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Finland And Sweden Formally Submit Application To Join NATO

Finland and Sweden have officially applied for membership in the NATO military alliance, spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. NATO...

• BY Hussein Habibata Maltiti
• May 18, 2022
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Fall Of Ukraine’s Port Of Mariupol To Russians Appears Imminent

The fall of the Ukrainian port of Mariupol to Russia appeared imminent Tuesday as Ukraine moved to abandon the city’s...

• BY Hussein Habibata Maltiti
• May 18, 2022
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Togo Opens Land Border With Ghana

Togo on Monday night opened its land border with Ghana, coming more than 50 days after Ghana reopened its land borders to neighbouring...

• BY Hussein Habibata Maltiti
• May 18, 2022
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Report: Global Pandemic Increased Poverty In Africa

The global pandemic has pushed more than 55 million Africans into extreme poverty and reversed two decades of hard work...

• BY Hussein Habibata Maltiti
• May 17, 2022
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Biden Approves ‘Small, Persistent’ US Military Presence In Somalia

U.S. forces tasked with countering the al-Shabab terror group will no longer have to “commute” to Somalia from neighboring countries,...

• BY Hussein Habibata Maltiti
• May 17, 2022
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Somalia Elects Hassan Sheikh Mohamud As New President

Somali legislators have elected former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the country’s next president, following a long-overdue election on Sunday...

• BY Hussein Habibata Maltiti
• May 16, 2022
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Egypt To Privatize Key State Companies As Inflation Surges

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli announced Sunday a string of planned privatizations of state-owned companies, as Cairo grapples with an...

• BY Hussein Habibata Maltiti
• May 16, 2022
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Queen Attends Platinum Jubilee Equestrian Extravaganza

The Queen has attended the final night of an equestrian extravaganza show to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee. The 96-year-old was...

• BY Hussein Habibata Maltiti
• May 16, 2022
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Finland Formally Announces NATO Membership Bid

Finland formally announced Sunday that it intends to apply for membership into the Western NATO military alliance, ignoring Russian President...

• BY Hussein Habibata Maltiti
• May 16, 2022
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Residents Of Ethiopia’s World Heritage Site Struggle To Recover

The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, cut and hollowed out by hand into monolithic structures, have stood for almost 900 years,...

• BY Hussein Habibata Maltiti
• May 13, 2022
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