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Nigerian president suspends minister invovled in financial scandal

ABUJA | Xinhua |  Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Monday suspended Betta Edu, minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation, over a controversy about a recent financial transaction made by her office. The suspension took immediate effect, to allow for a thorough investigation by an anti-graft agency, presidential spokesman Ajuri …

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Army chief’s call for arming civilians sparks controversy in Sudan

KHARTOUM | Xinhua |  The call by the general commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) to arm civilians in a popular campaign, or the “Sudanese Popular Resistance,” to fight the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has sparked controversy and concern over involving civilians into war. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, addressing …

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Somalia army kills 76 al-Shabab militants in Mudug region

MOGADISHU | Xinhua | The Somali National Army (SNA) with support from international partners killed 76 al-Shabab militants and injured several following two days of operations in Mudug region of central Somalia, officials said Sunday. The SNA chief Ibrahim Sheikh Muhidin said senior al-Shabab commanders were among the dead during …

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Algeria, Sierra Leone committed to strengthening peace initiatives

  ALGIERS, ALGERIA | Xinhua | Algeria and Sierra Leone affirmed on Wednesday their commitment to closely collaborate in upholding international peace and security in accordance with the UN Charter and international law. In a joint press conference with visiting Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune …

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AU condemns deadly terror attack in Burundi

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA  | Xinhua | The African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki on Wednesday condemned the recent deadly terror attack in Burundi. In a press release, Faki said he has learned with dismay the deadly terror attack launched at the Vugizo border post in the Gatumba region of …

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Angolan President Lourenco applauds Tshisekedi’s re-election

LUANDA, ANGOLA | Xinhua | Angola’s President Joao Lourenco, also in his capacity as the chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), sent a congratulatory message to Felix Tshisekedi for his victory in the recent general elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the Angolan President …

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Refugees turn trash into treasure at Dukwi camp in Botswana

GABORONE, BOTSWANA | Xinhua | At Dukwi Refugee Camp, located about 550 km northeast of Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, some women have transformed discarded materials into exquisite items. Evert Mabela, a 44-year-old from North Kivu, a province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), rises before dawn …

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Moroccan police seize over 1.4-tons of cocaine

RABAT, MOROCCO | Xinhua | Moroccan police said on Tuesday they seized 1.448 tons of cocaine at the northern Tangier-Med Port in the Mediterranean. The banned substance, consisting of 1,277 tablets, was seized in a container from a vessel flying the flag of a European state, coming from a South …

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