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Top Jammeh generals arrested after sneaking back into The Gambia

Military authorities in Gambia arrested two of ex-strongman Yahya Jammeh’s generals after they returned unexpectedly from exile over the weekend,...

BY Hussein Habibata
January 24, 2018
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AU gears up to launch highly-anticipated single African sky

The African Union Commission is set to launch the first AU Agenda 2063 Flagship project, the Single African Air Transport...

BY Hussein Habibata
January 23, 2018
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Museveni defends death penalty plans as NGOs protest

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has vowed to enforce the death penalty again, despite opposition from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the...

BY Hussein Habibata
January 23, 2018
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George Weah sworn in as Liberia’s president

Former international footballer George Weah has been sworn in as president of Liberia. “I have spent many years of my...

BY Hussein Habibata
January 22, 2018
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Liberia’s Sirleaf issues last minute order against female genital mutilation

Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has issued an Executive Order seeking to protect women against domestic violence and abolishing female...

BY Hussein Habibata
January 22, 2018
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Ex Nigeria president Obasanjo attains PhD, 11 years after office

Former Nigerian president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday received a doctorate from the country’s National Open University (NOUN). Obasanjo, who...