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A man looks on a screen showing polling stations, at the headquarters of Russia's Central Election Commission in Moscow, Russia September 19, 2021. REUTERS-Shamil Zhumatov-File Photo

Defeated candidates in Russian election try to annul ‘crooked’ online results

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John Nkengasong, director of African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Minasse Wondimu Hailu-Anadolu Agency via Getty Ima

Africa CDC: UK travel curbs hurt vaccine drive

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A new report published on Tuesday offers a grim assessment of how the Covid-19 pandemic has roiled Nigeria’s economy and had an uneven impact across both the formal and informal sectors.

Some 20% of Nigeria’s workers lost jobs to coronavirus

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The Nigeria Police Force says its investigation shows that Boko Haram, Ansaru and other terror groups are getting support from some Nigerians.

Police: Eight killed in Russian university shooting, gunman in hospital

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Student shoot eight dead in Russian university

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Observers watch a live broadcast from polling stations at the Moscow Public Election Monitoring Center during the second day of a three-day long vote in parliamentary elections in Moscow, Russia September 18, 2021. REUTERS-Evgenia Novozhenina

Alexie Navalny allies accuse Telegram of censorship in Russian election

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Afghanistan: Taliban rulers exclude girls from returning to secondary school

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Members of Afghanistan's national girls' football team have fled across the border into Pakistan dressed in burqas, a month after the hardline Taliban swept back into power, officials said Wednesday.

Afghan girls’ football team flees to Pakistan

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has expressed optimism that the current clouds and travails covering Nigeria would give way to a glorious and bright new nation.

VP Osinbajo opposes moves to defund gas projects in African countries

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Governor Seyi Makinde has said that he would make history in Oyo State to be the first governor to hand over to a successor

2023: Oyo governor disowns presidential campaign

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A man cycles past a restaurant closed during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak as the country faces tougher lockdown restrictions in Soweto, South Africa, June 28, 2021. REUTERS-Siphiwe Sibeko

South Africa loosens coronavirus curbs as third wave eases

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Governor Bello Matawalle

Zamfara governor: We will no longer dialogue with bandits

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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi meets with head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Eslami, in Tehran, Iran, September 12, 2021. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran to allow IAEA to service nuclear monitoring cameras after talks

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses lawmakers about the withdrawal from Afghanistan, in London, Britain September 6, 2021. UK Parliament-Jessica Taylor-Handout via REUTERS

No vaccine passports: British premier to set out winter coronavirus plan

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Banditry: President Buhari punishing Nigerians with network shutdown – SERAP

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