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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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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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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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Sudanese protesters take to the streets in the capital Khartoum durning a demonstration demanding the dissolution of the transitional government, on October 20, 2021. - Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has called recent unrest the "worst and most dangerous crisis" of the country's precarious two-year transition since the fall of hardline ruler Omar al-Bashir. (Photo by ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP)

Sudan: Crowds gather in Khartoum after calls for rival protests

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This video grab from an AFPTV video taken on October 19, 2021 in Manzini shows an armoured police vehicle driving in the streets. - Protesters gathered against police brutality in Manzini, Eswatini, a country rocked by a wave of pro-democracy demonstrations. (Photo by AFPTV / AFP)

African nations deploy envoys to Eswatini to help stem unrest

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Pakistani troops patrol along Pakistan-Afghanistan border at Big Ben post in the Khyber district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on August 3, 2021. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)

Six Pakistani security personnel killed in separate attacks

3 days ago

The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. January 29, 2020. Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM/CDC/Handout via REUTERS

Sri Lanka extends inter-province travel ban amid coronaviru spread

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The minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, says the federal government will take possession of the repatriated Benin artefacts and will take into “cognizance the culture that produced the art works”.

Nigerian government insists Lekki massacre claims phantom

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Nigerian youths held memorial protests in Lagos and Abuja on Wednesday, one year after security forces violently suppressed mass protests against police brutality and bad governance.

Nigerian youths protest a year after bloody crackdown

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Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has approved a dedicated security team for the monitoring and enforcement of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and protection of other transport infrastructure in the state.

#EndSARS: Lagos governor brokers truce with youths

4 days ago

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Agusta 109 Power Helicopters

Military deploys helicopter gunships against bandits in Kaduna

4 days ago

Ground, air assaults neutralise 50 bandits in Kaduna

4 days ago

According to a statement signed by the commissioner of homeland affairs, Samuel Aruwan, the order comes into effect on April 9.

Official: 50 bandits killed in another security raid in Kaduna

4 days ago

At least 10 armed bandits were on Monday killed by security forces in some flash points in Kaduna State, the state government has said.

Official: Security forces kill 10 bandits in Kaduna

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The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has said that for appreciable development to take place in the country, more women must be regarded and enlisted to take up more spaces in governance.

Eid-ul-Mawlid: Senate president preaches peace, love, tolerance

6 days ago