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Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One of the main opposition candidates for Congo’s presidential election next week, Moise Katumbi, suspended part of his campaign on Wednesday after violent clashes at one of his election rallies. Live rounds were fired and several people were injured as Katumbi addressed supporters in the coastal town of Moanda on Tuesday, marking […]
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Tuesday, December 12th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Egyptians are voting on Tuesday in the third and final day of presidential elections, as incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi is widely expected to win a third term in office. The election this year is overshadowed by the war in Gaza and a severe domestic economic crisis. For weeks before the elections, authorities […]
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Monday, December 11th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, implored West African leaders to prioritize good governance and collective prosperity as an essential tool to prevent authoritarian takeovers of power and unconstitutional changes of government in the region. According to a statement issued on Sunday and […]
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Tuesday, December 5th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Niger’s military leaders said Monday that they were ending two European Union security and defence missions in the country, after earlier in the day agreeing to strengthen military cooperation with Russia. The Nigerien foreign ministry said that it was ending the agreement between Niger and the EU regarding the Niamey-based civilian capacity-building […]
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A high-level delegation from the ECOWAS Commission and the Nigerian government has visited Freetown, Sierra Leone, following a plot by some individuals to acquire arms and “disturb the peace and constitutional order in the country”. According to a statement by the commission, the delegation met with President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra […]
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Sunday, November 26th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sierra Leone has imposed a nationwide curfew after unidentified gunmen attacked a military barracks and attempted to break into an armoury in Freetown, the capital city. The order is contained in a statement by Chernor Bah, information and civic education minister, conveyed via https://statehouse.gov.sl, on Sunday According to Bah, President Julius Bio […]
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Thursday, November 23rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Niger’s military ruler General Abdourahamane Tiani on Thursday arrived in Mali to meet his counterpart Colonel Assimi Goita in his first international visit since seizing power in July, an AFP journalist noted. Niger’s neighbours, Mali and Burkina Faso — which are ruled by military leaders who seized power in 2020 and 2022, […]
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Monday, November 20th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liberian President-elect Joseph Boakai, said his administration will take a close look at mining concessions to ensure the use of its full potential. Boakai, 78, a former vice-president who campaigned on a promise to “rescue” Liberia, told Reuters in an interview that he expected a lot of challenges, particularly with the economy. […]
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Saturday, November 18th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of Sierra Leone Julius Bio has commended the Nigeria Government for supporting the developmental growth, progress and restoration of peace to his country. Bio said this on Saturday at the Presidential Lodge, Freetown, while welcoming the UN, Angola, Nigeria and other foreign delegates as Sierra Leone commemorated UN World Day. He […]
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Friday, November 17th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Political veteran Joseph Boakai was marginally ahead of incumbent George Weah in the race for the Liberian presidency, with over 99 per cent of polling stations reporting, results published Friday showed. Former vice president Boakai had garnered 50.89 percent of votes cast, with Weah on 49.11 per cent after over 99.5 per […]
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Wednesday, November 8th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Togo has handed five soldiers prison sentences over the murder of a high-ranking colonel a day after the president’s 2020 inauguration. At a military court on Tuesday evening, the five soldiers — including the former head of the army — received jail terms of between five and 20 years, according to an […]
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Tuesday, November 7th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Niger’s military junta called Monday on Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe to act as a facilitator with the international community, including the West African bloc ECOWAS which has imposed sanctions since a coup. Niger’s Defence Minister General Salifou Mody met Gnassingbe in Togo’s capital Lome where he said the junta also wanted Togo […]
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Monday, November 6th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The South African government said on Monday it would recall all its diplomats from Israel to “signal” its concern over the situation in Gaza. Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, a minister in the president’s office, told a press briefing that all diplomatic staff in Tel Aviv would be asked back to Pretoria for consultations, without […]
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Tuesday, October 31st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A U.S. couple previously charged in Uganda with aggravated torture and child trafficking pleaded guilty on Tuesday to lesser charges and will now pay a range of fines of up to 105 million shillings ($28,000), according to a court ruling. Nicholas Spencer and his wife Mackenzie Leigh Mathias Spencer, both in their […]
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Saturday, October 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 35 people were killed and more than 50 others injured Saturday in a “horrific collision” on an Egyptian highway involving a bus and several cars, state media reported. Traffic accidents are common in Egypt where roads are often in bad repair and the highway code is frequently disregarded. “A horrific […]
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Wednesday, October 25th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liberian President George Weah faces a November 14 run-off vote after edging out his main rival by less than half a percent in the first round, the National Electoral Commission said Tuesday announcing final results. Ex-international soccer star Weah garnered 43.83 percent of the votes from the October 10 election while Joseph […]
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Wednesday, October 25th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ECOWAS and UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, on Tuesday signed an agreement aimed at deepening collaboration for the protection of refugees, stateless, and internally displaced persons in the sub-region. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray signed on behalf of the sub-regional bloc […]
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Tuesday, October 24th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Federal Government has received 108 irregular Nigerians migrants stranded in Niger Republic. This is contained in a statement by Mr Alexander Oturu, Southwest Zonal Coordinator, National Commission For Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) on Tuesday in Abuja. The commission said the Nigerians include 32 males, 29 females, 44 children and […]
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Friday, October 20th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Official on Thursday said Angola plans to maintain its current crude oil production of 1.1 million barrels a day (bpd) into 2024. Belarmino Chitangueleca, Executive Director at the National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) said the country expects to maintainits goal even as the country looks to stabilise declining […]
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Tuesday, October 17th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liberia is heading for a second round of voting in a presidential election between outgoing incumbent George Weah and opponent Joseph Boakai, as official provisional results Tuesday placed them neck and neck. With more than 94 percent of ballots counted, Boakai, 78, won 43.70 percent, while Weah, 57, a former international footballer […]
