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Despite insecurity, UK spends £300 million on peacekeeping in Africa
The UK Government said it spent more than 300 million pound sterling delivering programmes and peacekeeping in Africa in 2023 to strengthen security and ensure stability.
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U.S. State of Georgia honours Nigerian diplomat
The U.S. State of Georgia has honoured the Consul General of Nigeria in Atlanta, Amb. Amina Smaila, for her dedication to public service to the state.
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UK economy slides into recession
Britain is in recession, official data showed Thursday, dealing another blow to embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose Conservative party is forecast to lose a general election expected this year.
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Over 135,000 people displaced in fresh crisis in eastern DR Congo
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says a fresh crisis since last week in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has caused the displacement of an estimated 135,000 people from the town of Sake —- on the northern banks of Lake Kivu.
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Liberia Defence Minister resigns days after appointment
Liberia’s new defence minister on Monday resigned from his post just 10 days after being appointed, following a protest by soldiers’ wives, the presidency said.
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King Charles diagnosed with cancer
King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, Buckingham Palace revealed in a statement on its website on Monday.
This is coming after the King visited a London hospital last month for a corrective procedure for an enlarged!-->!-->!-->…
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Namibia’s President Hage Geingob dies at 82 – Official
Namibia’s President, Hage Geingob died on Sunday in a hospital in Windhoek at the age of 82, the presidential office said in a statement on X, posted by acting president Nangolo Mbumba.
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UK suspends British-Nigerian Minister over comment on Israel’s actions
A British-Nigerian minister, MP Kate Osamor has been suspended after accusing Israel of genocide on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day.
The British-Nigerian-born MP for Edmonton sparked outrage after claiming in her weekly newsletter!-->!-->!-->…
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JUST IN: Burkina, Mali, Niger pull out from ECOWAS
The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced Sunday their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS.
The leaders of the three Sahel nations issued a statement saying it was a “sovereign decision” to leave!-->!-->!-->…
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Saudi to allow sale of alcohol to non-Muslim diplomats
Saudi Arabia has set out plans to allow the sale of alcohol to non-Muslim diplomats for the first time, two sources familiar with the plan told AFP on Wednesday.
Alcohol “will be sold to non-Muslim diplomats” who previously had to!-->!-->!-->…
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