Six Nigerian, Niger troops killed by Islamic State, security forces say

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Six troops from Nigeria and Niger were killed by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants during an operation this month, a joint military...

Four protesting against military rule in Sudan shot dead, doctors say

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KHARTOUM -Sudanese security forces shot dead four people during a crackdown on nationwide protests on Thursday, a doctors’ committee said, as tens of...

Egyptian modelling agency ‘decolonising beauty standards’

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Between the frenzied rush of wardrobe changes and photographers readying for shoots, Iman Eldeeb's agency is slowly breaking new ground for Egypt's fashion scene...

Anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu is dead

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South African anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu, described as the country’s moral compass, died on Sunday aged 90, President Cyril Ramaphosa said. “The passing of Archbishop...

South African minister objects to sale of Mandela’s cell key

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A South African Cabinet minister on Friday urged the cancellation of an upcoming U.S. auction of a key to the Robben Island prison cell...

PSC cancels retirement extension of Buhari’s former security detail Abdulkarim Dauda,...

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ABUJA, Nigeria - The wrongful service elongation of Abdulkarim Dauda, a former Chief Personal Security Officer (CPSO) to President Muhammadu Buhari has been terminated...
Algeria says will not offer to make up with France

Algeria says will not offer to make up with France

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Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said Saturday he would not make the “first move” towards easing tensions with former colonial power France after critical comments...

Minister pledges support for military widows of 1992 planes crash

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The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, has pledged to support the widows of the military officers who were involved in the 1992...

Chimp habitat expose to danger in Guinea railway tunnel blast

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EXCLUSIVE Guinea rail builders blast in chimp habitat, no plan to protect apes A Chinese-backed consortium building infrastructure for a massive iron ore mine in...

Uganda scraps anti-porn ‘miniskirt’ law

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Uganda’s constitutional court has scrapped a controversial anti-pornography law whose provisions included a ban on wearing miniskirts in public, in a decision hailed by...