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Nigeria: Kachikwu Clinches OPEC Top Position for Nigeria

  After months of shuttle diplomacy anchored by the Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, Nigeria’s quest to clinch the top job at the Organization of.

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Tunisia’s President Urges New Unity Gov’t to Tackle Challenges

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has rcently called for negotiations among political parties, unions and independents to form a new unity government to help advance economic reforms.

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Turkey Hopes to Reopen Tripoli Embassy, Build Economic Ties

Turkey’s foreign minister said during a recent visit to Tripoli that his country hoped to be the first to reopen its embassy in the Libyan capital, following the arrival of.

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Why Nigeria’s Buhari Is Visiting Restive Niger Delta Region

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday visit the Niger Delta region, rocked by attacks on oil and gas facilities, for the first time since taking office a year ago,.

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Guinea Bissau: President Names Baciro Dja as Prime Minister

Guinea Bissau President Jose Mario Vaz named Baciro Dja as prime minister late on Thursday, according to a presidential decree, sparking protests from political opponents who said the appointment was.

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Implementation of Agreement with S. Sudan Is Indivisible: Khartoum

Sudanese government recently stressed that the implementation of the cooperation agreement is indivisible and cannot be selective, ahead of meeting with South Sudanese officials to be held in Addis and.

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U.N., Western Donors Urge Somalia to Speed-up Vote Process

The U.N. Security Council and Western donors have urged Somalia’s parliament to speed up approval of new election rules to ensure an August vote is held on time, saying delays.

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Deputy Chief of Sao Tome’s Ruling Party to Run For President

The vice president of Sao Tome’s parliamentary ruling ADI party, Evaristo Carvalho, will run for president in elections scheduled for July 17, his spokesman Domingo Boa Morte recently said.

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Somalia to Hold Elections, Despite Opposition

Somalia’s president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, recently issued a decree to legalize the 2016 electoral process in Somalia, after the outgoing parliament failed to endorse the election rules.

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Pope Criticises West For Trying To Export Own Brand of Democracy to Africa

Pope Francis criticised Western powers for trying to export their own brand of democracy to countries such as Iraq and Libya without respecting indigenous political cultures, according to an interview.

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