Michaela Mabinty DePrince dies at 29

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Michaela Mabinty DePrince, reknowned ballet dancer, who came to the United States as an orphan, in war-torn Sierra Leone and performed on some of...

Egypt’s el-Sissi hosts visiting Somali president, announces new defense agreement

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi host the Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Cairo on Wednesday, apart from discussing countering terrorism and Somalia's security,...

AfDB to lend $1 billion to Transnet South Africa

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The African Development Bank said on Thursday it had approved a $1 billion loan to South Africa's state-owned railway and ports company, Transnet. The 25-year...

Mali junta leader pardons detained Ivorian soldiers

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Mali's military junta leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, pardoned the 49 Ivorian soldiers convicted of undermining Mali's state security and conspiracy against the government on...

DR Congo’s ‘voodoo wrestling’ provides spellbinding fun

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There has been a power cut, and under moonlight in a poor quarter of DR Congo's capital, wrestler Maitresse Libondans explains how she invokes...

Senegal migrant shipwreck: ‘They dreamt of helping their parents out of...

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The mood is heavy in this family who lost one of its children. Their young boy is one of the victims of the sinking...

Sierra Leone President commends Nigeria for support

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President of Sierra Leone Julius Bio has commended the Nigeria Government for supporting the developmental growth, progress and restoration of peace to his country. Bio...

Libya: government denies plans to lease port to foreign forces

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Libya's UN-recognized national unity government, based in Tripoli, denied on Thursday that it had ceded rights to an important civilian port or authorized its...

Tinubu’s victory shows his acceptability in north as bridge builder —...

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Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said the victory of Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the just-concluded APC presidential primary showed his acceptability in...

ECOWAS chiefs of staff to meet in Ghana on Thursday and...

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The chiefs of staff of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet in Ghana on Thursday and Friday to discuss a...