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DR Congo’s presidential election delayed until December 30
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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s long-delayed presidential election has been postponed for another week. The vote, scheduled for Sunday, is now due to take place on 30 December, the Electoral Commission said on Thursday. A delay in deploying voting materials to
At least 2 dead as thousands protest economic woes in Sudan
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Violent anti-government protests broke out Thursday for the second consecutive day in a string of cities across much of Sudan, including the capital Khartoum where police used tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters and an eastern city where at least
Turkey, Iran have many joint steps to take for regional security, end clashes, Erdogan says
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Turkey will continue to stand by Iran in the face of ‘unjust’ U.S. sanctions which jeopardize regional stability and security, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday in a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani. “There are so many
Trump announces defense chief Mattis to retire in February
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US. President Donald Trump announced late Thursday that Secretary of Defense James Mattis will will retire “with distinction” at the end of February, new chief to be named shortly. Trump previously referred to him as “sort of a Democrat.” Mattis, seen
Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni criticizes Miss Africa for ‘wearing Indian hair’
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Uganda’s president elicited a flurry of remarks on Twitter after he wrote that Miss Africa should have shown “African beauty in its natural form” instead of “wearing Indian hair.” Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday shared a picture alongside Miss World
6 Ghanaians jailed in UK over £1 million fraud
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Six Ghanaians have been jailed in the United Kingdom (UK) for duping several companies to the tune of £1 million, according to the City of London Police. Three of the suspects were sentenced on 13th December, 2018, at Southwark Crown Court
US exit from Syria draws mixed reactions from surprised allies
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The United States’ allies have given mixed reactions to President Donald Trump’s surprise decision to withdraw American troops from war-torn Syria. On Wednesday Trump said in a Twitter video that “We’ve won against ISIS,” an English acronym for Daesh, and that
Putin says doesn’t know what US withdrawal from Syria really means
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said he agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump that Daesh terrorists group has been defeated Commenting on Trump ordering U.S. troops home from Syria, Putin said, “I don’t know what US withdrawal from Syria means,