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Former Nigerian governor jailed for corruption

A High Court in Yola, Adamawa State, has convicted and jailed former Gov. Bala James Ngilari for failing to adhere to the procurement laws of the state. In a 75-minute long ruling, Justice Nathan Musa found the former governor guilty of four
March 7, 2017
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President Robert Mugabe’s government panics

President Robert Mugabe’s government will face one of its biggest tests in over six months when civil servants go on strike tomorrow demanding their 2016 bonuses. In sign that the government was panicking over the impending strike, Public Service and Social Welfare minister Prisca
March 5, 2017
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African journalist fears assassination by UK-backed police unit

A top investigative journalist in Kenya fears that British-backed police have placed him on their “kill list”, making him a “dead man walking”. Mohammed ‘Moha’ Ali, 35, has spent years exposing extra-judicial killings by Kenya’s Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU). He also revealed
March 2, 2017
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Africa’s most depressed nations

According to a report, titled Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders – Global Health Estimates, released last week by the World Health Organization conducted in 2015 here are the countries in Africa with the most cases of depression Djibouti; 5.1 percent of
March 2, 2017
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Teenager Reveals Why She Refused to Bomb Innocent People

Amina Yusuf, a teenager paraded by the military on Wednesday in Maiduguri said she failed to detonate her explosive because she was against the Boko Haram sect. The 17-year-old told newsmen that she was abducted five years ago, alongside her parents, in
March 1, 2017

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