South Sudan on the Verge of Famine – UN
15/02/2015The civil war is likely to intensify and over two and a half million people are facing a risk of food shortage in South Sudan, according to the UN..
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$182 million Halliburton bribery scandal: Top Nigerian Officials Linked to Nigeria-U.S. Oil Bribe
13/02/2015By Davidson Iriekpen With Agency Report New records obtained by the Paris-based Le Monde newspaper and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) have unveiled more details on the $182.
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Celebrate 25 Years After Mandela’s Release From Prison For Fighting Inequality
13/02/2015By Sylvia Vollenhoven On 2 February 1990 President F W de Klerk told Parliament that Nelson Mandela would be a free man but he did not say when. In Cape.
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Europe Conditionally Lifts Travel Ban on Zimbabwe’s Mugabe
06/02/2015Addis Ababa — PRESIDENT Mugabe’s assumption of the African Union chairmanship, which came against spirited Western opposition, apparently left the European Union between a rock and a hard place as.
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Nigeria: High stakes in key states vote
03/02/2015By: Tolu Ogunlesi As partisan, personal and religious rivalries grow, the two main parties are heading towards state elections that will be as closely fought as the presidential vote. On 28.
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Egypt: Protesters call for a new revolution
03/02/2015Egyptians, marking the anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, clashed with police, as they called for a new revolution on Sunday. It was a bloody weekend in.
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Top U.S. Figure Calls for International Action On Nigeria
18/01/2015President Barack Obama’s former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Johnnie Carson, spells out the dangers facing Nigeria in the coming month and calls on the U.S., Britain and.
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Why ICC’s Case Against Kenyan President Kenyatta Failed
07/01/2015The International Criminal Court (ICC) was forced on Dec. 5 to abandon its case against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. The embattled international court has faced severe obstacles since its formation.
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Zambia Ruling Party Recalls Guy Scott
21/12/2014Patriotic Front president Edgar Chagwa Lungu and Acting President Dr. Guy Lindsay Scott have struck some cosmetic reconciliation and have put their deep differences behind pledging to work together. Emmanuel.
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“Youths are Africa’s future” says UBA CEO
17/12/2014The future progress of Africa, as a continent, is in the hands of its youthful population, Phillips Oduoza, Group Managing Director and CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc.
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