s Supreme Court has handed a life sentence to former president Pierre Buyoya for having a hand in the assassination of his successor Melchior Ndadaye. Mr Buyoya, now 70, is currently an African Union envoy to the Sahel. He has…
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