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Mali's interim President Assimi Goita was the target of an attempted stabbing attack during Eid al-Adha prayers at Bamako's Grand Mosque, the West African nation's presidency said in a statement on Twitter on Tuesday.

UN urged to press Mali junta over summary executions

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Police officers stand guard to block the road during a protest rally by the banned Islamist political party Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) demandig the release of their leader and the expulsion of the French ambassador over cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed, in Lahore, Pakistan October 22, 2021. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza

More clashes as banned TLP continues protest in Pakistan

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Mass protests in Sudan show strong support for a civilian-led democracy, but analysts warn street demonstrations may have little impact on powerful factions pushing a return to military rule.

Sudan’s mass protests back civilian rule but army remains strong

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Captive Ethiopian army soldiers get their water ration in a prison in the outskirts of Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia, July 7, 2021. REUTERS-Giulia Paravicini-File Photo

Ethiopia hits Tigray in fourth day of air raids

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Members of Amhara special forces stand guard on the Ethiopia-Eritrean border near the town of Humera, Ethiopia July 1, 2021. REUTERS-Stringer

Ethiopia fighting intensifies amid air strikes on Tigray and clashes in Amhara

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Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr Sunday Dare has charged APC Youth to avail themselves of the various opportunities created by government to develop themselves to guarantee the future.

Minister: Sports ministry to tackle ‘age cheat’ at National Youth Games

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Hundreds of schoolchildren have stormed the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) parliament building, demanding the government raise teachers’ pay to end a strike that has stopped lessons for more than two weeks.

DRC schoolchildren storm parliament over striking teachers’ pay

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Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore opens the 27th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), which was postponed from February 2021 to October 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso October 16, 2021. Picture taken October 16, 2021. REUTERS/Anne Mimault

Pandemic created opportunities for African video-on-demand, streaming services

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Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed addresses delegates at the Somali election negotiation in Mogadishu, Somalia May 27, 2021 REUTERS-Feisal Omar-File Photo

Somalia’s president, prime minister agree to speed up election

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Explosion halts Nigerian train but no one hurt, cause unknown

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FILE PHOTO: Migrants gesture as they wait outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) negotiation office in Tripoli, Libya, October 10, 2021. REUTERS/Ayman Al-Sahili/File Photo

Thousands of refugees, migrants plead for Libya evacuation

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Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi (C) along with Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood and Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar, speaks during a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Salahuddin NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

Pakistan eases travel restrictions, announces aid for Afghanistan

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In a bid to reduce unemployment, the Federal Government has commenced the training of 1,850 beneficiaries of the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIPs) on Point-of-Sale (POS) business with the promise of distributing POS machines fingerprint scanners, chairs, tables and umbrellas upon completion.

Nigerian government trains 1,850 people on POS business, distributes kits

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Debates on revenue collections from Stamp Duties between Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) was brought to a close as FIRS submitted that it was backed by law to collect stamp duties.

FIRS proposes road infrastructure tax

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Ahmad said the Executive Chairman of FIRS, Muhammad Nami, disclosed this at the inauguration of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Audit and Recovery of Back Years Stamp Duties and the unveiling of the FIRS Adhesive Stamp in Abuja.

FIRS mulls collection of road tax from hairdressers, carpenters

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