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Goma - The body of a Congolese journalist was found on the bank of the Ngezi River near the provincial capital of Bunia in eastern Congo, the city's mayor said on Saturday. "We found his body yesterday in an advanced state of decay. It showed signed of strangulation according to the doctor who examined him on the scene. We couldn't
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Tunis - Tunisian security forces deployed in strength on Saturday after Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia called on its hardline Islamist supporters to defy a government ban on its annual congress. There was a heavy police presence at tollbooths along the main highway from the capital to the central city of Kairouan where the Salafists have vowed to hold Sunday's gathering,
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The Nigerian Army yesterday accused Boko Haram gunmen of disguising themselves in fake army camouflage to carry out attacks on civilians at Bama, Borno State and Daura in Katsina State. Chief of Civil/Military Relations of the army, Major-General Bola Koleosho, told pressmen in Abuja that the Boko Haram gunmen were responsible for the dastardly acts that were being blamed on
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Arusha - Tanzanian police said on Saturday they have arrested five people in possession of explosives in the economic capital Dar es Salaam. "Five people were arrested the day before yesterday [Thursday] in possession of explosives after a tip-off from patriotic citizens," Dar es Salaam's police chief Suleiman Kova told AFP. Asked if there was a link between the arrests
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This year's Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) is just hours away and many are eager to bear witness to the drama that will unfold at the Accra International Conference Centre Saturday night. The night, dubbed Muisc's Biggest Night, will see personalities who have excelled over the past year being awarded. There are about 23 awards up for grabs this year.
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DEPUTY president William Ruto yesterday clarified that he is on "an official bilateral trip" to four African countries, as the Senate saw heated debate on the issue. Ruto denied claims he is on a shuttle diplomacy to gain support against the International Criminal Court where he and President Uhuru Kenyatta, together with radio journalist Joshua arap Sang are standing trial
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Harare - A lecturer at a government university in Zimbabwe has been jailed for three months for labelling veteran President Robert Mugabe "a rotten old donkey," in the latest such case, lawyers said on Saturday. Chenjerai Pamhiri, 38, a lecturer at Great Zimbabwe State University in Masvingo city, was convicted and jailed on Friday by a magistrate on Friday, Zimbabwe
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Kaizer Chiefs won the South African Premiership for the first time in eight seasons Wednesday despite being held 1-1 at home by SuperSport United. Lehlohonolo Majoro put Chiefs ahead four minutes into the second half in northern city Polokwane and Sibusiso Zuma equalised two minutes from time. Chiefs went into the penultimate-round fixture at Peter Mokaba Stadium needing one point
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France will buy two medium-altitude Reaper drones from the United States air force to back up its operations against Islamists in Mali, the Air et Cosmos specialist magazine reported on Friday. It said on its online edition that an agreement had been reached for the purchase of two non-armed MQ-9 drones from the US air force. It said the French
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Lagos - A Nigerian court on Friday sentenced two officials from a pharmaceutical company to seven years in prison, over the sale of an adulterated teething drug that killed 84 babies in 2008. Children between 2 months and 7-years-old, died from renal failure after taking the painkiller, which was found to contain high levels of diethylene glycol, a poisonous solvent
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Lagos - A sweeping offensive against Boko Haram Islamists has left dozens of insurgents dead, the defence ministry spokesperson told AFP on Friday, as the military pressed on with air raids and ground assaults across three states. "Dozens of the insurgents have likely been killed," Brigadier General Chris Olukolade said, without offering a precise figure. He earlier told AFP that
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Harare - Zimbabwe's prime minister says he is poised to win the presidency in upcoming elections and return the nation to the world community after years of isolation. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Friday his party championed a new constitution accepted in a March referendum. "We have a new constitution, we must definitely have a new government" to open
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists could face charges of crimes against humanity, the UN's human rights office warned on Friday, also urging the government to ensure civilians are not swept up in an army counter-offensive. "Members of Boko Haram and other groups and entities, if judged to have committed widespread or systematic attacks against a civilian population - including on grounds
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For several months now students at the University of Zambia have engaged in frequent protests and clashes with police over the conditions at the institution, raising some worries that the situation may escalate beyond control. This morning UNZA students staged a large protest over the removal of subsidies of both fuel and mealie-meal that they said had led to an
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Big Brother S8 Logo The biggest reality show in Africa is back and AfricaMagic can reveal that season eight of 'Big Brother Africa' has been dramatically titled "The Chase." A total of 28 housemates from 14 countries will not only be chasing after the US$300 000 cash prize but the chance of becoming a household name and perhaps even finding
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Tuareg separatist rebels who held a chunk of Mali's vast north and still occupy the key town of Kidal are ready for talks to end the west African country's crisis, President Dioncounda Traore said on Friday. Traore, who met French counterpart Francois Hollande at the Elysee presidential palace, also pledged that elections would be held on July 28 to replace
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Kano - Gunmen stormed a police station and a bank in a town in Nigeria's northwest, beyond a region covered by a military crackdown on an Islamist insurgency, a sign the offensive could provoke violence by smaller militant cells across the north. It was not clear who carried out the attack. Several gunmen were killed during a clash with police
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Addis Ababa — Despite comments by Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn suggesting the pending withdrawal of his country's troops from Somalia, many experts have voiced doubts that Ethiopia will pull out of Somalia before it is capable of handling its security without assistance. "Ethiopia has a big interest in Somalia and will remain, keeping its eyes wide open there for
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The Moroccan authorities must immediately launch a full, independent and impartial investigation into allegations that six Sahrawi activists - including a child - were tortured in police custody in Western Sahara, Amnesty International said. On 15 May, 17-year old El Hussein Bah was jailed in Laayoune, Western Sahara, in spite of a previous decision to release him on bail. He
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Harare - Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s party on Friday unveil plans to win back foreign investors and clip the security services' wings if it wins upcoming elections, party officials said. The proposed government platform aims to remake the economy and trim the size of the security forces, while introducing new standards of professionalism. "We are in the last mile
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Tunis - The Tunisian government will decide by Saturday whether to allow or ban Salafists from holding their annual congress, the interior minister said on Friday rejecting "death threats" made by the radical Islamists. "The final decision will be taken today or tomorrow," Lotfi Ben Jeddou told Kalima radio. "The government will not be swayed by death threats," he added.
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Gaza - Egyptian policemen blocked the crossing into the Gaza Strip on Friday to protest against the kidnapping of Egyptian security forces in the Sinai, witnesses and sources said. Locals said police had placed barbed wire across the entrance to the border and closed the gates with chains, leaving hundreds of Palestinians stranded on both sides of the fence. Islamist
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Khartoum - Chad's air force targeted Sudanese rebels along the Darfur border after, a breakaway rebel leader reputedly backed by N'Djamena was killed, the insurgents charged on Thursday. Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) spokesperson Gibril Adam Bilal said Chad had bombed the frontier in North Darfur state's Tina district on Monday. "So far no, there are not any casualties from
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Bolgatanga — Over 120 women, drawn from various women's groups, movements and associations in Bolgatanga, have advocated the immediate passage of the Affirmative Action Bill into law. The proposed Affirmative Action Bill final draft, which was validated in April this year in Koforidua, if passed into law, would ensure the Ghanaian government keeps to its promise of a 40% quota
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Maiduguri - Mobile phone service has been cut in areas of northeast Nigeria as the military sends more soldiers to the region to fight Islamic extremists. Soldiers raided areas in the Sambisa Game Reserve, a remote savannah of some 500km² in Borno state where Islamists have established bases, two security sources who asked not to be named said. They did
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