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Libya ready for polls despite wrangling, says elections chief

Tripoli – Preparations are almost finished for polls in war-torn Libya, the head of the electoral commission says, despite... Read more

9 Oct, 2021

Bamako – Mali will launch a nationwide debate on reform this month, an official document said, in what the army-dominated... Read more

9 Oct, 2021

Lagos – Nigerian troops have arrested a well-known Nollywood actor for allegedly inciting support for a banned separatist movement... Read more

9 Oct, 2021

Freetown – Sierra Leone’s president on Friday signed a bill abolishing the death penalty, declaring the West African country... Read more

9 Oct, 2021

Cape Town – Former president Jacob Zuma is “a symbol of the oppression of the people of South Africa”,... Read more

9 Oct, 2021

Johannesburg – Riyad Mahrez celebrated being included on Friday among 30 Ballon d’Or nominees by scoring twice as he... Read more

9 Oct, 2021

Maputo – Search and rescue operations were under way on Friday after a boat laden with dozens of people, many... Read more

8 Oct, 2021

Nairobi – Kenya said on Friday it rejected the jurisdiction of the UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ), ahead... Read more

8 Oct, 2021

Lagos – Nigerian security forces have rescued nearly 200 kidnap victims during raids on camps of criminal gangs in dense... Read more

8 Oct, 2021

Abuja – A much-touted cleanup of oil pollution in southern Nigeria has yet to start in parts of the hotspot... Read more

8 Oct, 2021