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Boris Johnson Vows To Get On With Being Prime Minister

  • June 8, 2022

Boris Johnson has said he is determined to “get on” with his job, in his first Commons appearance since surviving a confidence vote in his leadership. Amid testy exchanges at Prime Minister’s Questions, Labour MP Dame Angela Eagle told Mr Johnson he was loathed and should resign. But the prime minister said his political career […]

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UN: Without Action, Famine Looms For Somalia

  • June 8, 2022

The United Nations warned Tuesday that Somalia is at risk of another famine, as consecutive droughts have withered crops and killed scores of livestock, and grain imports from Ukraine and Russia have dramatically dropped due to their war. “Somalia is certainly heading toward a famine, if action is not taken now,” U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator for […]

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Nigeria: Buhari Has No Ppreferred Successor, Spokesman Says

  • June 7, 2022

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has no preferred candidate from the ruling All Progressives Party (APC) to succeed him, his spokesman has said on the eve of the party’s primaries to pick a flag bearer for next year’s elections. Buhari, who is constitutionally barred from contesting, will step down in 2023 after eight years in office, […]

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Mali Military Promises Return To Civilian Rule In March 2024

  • June 7, 2022

Mali’s military rulers have proposed the restoration of civilian rule in two years, following an August 2020 coup and a failure to meet an earlier deadline for elections that led to crippling sanctions. Military leader Colonel Assimi Goita signed a decree read out on state television on Monday saying that “the duration of the transition […]

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Ukraine war: EU Blames Russia For Food Crisis Prompting Walkout

  • June 7, 2022

Russia’s UN ambassador has stormed out of a UN Security Council meeting after the European Council president blamed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for causing a global food crisis. Charles Michel said Russia was using food supplies as a “stealth missile” against the developing world, forcing people into poverty. The Russian envoy Vassily Nebenzia accused Mr […]

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Ryanair Afrikaans Test: South African Fury Over Language Quiz

  • June 6, 2022

South Africans have condemned Irish airline Ryanair for making them take a test in the Afrikaans language on UK flights, calling it discriminatory. The country has 11 official languages, and many say they cannot understand Afrikaans – a language which was imposed during white-minority rule. The quiz contains questions on South African general knowledge. Ryanair […]

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West African Leaders Put Off Sanctions On 3 Juntas

  • June 6, 2022

West African leaders Saturday failed to agree what action to take against military juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea, postponing a decision for a month, insiders at the meeting said. They decided to wait until the next ECOWAS summit July 3, a senior source in the Ghanian presidency told AFP, asking to remain anonymous. […]