Posted by Eric Ojo
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Sunday, September 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Aspire Coronation Trust (ACT), a grant making non-profit organization, has announced the hosting of the 5th edition of its annual Breakfast Dialogue on the role of innovation in national development. Established in 2016 to support local, national and regional non-profit organizations working to address challenges and associated vulnerabilities across the African Continent, […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, September 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has fired his foreign minister Beatrice Khamisa Wani, replacing her with Mayiik Ayii Deng who once served as minister for presidential affairs. Khamisa, who was appointed last year when the transitional unity government was formed, was relieved of her duties through a presidential decree Thursday evening aired […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, September 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The German Government has reopened its Embassy in Libya after it was closed in 2014 when the North African nation descended into civil war. German Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas presided over the reopening of the Embassy in Tripoli, the capital city of Libya today, during his short visit intended to show support […]
Posted by Ganiyu Nasirudeen
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Thursday, September 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Morocco’s liberal RNI party has won most seats in the country’s parliamentary elections followed by another liberal party, PAM, while co-ruling moderate PJD Islamists suffered a crushing defeat, preliminary results showed on Thursday. RNI, led by billionaire agriculture minister Aziz Akhannouch, took 97 of the 395-seat parliament, followed by PAM with 82 […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Thursday, September 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will on Thursday visit Guinea which has been gripped by a military coup, according to a communique issued late Wednesday. The communique was issued after a virtual meeting of the organisation, convened by ECOWAS Chairman Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to discuss […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, September 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Nigerian Government have strongly condemned the coup d’état that took place in the Republic of Guinea Conakry on Sunday. President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana and Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, condemned the action in separate statements made available to Journalists […]
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Sunday, September 5th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Libyan President of the Presidency Council Mohamed Menfi has issued orders to start an investigation into the clashes that erupted in southern Tripoli between two security forces. The orders also included an immediate cease-fire and the return of all fighting forces to their headquarters. “The General Commander of the Military Staff must […]
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Friday, September 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has departed Abuja on Thursday for Arusha, Tanzania, on a short visit. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. The vice president will be received in Arusha by his Tanzanian counterpart, Dr […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Europe, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, World News
Friday, September 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The German Government has said that it is currently supporting the AfricaGrow initiative for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Africa with over €500 million. German Chancellor, Angela Merkel disclosed this in her address at G20 Investment Summit in Berlin last week. The meeting was held under the auspices of the G20 […]
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, has appointed Jean Damascene Bizimana, Minister of the newly created Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagement. This is contained in a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s office. Until Tuesday, Bizimana was the executive secretary of the National Commission for the Fight against Genocide (CNLG), where he […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Wednesday, September 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Six members of an Islamist militant group were sentenced to death on Tuesday by a court in Bangladesh, for the brutal killing of two gay rights campaigners, five years ago. Xulhaz Mannan, 35, and Mahbub Rabbi Tonoy, 25, were hacked to death in Mannan’s apartment in the capital Dhaka in April 2016, […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of Gwoza Local Government Area (LGA) in Borno, Prof. Ibrahim Bukar, has announced that about 35 people have died with 150 others hospitalized following the outbreak of diarrhea and vomiting in Gwoza. Bukar made this known on Monday in Maiduguri while speaking at an interactive session with stakeholders in border […]
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Sunday, August 29th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 100 million African children have been vaccinated against polio in the past one year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti said that although COVID-19 had threatened the success of polio vaccination, it was possible to overcome the final hurdles. Moeti, […]
Posted by Daniel Jones
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Tuesday, August 24th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some civil activists are pushing a petition to invoke the International Court of Justice to arrest and charge Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa for genocide, murder, rape and torture. A petition that has been started on Change.org and initiated by United States based Mark Patrick Themann seeks to gather 1500 signatures to force […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, August 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – officials on Friday reported that a terrorist attack, following fighting in a remote area of Burkina Faso near the border with Mali, has left over 120 people dead. According to a government statement issued on Thursday night, 65 civilians and 58 jihadists are known to have been killed in the attack which […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Sunday, August 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The British Government has deployed a team of emergency medical experts to help Tunisia in tackling COVID-19 crisis more effectively. The team which arrived the shores of the North African country on Friday, includes nine doctors, nurses and logistics experts, from the United Kingdom (UK), France, the Democratic Republic of the Congo […]
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Sunday, August 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Zambia on Sunday appealed for calm following a spate of violence experienced in some parts of the country following elections held on Thursday. Police Spokesperson Esther Mwaata-Katongo said the police have observed an emerging tendency where violence has erupted as a result of others failing to contain emotions and […]
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Saturday, August 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zambia on Friday began announcing results of the tight presidential election between top contenders President Edgar Lungu and main rival Hakainde Hichilema held amidst restrictions on internet access and violence in three regions. The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) said voting continued overnight in some areas with the last polling station closing […]
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Saturday, August 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Mission in Tripoli said on Friday that it was evacuating 100 Nigerians stranded in Libya, with another set of 100 stranded Nigerians to be returned home in the next 10 days. Mr Kabiru Musa, Chargé D’affaires en titre of the Nigerian Embassy in Libya, disclosed this in a statement made […]
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Friday, August 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Friday said 22 suspected arsonists were arrested in connection to massive wildfires that killed at least 69 people in the North African country. The fires broke out in 17 Algerian provinces on Monday amid scorching temperatures and authorities said evidence showed the fires had been started deliberately. […]
