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Chairperson of Malawi’s electoral body resigned her position in what is the latest twist of an upcoming election rerun in the southern African
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Nigeria: Forensic Audit - National Assembly Padded 2019 NDDC Budget With Over 500 Fake Projects - Acting MD
The acting Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Kemebradikumo Pondei, revealed on Tuesday that the commission's 2019 budget was inflated with over 500 non-existing
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Nigeria: Rivers APC 2023 - Nobody Can Stop My Aspiration, Peoples Support, Abe Vows
[Vanguard] Port Harcourt -- FORMER Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship contender, Sen Magnus Abe, says political enemy or antagonist cannot stop his aspiration in the race for 2023 elections.
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DRC top cleric says Tshisekedi - Kabila must politically divorce | Africanews
The Catholic church in the Democratic Republic of Congo has waded into the political crisis that has gripped the country calling for a divorce between the two coalitions running the affairs of the
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[ANGOP] Luanda -- The National Assembly (Angolan Parliament) elected, this Thursday, lawyer Florbela Araújo as ombudswoman, replacing Carlos Alberto Ferreira Pinto, who was in the position since January 2020.
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Cal Woman Quits Powerful Biz Org; Alleges Anti-Black Comments, Actions
A California-based member of the Washington, DC-based National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) resigned last month, accusing the group’s leadership of racist actions and statements.
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British judge denies Maduro Venezuela's gold in London bank
LONDON, England (AP) A British judge yesterday refused to give Venezuela's Nicol�s Maduro control of nearly US$2 billion in gold sitting in a Bank of England vault because Britain does not recognise the socialist leader as president of the Latin American nation.
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Burundi: Relief as EU lifts aid and financial sanctions | Africanews
Since 2016, the EU had suspended its aid after a political crisis triggered by former president Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term.
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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa an Archbishop of Criminals - Biti
[New Zimbabwe] MDC Alliance Vice President Tendai Biti has labelled President Emmerson Mnangagwa a syndicate archbishop presiding over high-level criminal activities being committed in government.
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Mali's opposition drops demand for president to resign in reform plan
Opponents of Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Wednesday sought to end a political crisis by proposing reforms to neuter his authority and hand executive power to a prime minister, although they abandoned a demand for his resignation as a prerequisite for
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Rwanda: Kayiranga Appointed Rayon Sports Interim Coach
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Western Sahara: EU Does Not Recognize Morocco's Sovereignty Over Western Sahara
[SPS] Brussels -- The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, affirmed that the EU's position on Western Sahara is guided by UN Security Council resolutions and considers that Western Sahara is a non-self-governing territory, whose final
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Nigeria: Atiku, Saraki Welcome Obaseki Into PDP
A former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, and a former senate president, Bukola Saraki, have commended Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, for joining the Peoples Democratic Party
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ICC prosecutor appeals Gbagbo, Ble Goude acquittal
Prosecutors sought Monday to overturn former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo’s acquittal last year on crimes against humanity charges stemming from his alleged role in post-election violence that killed 3,000 people nearly a decade
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Washington’s Envoy to Haiti, Resigns, Citing “Inhumane” Deportation Policy and “Catastrophic” U.S. Interventions | Haiti Liberte
Exactly two months after his appointment, long-time U.S. diplomat Daniel Foote has submitted his resignation as United States Special Envoy to Haiti, citing a “deeply flawed” U.S. policy toward the nation that includes continued “catastrophic” political intervention and the administration’s recent
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Kenya: In Self-Isolation, Nkurunziza Turned to Kenya for Embrace
Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza died on Tuesday a lonely man, having alienated himself from regional leaders, save for President Uhuru
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Senior State Department Official Resigns Over Trump’s Response To Racial Injustice
Mary Elizabeth Taylor, one of the highest-ranking African American officials in the Trump administration, resigned on Thursday over President Donald Trump’s response to racial tensions across the nation, The Washington Post
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[Cameroon Tribune] The initiative of Plan International Cameroon will run from May 2021 to April 2022 and is expected at term to reach out to some 11,351 adolescents between the ages of 18-24.
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Angola: Parliament Elects New Ombudsman
[ANGOP] Luanda -- National Assembly (AN) elects Wednesday the new Ombudsman and his deputy.
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Malawians head to polls for May 2019 poll rerun
Malawians head to the polls Tuesday for a rerun of the May 2019 presidential election, annulled by the courts over massive
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Lesotho's new PM sworn in after ex-leader accused of murder
Lesotho's former finance minister, Moeketsi Majoro, was sworn in as prime minister on Wednesday, a day after the resignation of Thomas Thabane, who quit after being accused of conspiring to murder of his
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Voter wants Chebukati out of next year's polls
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Nigeria: 30 States Risk Bankruptcy As Lagos, Rivers Set for New Vat Regime
[Daily Trust] Many states in Nigeria may not be able to meet their financial commitments as the federal government could lose revenue from taxes amidst dwindling revenue in recent times with a court ruling assigning the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) and two other taxes to states.
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South Africa’s Ex-president Jacob Zuma Sentenced To 15 Months Imprisonment  – The Wilmington Journal
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