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Buhari, other West Africa leaders insist on Mali’s democratic transition
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on other West African leaders to exert pressure on the military leadership in Mali and insists on ensuring that the transition process in the country is not aborted but restored as agreed by all…
Zambia’s former president, Kenneth Kaunda, passes on @ 97
The Zambian founding president, Kenneth Kaunda, has died at the age of 97-year-old at a military hospital in Lusaka, the country's capital, where he was being treated for pneumonia.
Kaunda, who was regarded as the country's liberation…
Nigeria, other African nations awaiting $80bn business support from G7
Private business owners across sectors within Nigeria and that of their counterparts in other African nations have been identified as beneficiaries of 80 billion dollars business support fund being expected to be facilitated by G7…
37yrs-old South African woman delivers 10 babies, sets new record
A 37-year-old South African woman, identified as Gosiame Sithole has set a new world record for the most children born in single birth by delivering 10 babies at once, according to media reports on Tuesday.
As gathered, the decuplets…
Buhari cautions Mali’s junta, other leaders against political crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari has cautioned Mali's junta, including political and other leaders against further degeneration of ongoing crisis in the country, saying it was important the warring parties settled their difference and unite for…
Chadian ex-leader’s death will affect West Africa’s battle against insurgency –…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the death of former Chadian leader, Idriss Deby, would have an adverse effect on West Africa's battle against insurgency and other insecurity challenges.
Buhari while expressing sadness over the…
UPDATED: Chadian deceased president’s son resume office as interim leader
The Chadian newly re-elected President, Idriss Deby, has been reported to have died from injuries sustained during frontline battles against rebels in the northern part of the country's Sahel and will be replaced by his 37-year-old son,…
20 passengers die, three others injure during auto crash in Egypt
No fewer than 20 passengers were reported to have died and three others injured after a bus and a truck had collision on a desert highway in Egypt.
The bus was said to have had head-on collision with the truck which was loaded with…
18 die, 54 injure after tribal clash in Sudan
Eighteen people have been killed and 54 injured during tribal clashes in the Sudanese city of El Geneinea in a renewal of bloodshed following a major flare-up of violence earlier this year.
The incident was the latest in the troubled…
One baby, five others die during suicide blast in Somalia
Four teenagers, an infant, and one other were reported to have died and several other residents injured when a suicide bomber detonated his vest in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital.
As gathered, the suicide bomber, who also died, blew…