Aska Makori
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Nigeria threatens to punish BBC, local media bandit films
BBC Africa Eye’s documentary “The Bandit warlords of Zamfara” interviewed gang members and victims to investigate violence in northwest Zamfara state.
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15 troops, 3 civilians killed in coordinated Mali attacks
The Malian army has intensified its anti-jihadist operations in recent months, relying on what it describes as Russian instructors.
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Wrestling boss Vince McMahon retires from WWE amid hush money probe
McMahon stepped down from his roles with WWE last month pending the results of an internal investigation after allegations he had an affair with an employee and paid her $3 million to keep the matter…
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Gabon jails ex-presidential spokesman over ’embezzlement’
A Gabon court has handed a former presidential spokesman an eight-year prison sentence for “embezzlement of public funds” and “money laundering”, his lawyers said Wednesday. The court on Tuesday found Ike Ngouoni guilty of both…
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Morocco steps up efforts to contain forest fires sweeping across north
Moroccan firefighters stepped up their efforts on Wednesday to contain forest fires, fanned by fierce winds, that are sweeping across the north of the country, according to local authorities. In the most affected province of…
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Commonwealth Games set for glitzy launch in Birmingham
The Games, held every four years, are often criticized as a quirky sporting relic but will be launched in style at Thursday’s opening ceremony
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Benin frees 30 opposition supporters during Macron visit: source
The West African state was long praised for its vibrant multi-party democracy, but critics say freedoms have eroded under Talon, a 64-year-old cotton magnate first elected in 2016.
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‘I have only come to the rally because there is money’: Young Kenyans shun election hype
The number of registered young voters has dropped five percent since the 2017 poll, in contrast to over-35s
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Two killed in Morocco forest fires
Two women died in forest fires in a region of northern Morocco that had already been ravaged by wildfires this month, authorities said on Tuesday. The latest deaths, from smoke inhalation, took to four the…
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Protester killed in Sudan rally against coup, tribal violence
A protester was killed Tuesday as hundreds rallied against last year’s military coup in Sudan and a recent spike in tribal violence which killed more than 100 people, medics said. The unidentified protester was hit…
