Hundreds protested at Place de la Nation in Senegal’s capital on Friday
making their demands heard for the release of several detainees, who were arrested in March. Mass protests and riots erupted
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Buhari has said he hopes Nigeria will be secure, prosperous and confident by the time he leaves office in 2023
He made the remark in a 30-minute interview with the Nigerian Television Authority, which aired on Friday. According to the
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Buhari on Saturday said his administration has lifted 10.5 million people out of poverty in the past two years
He made the comment while addressing Nigerians on the occasion of Democracy Day. Nigeria has one of the highest number
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Zamfara State Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle has approved the suspension of Emir of Zurmi
This follows the killings in Kadawa village and allegations levelled against the Emir. Protesters, earlier in May burnt a section
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Saudi Arabia announced Saturday it will allow 60,000 vaccinated residents of the kingdom to perform the annual hajj
The hajj ministry said this year’s pilgrimage would be “open for nationals and residents of the kingdom, limited to 60,000
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{Business Africa} FinTech companies bank on social media to promote financial literacy
It’s Money O’clock on Africanews. Change is what is driving many economic conversations across the continent. While fintech is embracing
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Uganda recorded the highest number of Covid-19 cases in a single day on Thursday since the pandemic began
The health ministry revealed that 1,438 out of 8,476 people tested positive from the virus, signaling a 17% positivity rate.
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Nigeria’s media and activists fear their country is slipping into repression after the government suspended Twitter
The decision on Friday, days after Twitter deleted a remark from President Muhammadu Buhari, has already provoked international outcry over
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Tens of thousands of malnourished children risk dying in hard-to-reach areas of Ethiopia’s conflict-wracked Tigray region
Without humanitarian access to scale up our response, an estimated 30,000-plus severely malnourished children in those highly inaccessible areas are
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Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal clash for the 58th time in their “historic rivalry” on Friday
It is tennis’s greatest modern match-up between two men who have harvested 38 Grand Slam titles and 72 Masters between
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