Africa
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Protesters in Pretoria slam US assassination of Lt. Gen. Soleimani
Jan 23, 2020 21:36Pretoria(IP): Thousands of Africans in Pretoria staged protest outside the US embassy to condemn Anti-Iran policy and assassination of Martyr Lt. Gen. Soleimani on Thursday.
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Zakzaky supporter killed by Nigerian forces in Abuja
Jan 22, 2020 14:25Nigerian forces have killed one individual in an attack on protesters demanding the release of jailed Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky in the capital, Abuja.
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Inequality hikes; World's 22 richest men wealthier than all the women in Africa; Oxfam says
Jan 20, 2020 17:16Horrible and increasing scales of inequality laid bare as Oxfam shows World's 22 richest men wealthier than all the women in Africa and across the globe, billions of hours of women's works remain unpaid.
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Militias loyal to Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar violate truce, target capital
Jan 20, 2020 08:16Militias loyal to Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar targeted southern areas of capital Tripoli on Sunday, violating a cease-fire agreed at the end of a conference on Libya in Berlin.
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Somalia: Car bomb blast targets Turkish contractors
Jan 18, 2020 15:17A car bomb targeting a group of Turkish contractors exploded on Saturday 18 January in Afgoye, northwest of the Somali capital Mogadishu, police said.
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Libyan rivals to meet in Moscow to sign ceasefire deal
Jan 13, 2020 08:56The leaders of the warring sides in Libya will meet in Moscow on Monday in order to sign a ceasefire agreement, a Libyan official said.
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ICC investigating massacre of Nigerian Shia Muslims: IHRC
Jan 12, 2020 06:41The International Criminal Court is continuing to investigate the massacre of over 1000 Shia civilians by Nigerian army in the city of Zaria in 2005 as The Hague-based body is concerned about evidence tampering, an Islamic rights NGO said.
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Ailing Nigerian Shia leader denied of medical treatment: Office
Jan 11, 2020 04:02The office of Nigeria's top Shia cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky announced that despite his deteriorating health, prison officials have denied him access to doctors.
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Nigerian People Condemn assassination of Lieutenant General Soleimani
Jan 04, 2020 07:40Popular demonstrations have been held in Nigeria condemning the assassination of top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, who was martyred in a US terror strike in the early hours of Friday morning.
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Military plane crashes in Sudan, 18 killed
Jan 03, 2020 00:51A military transport plane has crashed in Sudan’s West Darfur with 18 casualties, including children.
