Africa
UN humanitarian office says situation in Congo’s Goma city ‘extremely worrying’
GENEVA The UN humanitarian office on Tuesday raised alarm over the dire humanitarian situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of...
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FG says foreign trip to study Singapore’s civil service important
Gabriel Aduda, permanent secretary of the defence ministry, says the recent study tour of Singapore’s civil service by selected permanent...
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ECOWAS court dismisses human rights violation claim against Nigeria
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has dismissed an alleged human rights violation suit filed by one Patrick Eholor, on behalf...
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Ghanaian studying in Canada stabbed to death by DSI Underground co-worker
Alfred Okyere, a Ghanaian studying in Canada, has been stabbed to death at work after spending a few days as...
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38 hurt after ‘unexpected aircraft movement’ on United flight
LAGOS 38 people were injured, including six hospitalized, after a United Airlines flight from Nigeria to Washington, D.C., encountered midair...
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Saudi Arabia, Gulf bloc condemn attack on Saudi hospital in Sudan’s Darfur
CAIRO Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) condemned on Sunday a drone attack on a Saudi hospital in...
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Thousands of Congolese civilians continue to flee as fighting intensifies near Goma
KIGALI, Rwanda Thousands of civilians continued to flee violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu region by all...
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Congo blames Rwanda for death of North Kivu governor
KIGALI, Rwanda Authorities in Congo blamed Rwanda on Saturday for the death of the North Kivu governor which was confirmed...
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UN peacekeeping chief calls on M23 rebels to withdraw from Democratic Republic of Congo
WASHINGTON The UN peacekeeping chief on Sunday called on M23 rebels to end their activities and leave the Democratic Republic...
Read moreM23 rebels say North Kivu governor of Democratic Republic of Congo killed
NAIROBI The M23 rebel group on Friday said Maj. Gen. Peter Chirimwami, governor of the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern...
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