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Uganda: Museveni unmoved by US plea to condemn Russia

Uganda: Museveni unmoved by US plea to condemn Russia

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said he saw no reason to criticise Moscow over the invasion of Ukraine, extolling Russian-African friendship during the visit of Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov. Speaking alongside Lavrov, who is on a four-nation African tour seeking support for Moscow at a time of confrontation with Western powers, Museveni praised Russia as a partner in the struggle…

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Zimbabwe: How Politically Connected Elites are Benefiting from the Country’s Gold

Zimbabwe: How Politically Connected Elites are Benefiting from the Country’s Gold

President Emmerson Mnangagwa is targeting revenue of up to $12bn – a vastly ambitious quadrupling – from the mining industry by 2023, but opaque activities by by allies of the ruling elite are a major stumbling block for the government. Platinum is expected to produce $3bn, while gold exports, one of the country’s biggest foreign-currency earners, would produce $4bn. To achieve this, the mining…

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Lagos is not a circus, Sanwo-Olu reacts to Jandor-Funke Akindele PDP ticket

Lagos is not a circus, Sanwo-Olu reacts to Jandor-Funke Akindele PDP ticket

The Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu openly said that “Lagos is not a circus” nor a “tea party” but one that requires competent hands to direct its affairs. Mr Sanwo-Olu stated this on Channels TV’s Sunday Politics in reaction to viability of the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Olajide Adediran aka Jandor, and his running mate, Funke Akindele, an actress. He said, “If you…

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Why We Should Reject Ned Nwoko At The Polls - Azuka Jebose

Why We Should Reject Ned Nwoko At The Polls – Azuka Jebose

*My Mission* It has taken me over two years to bring to our cirles of life the pathetic stories of the people of Onicha Ugbo and Idumuje Ugbo in Aniocha North Local Govt Area of Delta State. One man, a self proclaimed “Billionaire” and a child birthed out of wedlock, Ned Nwoko for nearly two decades continue to use his “financial wealth”, his connections to corrupt Police force and the sick…

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Street Madness: APC paid me to endorse Tinubu – Portable

Street Madness: APC paid me to endorse Tinubu – Portable

Street Madness: APC paid me to endorse Tinubu – Portable Music artiste, Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, has revealed that he was paid to endorse the All Progressive Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Portable received backlash on social media after declaring support for APC in the upcoming Osun State governorship election on his Instagram page on Wednesday. In the video…

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Why I picked Shettima despite him being Muslim says Tinubu

Why I picked Shettima despite him being Muslim says Tinubu

Why I picked Shettima despite him being Muslim says Tinubu Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu has said he picked Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate because the latter possesses one of the best credentials for the election. Tinubu announced Shettima as his running mate in a letter personally signed on Sunday in Daura, Katsina State when he paid…

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Billionaire linked to Abba Kyari alleged drug deal remanded

Billionaire linked to Abba Kyari alleged drug deal remanded

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has remanded billionaire Ukatu Mallinson accused of being part of a drug syndicate which involved top police officer Abba Kyari. Justice Peter Lifu on July 8 ordered the remand of Mallinson alongside his alleged accomplice, Sunday Ibekwute, details of the court proceedings emerged on Sunday. The judge remanded the two defendants after they pleaded not guilty…

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Will the dream of a ‘Ghana beyond aid’ become a reality?

Will the dream of a ‘Ghana beyond aid’ become a reality?

The flanks of giant cargo ships rise above us like mountains. Winches haul tin cans off boats; berths prepare for arrivals. We are in Busan, South Korea, in 2018, on the fringes of the African Development Bank (AfDB) annual meetings. Will the dream of a ‘Ghana beyond aid’ become a reality? Ken Ofori-Atta, finance minister of Ghana, is contemplating this vibrant hub of commerce. When it is gently…

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Terrorists bomb Nigeria’s most fortified prison and free rebels and criminals

Terrorists bomb Nigeria’s most fortified prison and free rebels and criminals

Terrorists bomb Nigeria’s most fortified prison and free rebels and criminals outside Abuja Nigeria’s rising insecurity reached new heights on Tuesday night 5 June as terrorists bombed Kuje prison, the nation’s most fortified correctional centre. The country’s most notorious terrorist suspects are being detained there. No fewer than 600 inmates were freed in the process, although authorities say…

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2023: Why Peter Obi is not the best choice for Nigeria says Dino Melaye

2023: Why Peter Obi is not the best choice for Nigeria says Dino Melaye

A former federal lawmaker, Dino Melaye, on Friday said Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), is not the best man to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. Afrocrats reports that Melaye, a top campaigner of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said although Obi is “a good man”, he “lacks the capacity to unify Nigerians”. “I…

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“Nothing is wrong in Muslim-Muslim ticket” – Reno Omokri

“Nothing is wrong in Muslim-Muslim ticket” – Reno Omokri

“Nothing is wrong in Muslim-Muslim ticket” – Reno Omokri Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide, on Friday said he sees nothing wrong if a political party decides to adopt a Muslim-Muslim ticket in respect of the 2023 presidential election. Afrocrats reports that according to Omokri, Nigerians should lay emphasis on credibility –and not religion. As the political cloud thickens ahead of the 2023…

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The remains of DR Congo's independence hero laid to rest at home

The remains of DR Congo’s independence hero laid to rest at home

The remains of DR Congo’s independence hero laid to rest at home The remains of Congolese icon Patrice Lumumba, the country’s first prime minister, are laid to rest in Kinshasa. Belgium returned a tooth belonging to the murdered independence hero earlier this month. Also, African ministers of education were in Paris on Thursday for a UNESCO summit on tackling the devastating effect that the…

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North-West APC Leaders to Meet Tinubu for VP Slot

North-West APC Leaders to Meet Tinubu for VP Slot

North-West APC Leaders to Meet Tinubu for VP Slot Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the North-West have resolved to meet with the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to aggregate the views of the region as the search for a suitable running mate continues. The North-West leaders made their position known in a statement issued and signed by the APC National…

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Senegal: Authorities ban planned protest amid tensions

Senegal: Authorities ban planned protest amid tensions

Senegal: Authorities ban planned protest amid tensions The Senegalese authorities have banned an anti-government demonstration announced for Wednesday, June 29, in Dakar, risking further anger from the opposition in a climate of growing pre-election tensions. On June 17, a previous demonstration, which was banned, had caused clashes resulting in the death of three people and more than 200 people…

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Senegal's opposition postpones banned demonstrations, vows to fight ruling party in polls

Senegal’s opposition postpones banned demonstrations, vows to fight ruling party in polls

Senegal’s opposition postpones banned demonstrations, vows to fight ruling party in polls A new strategy for the Senegalese opposition. The Yewwi Askan Wi coalition urged its supporters Wednesday to express their discontent with president Macky Sall through the ballot box. Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko also added during a press briefing in Dakar that anti-government demonstrations initially…

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Egypt: Residents of 30 houseboats on River Nile evicted

Egypt: Residents of 30 houseboats on River Nile evicted

Egypt: Residents of 30 houseboats on River Nile evicted Some have put their life savings in it, others have a pleasant summer residence there: in Cairo, about thirty barges are threatened by a project of development of the army which moves in Egypt, where many denounce a sacrifice of the inheritance to the profit. “I realized a dream by buying this barge, I fitted it out to welcome my…

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UN maintains peacekeepers in Mali as Russia and China abstain

UN maintains peacekeepers in Mali as Russia and China abstain

The U.N. Security Council voted Wednesday to maintain the U.N. peacekeeping mission in turmoil-wracked Mali, while condemning the West African nation’s military rulers for using mercenaries that commit human rights and humanitarian violations. The council also expressed “grave concern” at the deteriorating political and security situation in the West African nation. Russia and China abstained on…