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Why the US may lift economic sanctions against Sudan.
On Thursday, a US official said the United States is preparing to lift decades-long economic sanctions against Sudan, citing improvement on human rights and progress on counter-terrorism.
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#Dayofthegirl: Why these African organizations are demanding accountability for Immunization.
Civil Society Organizations in over ten countries kick off 33 Days to Power Up Immunization.
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Boko Haram attacks increase as Chad withdraws troops from Niger.
According to some humanitarian sources and officials, Chad has withdrawn hundreds of troops from neighbouring Niger, where they were helping local forces fight Boko Haram Islamist militants.
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President of Nigeria or King in the North?
This morning, news broke that President Buhari had asked the World Bank to focus their development efforts in Nigeria on the north.
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Infographic: Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa rank top 10 most dangerous megacities for women in the world.
According to findings by the Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF), Lagos ranks 8th out of 19 most dangerous megacities for women in the world, ahead of Jakarta and Istanbul in the 9th and 10th position respectively.
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Tedros’ Mugabe blunder should not be detrimental to Africa’s role in any international organization.
On Thursday, the new WHO Director-General, Ethiopia’s Tedros Ghebreyesus appointed Mugabe as his organization’s ‘goodwill ambassador’.
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Kenya’s presidential election to proceed as planned, with Kenyatta’s win all but confirmed.
The latest attempt to halt tomorrow’s presidential election re-run in Kenya has seemingly been thrown out.
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Kenyatta’s win has been confirmed.
In a repeated election, Kenya’s incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta won 98 percent of the vote after an opposition boycott helped lower turnout to 39 percent, the electoral commission said on Monday.
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Buhari gets tough on corruption in his cabinet, but other questions need to be answered.
In a statement released by the presidential media team Monday afternoon, the presidency announced that it had terminated the appointment of the erstwhile suspended Secretary General to the Federation, Babachir Lawal.
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Nigeria moves up the World Bank’s Doing Business ranking. What does this mean for businesses in the country?
Nigeria moved 24 places up from 169 in the latest Doing Business report released by the World Bank. The Doing Business Index measures the ease of doing business in any country.