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UK scraps visa bond plan for ‘high-risk’ Asians, Africans

The British government has back pedaled on its visa bond plan for ‘high risk’ first time visitors from Nigeria and five other African and Asian countries. The proposal envisaged the.

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Horn of Africa piracy ‘netted $400m’ from 2005-2012

Pirates operating off the Horn of Africa netted more than $400m (£251m) in ransom money between 2005 and 2012, a new World Bank and UN report says. It says the.

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AFRICANS WITNESS SPECTACULAR SUNDAY

Africans were treated Sunday to a spectacular solar eclipse that swept across the continent, while in the United States and Europe sky-gazers also glimpsed the rare phenomenon. A total eclipse.

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AUTO REVERSE: UK DROP BOND POLICY

The British government has back pedaled on its visa bond plan for ‘high risk’ first time visitors from Nigeria and five other African and Asian countries. The proposal envisaged the.

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South Africa & DR Congo Sign Treaty For Grand Inga Hydro-electric Dam Project

South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have signed a treaty for the construction of the Grand Inga Hydro-electric Power Project, which is expected to become the biggest.

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Ghana arrests Chinese and Indian illegal gold miners

Ghanaian police have arrested 46 foreign nationals from China and India accused of illegally mining gold. They were detained in overnight raids in the country’s Central region where they were.

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Coup plotters jailed in South Africa

A South African judge has sentenced 20 members of the Afrikaner white supremacist group Boeremag after being found guilty last year of high treason and plotting to kill Nelson Mandela,.

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Child Ambassador: Zuriel Oduwole is Africa’s most influential 11yr old

The remarkable 11 year old Nigerian girl has been named one of the most influential young people in Africa. Her journey began about a year and a half ago, when.

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