The National Assembly of The Gambia Friday May 29 adopted a motion declaring colonialism and slavery as crimes against humanity and genocide during an extra-ordinary
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New Nigerian president seeks to crush “godless” Boko Haram
New Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari promised on Friday to eradicate the “mindless, godless” militants of Boko Haram and rescue hundreds of women and children held
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His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2015 Inaugural Speech
Inaugural speech by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari following his swearing-in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 29th May, 2015 I am
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Nigeria’s Buhari: from coup leader to ‘converted democrat’
Nigeria – Muhammadu Buhari, who is being sworn in on Friday as Nigeria’s new president, is a one-time coup leader who once ruled Africa’s most
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Key priorities for Nigeria’s new president
Lagos Muhammadu Buhari is sworn in as Nigeria’s next president on Friday but he has a daunting to-do list after promising wholesale change during elections
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High expectations in Nigeria as Buhari takes power
Lagos – Muhammadu Buhari formally takes over as Nigeria’s president this week but his inauguration could not have come at a worse time, with the
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Nigeria’s Buhari must start his presidency facing crippling fuel scarcity and power cuts
With the handover of president Goodluck Jonathan to Muhammadu Buhari coming in a few days on May 29, many Nigerians cannot wait for the resumption
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Mohammed Morsi, Egypt’s ex-leader, sentenced to death
An Egyptian court has pronounced death sentences on ousted president Mohammed Morsi and more than 100 other people over a mass prison break in 2011.
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Burundi: Leaders of attempted coup arrested after President’s return
The President of Burundi declared Friday that peace had returned, two days after a failed military coup left the African nation in a state of
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President returns to Burundi after army says coup bid failed
President Pierre Nkurunziza returned to Burundi on Thursday, his office said, after the army chief declared that an attempted coup staged when the east African
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More abducted women and children freed in Nigeria
Nigeria was on Wednesday seeking to identify nearly 300 women and girls rescued from Boko Haram, raising hopes they may include schoolgirls seized in a
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Nigeria votes in tight Jonathan-Buhari contest
Nigerians are going to the polls to elect a president, with incumbent Goodluck Jonathan facing a strong challenge from Muhammadu Buhari. Delays and technical problems
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Nigeria Decides 2015: Concern for peace sweeps across the country
IF there is anything that bothers the electorate as the 2015 general election starts today with the Presidential and National Assembly elections, it is the
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