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Nigeria sets up task force to check threat of Illegal mining

On Nov. 25, 2021, the Federal Government inaugurated a 14-member National Taskforce Committee to draft a framework that would guide mining activities in the...

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Africa

Re-elected Gambian President Barrow promises new constitution, term limits

Gambia's newly re-elected president, Adama Barrow, said on Tuesday that his government plans to draft a new constitution that would introduce presidential term limits,...

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Africa

S.African law change plan to allow land expropriation fails to pass

A proposal to change South Africa's constitution to explicitly allow expropriation of land with no compensation failed to win the two-thirds of parliamentary votes...

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Africa

Burundi prison fire kills 38 inmates, injures dozens more – vice president

At least 38 inmates were killed and dozens more injured in a fire on Tuesday at the main prison in Burundi's capital Gitega, the...

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Senegal’s President Faye Set To Launch His Own Political Party

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is preparing to establish a new political party, according to a coalition backing him, in a move that confirms a lasting rift with his recently removed prime minister. A statement from the pro-Faye coalition, released late Friday, said Faye has tasked senior adviser...

ADC Leadership Crisis Deepens As Kano Chairman Rejects Caretaker Committee

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) is facing a fresh leadership crisis in Kano State after the party’s State Chairman, Musa Ungogo, rejected the reported dissolution of the state executive committee and the appointment of a caretaker committee. Ungogo described the claim as false, unconstitutional and lacking any official...

FG Extends Final Evacuation For Nigerians In South Africa As NANS Issues Four-Day Ultimatum

The Federal Government has announced the final phase of its evacuation exercise for Nigerians willing to return from South Africa, warning that the security situation remains unstable as xenophobic attacks continue. Authorities urged Nigerians who believe their lives are at risk to take advantage of the remaining evacuation...