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Voting starts in Tunisian presidential election
Polling stations opened at 8am (0700 GMT) from the capital Tunis on the Mediterranean coastline to the cork forests of the northwest, the mining towns of the interior and sand-swept...
Read moreForeign leaders, supporters bid farewell to Zimbabwe’s Mugabe
Mugabe led Zimbabwe for 37 years, from independence until he was ousted by the army in November 2017.
Read moreState funeral for Mugabe: Osinbajo to represent Nigeria
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, will represent President Muhammadu Buhari at the state funeral for former President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe.
Read moreMugabe’s burial place to be announced Saturday – Family spokesperson
Chidhakwa, made the announcement to mourners at the former leader’s home in Harare.
Read more10 African leaders due at Mugabe funeral as row over burial continues
Mugabe’s body was returned to Zimbabwe on Wednesday from Singapore, where he died at the age of 95.
Read moreBody of former leader, Mugabe, arrives in Zimbabwe for burial
His coffin, draped in a Zimbabwean flag, was carried by military officers out of the plane and down a red carpet flanked by soldiers, live television broadcasts showed.
Read moreEx-Zimbabwean president Mugabe to be buried on Sunday
Mugabe, 95, died on September 6 in Singapore where he had been receiving medical treatment since April.
Read moreMore Americans will die if Trump cancels peace talks – Taliban
The group was replying to a series of Trump tweets on Saturday that said a secret meeting with “major leaders” of the Taliban at Camp David had been canceled because...
Read moreZimbabwe announces burial rites for Mugabe
Zimbabweans have been confused about when they would get to pay their last respects to Mugabe since his death in a Singapore hospital on Friday after a long illness.
Read moreSix journalists kidnapped
The reporters, working for radio and TV news companies that broadcast news in Pashto and Dari languages, were abducted while travelling in group from neighbouring Paktika province to Paktia, to...
Read more550 Pilgrims escape death as Max Airline skids off runway at Minna airport
No fewer than 550 pilgrims from Niger who performed this year’s hajj in Saudi Arabia on Saturday escaped death at the Minna International Airport as the Max Airline plane conveying...
Read moreZimbabwe declares days of national mourning for late national hero Mugabe
Mugabe, 95, died on Friday morning in Singapore, where he had been receiving medical treatment since April.
Read moreOpposition leaders agree to delay election, in new blow to Johnson
Senior British opposition lawmakers on Friday agreed to vote against Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s call to hold a snap election on October 15, making his parliamentary motion almost certain...
Read moreMugabe, indomitable fighter for liberation of Zimbabwe – Obasanjo
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has described the late former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, as an indomitable fighter, who contributed to the liberation of his country from apartheid and oppressive...
Read morePope tells packed stadium in Mozambique to reject ‘revenge’
“You have a right to peace,” he told the crowds.
Read moreKey milestones in life of Zimbabwe’s late President Robert Mugabe
Following are key milestones in the life of Zimbabwe’s former leader Robert Mugabe. 1924 – Mugabe is born on February 21 in what was then British-ruled Southern Rhodesia. 1940s-1950s –...
Read morePresident Mahamadou Issoufou says implementation of ECOWAS single currency remains top priority
President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger and Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority Heads of Government has said that implementation of the ECOWAS single currency in 2020 was top priority under his...
Read moreBoris Johnson’s brother quits on eve of Brexit election campaign
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson’s younger brother, Jo, announced his resignation as a minister and Conservative lawmaker on Thursday.
Read moreGermans have fewer fears, worries — Survey
In 2019, Germans are “significantly more optimistic” than a year before and as “relaxed” as they were 25 years ago, according to a survey.
Read moreGerman Social Democrats gear up for crowded party leadership race
Interim party leader, Manuela Schwesig, acknowledged the criticism that there were too many applicants for the SPD’s top job, saying that those wanting to be party leader have to show...
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