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Obama commends Goodluck Jonathan for conceding defeat
April 2, 2015
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
March 31, 2015
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
March 30, 2015
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
March 28, 2015
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
March 23, 2015
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
March 14, 2015
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
March 2, 2015
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
January 30, 2015
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
January 9, 2015
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
December 18, 2014
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…