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President al-Bashir steps down, government sources say

April 11, 2019 Foreign 97

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has stepped down and consultations are underway to form a transitional council to run the country, government sources and a provincial minister said on Thursday. The Minister of Production and Economic…

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May, EU leaders agree new Brexit extension to Oct. 31

April 11, 2019 Foreign 89

British Prime Minister, Theresa May, and EU leaders agreed on Thursday to a Brexit extension until Oct. 31 at the latest, narrowly averting a no-deal Brexit the following day. However, within minutes of finalising their…

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Trump announces US will slap $11B in tariffs on EU goods

April 9, 2019 Business 119

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States would impose tariffs on $11 billion of products from the European Union, a day after US trade officials proposed a list of EU products to target…

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N/Zealand acknowledges, salutes MPAC for condolence on March 15 Christchurch terror

April 8, 2019 Crime/Judiciary/Security 148

The government of New Zealand has expressed appreciation to the Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC), Nigeria for its support to the country and its Muslim community in the aftermath of the terror attack that killed…

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Libyan death toll rises as battle for Tripoli intensifies

April 8, 2019 Africa 132

The eastern Libyan National Army (LNA) forces of Khalifa Haftar, a former officer in Gaddafi’s army said on Monday that 19 of its soldiers had been killed as the battle for Tripoli intensified. In recent…

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African Development Bank multi-partner Somali Fund to receive US$3 million from IsDB

April 8, 2019 Africa 158

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has welcomed the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)’s agreement to contribute US$3 million to the multi-partner Somalia Infrastructure Fund (SIF). The signing ceremony for the agreement took place on the sidelines…

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am Khashoogi… Bemoaning the Tragedy of Quietism – Part One

April 8, 2019 Crime/Judiciary/Security 146

Time has indeed come for the world to deeply reflect on its humanity and its collective existence before the horrendous killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post Columnist becomes history or consigned to a segment…

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“We must democratise technology,” Adesina tells Mo Ibrahim Governance Week

April 8, 2019 Africa 99

Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has pleaded for Africans to embrace technology and governments to urgently move away from “investing in the jobs of the past, but rather in…

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Rwanda honours those killed in genocide 25 years ago

April 7, 2019 Africa 70

Rwandans gathered on Sunday to begin a solemn commemoration of the lives of 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutus murdered during the Rwandan genocide, a three-month-killing spree that began 25 years ago. The ceremony marks the…

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Mothers’ Day: PHF tells future mothers to be up to the task

April 7, 2019 General News 119

As the world celebrates the World Mothers’ Day, the Pure Heart Islamic Foundation of Nigeria (PHF) has urged future mothers to rededicate themselves to the task of motherhood. Mrs Mutiat Orolu-Balogun, the Director, Hijab Right…

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