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By Daniel Niyongabo ZALAMBESSA, ETHIOPIA – Jubilant scenes unfolded at the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea on Sunday as communities from frontier villages were reunited for the first time in five…
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Ghanaian Leaders Unite in Call for Unity and Spiritual Reflection on National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving
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$2.6 Million Scandal Rocks Liberia’s Telecom Sector: LTA Chief Suspended Amid Explosive GAC Report
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Zimbabwe: Instead of focusing on crushing public dissent, a wise leader would have addressed their grievances
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A Guide to Increasing Liberia’s $500M National Budget to Over Two Billion Dollars in 10 Years!
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Kenya Engaged Qatar to Create and Offer Over 200,000 Job Opportunities for Its Citizens
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Dangote Proposes ‘Biggest, Deepest’ Port in Nigeria’s Ogun State
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Aliko Dangote Retires as Chairman of Dangote Sugar Refinery After 20 Years
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Zambian Civil Servants with Political Ambitions Must Resign, Warns Cabinet Secretary
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Liberia Mourns the Loss of Honorable John T. Woods, Remembered as a True Patriot
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Williams Urges African Governments to Empower Private Sector for Accelerated Development
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Julius Maada Bio’s Legacy: A President Torn Between Progress and Peril in Sierra Leone
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President Tinubu Grants Landmark Presidential Pardon to Herbert Macaulay, 174 Others
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FIFA Investment in African Football Surpasses $1 Billion, Infantino Announces in Kinshasa
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Liberia Gears Up for Extensive Infrastructure Push, Civil Works to Commence October 15
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Rehabilitation a Priority as President Boakai Mobilizes Nation in Anti-Drug Fight, Equips LDEA with New Fleet
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Millions Still Trapped in Poverty Despite Nigeria’s Economic Gains
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Horrific Allegations Emerge in South African Court: Farm Workers Forced to Feed Murdered Women to Pigs
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Madagascar President Claims Illegal Power Seizure Underway Amid Escalating Dissatisfaction and Military Rebuke
By Peter Halima Antananarivo, Madagascar – The office of Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina has issued a dramatic statement claiming that an attempt to seize power illegally and unconstitutionally is currently underway…
Cameroon Grapples with Age-Old Leadership as Nonagenarian President Seeks Eighth Term Amidst Youthful Discontent
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