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West Africa

Burkina Faso votes in presidential, parliamentary elections

Voters in Burkina Faso are heading to the polls today for presidential and parliamentary elections, held amid escalating violence in the West African country.

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West Africa

BURKINA FASO ELECTION: Voting at the Burkinabe Embassy in Dakar, Senegal

Eligible Burkina Faso nationals have been casting their votes at the country's Embassy in Dakar, Senegal.

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West Africa

Nigeria: Terrorists kill at least three soldiers in ambush

At least three soldiers and two members of the Civilian Joint Task Force were killed while others were wounded in an ambush coordinated by Boko Haram insurgents at Ja’alta along Gajiram-Monguno road over the weekend. The convoy comprising military personnel…

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West Africa

GHANA ELECTION: Govt vows to punish electoral offenders

Ahead of the December 7 general elections in Ghana, the government has assured of maximum protection of lives and property of citizens before, during and after the elections. Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey made this declaration particularly…

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Beyond West Africa

Ethiopian PM gives Tigrayan rebels 72 hours to surrender

Ethiopia’s prime minister has issued an ultimatum to Tigrayan regional forces to surrender or face a military offensive on the state’s capital of Mekele. The Ethiopian army has been battling local forces in Tigray since conflict broke out on November…

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West Africa

Nigeria calls for sanctions on CNN over Lekki exposé

Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has called for CNN to be sanctioned for what he describes as reinforcement of “the disinformation that is going around” following CNN’s investigations which claimed that Nigerian protesters were shot at by…

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World

G20 leaders extend debt freeze for poorest nations to mid-2021

Leaders of the world’s 20 biggest economies on Sunday endorsed a plan to extend a freeze in official debt service payments by the poorest countries to mid-2021. They also backed a common approach for dealing with their debt problems. In…

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