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Obama commends Goodluck Jonathan for conceding defeat

Obama commends Goodluck Jonathan for conceding defeat

US President Barack Obama praised Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday for conceding defeat in an election that he said…
Opposition wins Nigeria's presidential election

Opposition wins Nigeria's presidential election

Muhammadu Buhari has won Nigeria’s presidential election by a margin of at least three million votes. This is the first…
Arab League to create joint military force

Arab League to create joint military force

The heads of Arab League countries have agreed to create a joint Arab military force. The League has been meeting…
Nigeria elections: Delays, technical problems reported

Nigeria elections: Delays, technical problems reported

Delays and technical problems were reported as Nigerians went to the polls today to elect a president. The incumbent, Goodluck…
Leaders dispute over Africa's biggest hydroelectric dam

Leaders dispute over Africa's biggest hydroelectric dam

Three African leaders are due to meet in Sudan to resolve a long-running dispute over the sharing of Nile waters…
Sierra Leone Veep seeks asylum with US

Sierra Leone Veep seeks asylum with US

Sierra Leone’s Vice-President Samuel Sam-Sumana says he is seeking political asylum at the US embassy in the capital after soldiers…
Forbes names Bill Gates on rich list

Forbes names Bill Gates on rich list

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has been named the world’s richest man in 2015 by Forbes. Gates, 59, is worth $79…
Mugabe chosen African Union chairman

Mugabe chosen African Union chairman

African leaders meeting in Addis Ababa have chosen the continent’s oldest head of state, Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, as AU chairman…
More hostages taken in France as police corner journalist killers

More hostages taken in France as police corner journalist killers

Armed police have flooded the area where a gunman has seized hostages at a kosher supermarket in Paris. Meanwhile, police…
Kenyan MPs fight over security bill

Kenyan MPs fight over security bill

Kenyan MPs have traded blows and the deputy speaker had water thrown on her at a chaotic parliamentary session called…
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