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The home of the founder of Nigeria's Islamist militant group Boko Haram is to be turned into a museum, in the hope it will boost tourism in the area. Borno State is also considering plans to transform the Sambisa forest - the group's base…
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South African media personality Nomzamo Mbatha, US rapper T.I and several others have shared their concerns following reports of migrants being sold as slaves in Libya. Recent videos and pictures of the underground slave trade has…
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that no Ghanaian has been involved in the slave trade reported in Libya. According to the Ministry, all Ghanaians being detained in the Northern Africa country are being held on illegal…
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Kenya’s main opposition leader, Raila Odinga has promised supporters that he would be sworn-in as president on December 12. The announcement comes shortly after the inauguration of President Uhuru Kenyatta who was sworn in for a…
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ASSASSINATION PLOT Moments after Mnangagwa was ousted on Nov. 6, the security details assigned to him and his house were withdrawn, according to a statement he issued later. He was told his life was in danger. “Security personnel, who are…
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Twitter has acknowledged that a day-long block of one of the New York Times's accounts was imposed in error. The @nytimesworld team, which covers international events, has about 1.9 million followers and is recognised by the social…
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A Chinese court has sentenced a Taiwanese activist to five years in jail for "subverting state power". Lee Ming-che went on trial in September for attempting to promote multi-party democracy in group messaging chats. His case has…
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Indonesian officials have shut the international airport in Bali for a second day, as Mount Agung spews volcanic ash into the atmosphere. Massive plumes of dark ash were seen reaching as high as 3km (2 miles) above the summit of the…
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French President Emmanuel Macron starts his first tour of Africa on Monday. He is to visit Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana in an effort to revitalise France's image on the continent. Macron's advisers say he hopes to…
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Uhuru Kenyatta has been sworn in for a second term as president of Kenya at a ceremony in the capital, Nairobi, boycotted by the opposition. The ceremony took place in a packed stadium with police driving back other Kenyatta supporters…
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