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Malawi: First Lady Engages Girls on Prevention of Teen Pregnancies

By George Bulombola -Mana First Lady Gertrude Mutharika on Saturday urged girls to focus on education and avoid teenage pregnancies. Mutharika made the call at an interface meeting with girls.

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Pope Says Wants to Make Trip to South Sudan with Anglican Leader

Pope Francis said on Sunday he wants to make a trip to South Sudan together with the head of the Anglican Church to bring attention to the suffering of people.

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Famine-Hit South Sudanese Eat Weeds and Water Lilies to Survive

Like thousands of other South Sudanese families caught up in famine, Sara Dit and her 10 children are hiding from marauding gunmen in the swamps and islands of the river.

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Gambia’s New President Pledges Fresh Start, Economic Reform

Gambia’s President Adama Barrow vowed on Saturday to revive the country’s faltering economy with sweeping reforms as he sought to draw a line under the erratic 22-year rule of his.

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Magnitude 5.7 Quake Strikes Lake Tanganyika Area: USGS

  An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck the southern area of Lake Tanganyika early on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter of the quake, initially reported as a.

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Risk of Nigeria Devaluing Naira Rising, But It Won’t Float Freely

Nigeria’s authorities may soon devalue the naira but won’t fully relinquish control over it, instead taking steps to narrow the gap between the official and black market rates to boost.

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Full Text: President Mahama’s Keynote Address at the 2016 African Leadership Magazine Person of the Year Awards

Thank you and good evening. It is an honour to be in the company of such distinguished fellow Africans gathered here tonight- Africans who have committed their lives to changing.

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U.N. Urgently Seeks $4Bln Aid to Avert Famine for 20Mln in Africa

More than $4 billion is needed by the end of March to help nearly 20 million people who risk starvation in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, United Nations Secretary.

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Somali President Appoints Oil Firm Executive as Prime Minister

Somalia’s newly elected president on Thursday appointed the country director of British firm Soma Oil and Gas as the new prime minister, raising questions about possible conflicts of interest in.

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Barclays to Pay $988Mln to Split from African Business

Barclays has agreed to pay Barclays Africa nearly $1 billion to fund investments needed for it to split from its African business, paving the way for the British bank to.

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