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Guinea heads for reshuffle after street protests end
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- Published on Friday, 18 May 2018 09:15
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The government of the West African state of Guinea resigned on Thursday ahead of an expected reshuffle, a day after opposition parties suspended protests over disputed elections.
"Prime Minister Mamady Youla presented his resignation and that of the whole government," minister of state and presidential spokesperson Kiridi Bangoura told the media.
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New president calls on people to transform Sierra Leone
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- Published on Monday, 14 May 2018 11:11
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Sierra Leone’s new President Julius Maada Bio on Saturday called on the public to help him transform the West African nation, which is struggling to recover from an economic downturn and a deadly Ebola epidemic.
At least 100 people kidnapped along road in northern Nigeria
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- Published on Wednesday, 16 May 2018 11:45
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At least 100 people have been kidnapped along a road in northern Nigeria in the past few days, officials, witnesses and relatives of the abducted told Reuters on Tuesday, underscoring the insecurity still afflicting parts of the country.
Libyan coastguard intercepts more than 500 migrants: spokesman
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- Published on Tuesday, 08 May 2018 09:42
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Libyan coastguard vessels intercepted more than 500 migrants on four inflatable boats on Monday off the country’s western coast and returned them to Libya, a spokesman said.
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