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Somalia’s government has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to extend its financial support by three months to Aug. 17, the head of the IMF’s country mission told Reuters. The …
The governor of Nigeria’s central bank intends to run in next year’s presidential election. Godwin Emefiele, 60, is seeking the nomination as a presidential candidate for the governing All Progressives …
A Liberian man accused of being a general for a rebel group that attempted to overthrow the West African nation’s government has been charged with immigration fraud in the United States. …
DRC’s President Felix Tshisekedi will host King Philippe of Belgium in June. This is the first visit by the Belgian King to the former colony since the start of his …
A Tigrayan general and former commander in the African Union mission in Somalia died in custody after he was arrested along with other senior officers in the early days of …
Rwandan President Paul Kagame suspended his minister for youth and culture, the authorities have said. Edouard Bamporiki’s suspension was as a result of “matters of accountability under investigations”, a statement from the …
After years of hesitation, the United Kingdom government has finally accepted Nigeria’s classification of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist organization. The Nigerian government had in 2017 …
The Somali parliament announced Thursday that the long-awaited presidential election will finally take place on May 15 and that 329 lawmakers from both houses, 54 from the Senate or Upper …
On Wednesday, Former governor of Edo state and former national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole joined the prospective candidates who are interested in succeeding President Muhammadu …
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated that expanding facilities to reintegrate surrendering Islamist rebels in northeastern Nigeria was a critical step toward attaining peace in Africa’s most populous country. Nigeria …
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