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By Enyichukwu Enemanna 49 soldiers who were detained by Bamako last year on charges of "spying" and "undermining national security" were on Tuesday honoured with top national awards by their country, Ivory Coast. In a ceremony...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The main opposition political party in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lost its governorship candidate in the Southern Abia State after a brief illness, a family source announced. This is coming...

4By Enyichukwu Enemanna A former President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was on Tuesday, arrested on allegations bordering on abuse of power and illicit wealth acquisition, a lawyer said. Coming ahead of his trial, Abdel...

By Ebi Kesiena Egyptian archaeologists has said they had discovered an 1,800-year-old "complete residential city from the Roman-era" in the heart of the southern city of Luxor. Head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri,...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna A Tanzanian cargo ship on Tuesdaycapsized in the southern Iranian port of Assaluyeh, State Media has reported. According to the report, the vessel named Anil sank on suspicion that containers on it were...

By Ebi Kesiena Father Victor Ntambwe of the Saint Charles Lwanga church in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital has urged his members to enlist in the electioneering process and vote. The catholic priest portrayed his...