April 22
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Jonathan Urges Nigerians to Love Each Other
Leadership
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday urged Nigerians to demonstrate unfailing love for the country notwithstanding the current challenges confronting the nation. Read more »
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Boko Haram - Amnesty Shouldn't Be a Jamboree - JNI, ACF
Leadership
Prominent leaders from the north under the platforms of the Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI) and the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) yesterday appealed to the federal government to avoid... Read more »
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The Darfur Genocide At Ten Years - a Reckoning [opinion]
Sudan Tribune
There is in Darfur no end in sight for conflict, murder, rape, assaults on displaced persons camps, agricultural and village destruction, brutal extortion schemes, and continuing... Read more »
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Four Arrested Over Killing of College Students
The Star
Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the killing of two college students in Eldoret town over the weekend. Area CID boss Isaac Musyoki says the suspects will be... Read more »
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Two Students Killed in Eldoret
The Star
Members of the public have stoned to death a suspect allegedly involved in the killing of two students. The two from an institution in Eldoret were killed last night and their... Read more »
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Army Gets New Barracks in Osun
Vanguard
The Nigerian Army, NA, weekend, announced plans to construct an infantry battalion barracks at Ibodi-Ilesha in Osun State. Read more »
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How Nigeria Can Overcome Security Challenges, By Waziri
This Day
The former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri, has said it was imperative for Nigerian to carry out soul searching among the... Read more »
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Kudos to Uhuru and Raila for Helping Kenya Move Forward [opinion]
Capital FM
There is no doubt that some Kenyans will take a while to move beyond the results of the last elections. This is a right that should be respected by all, as long as it does not... Read more »
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Residents Decry Demolition of Their Structures
Leadership
Residents and traders on the boundary between Nasarawa State and the FCT on Friday decried the demolition of their shops and houses. Read more »
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JTF Arrest Vessel, Barge, Boats Laden With Stolen Oil
Vanguard
Operatives of the Joint Task Force, JTF, in the Niger Delta, code named, Operation Pulo Shield, have nabbed a vessel laden with 2,500 metric tonnes of petroleum products allegedly... Read more »
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Petitions Against Military Pensions Board Written Out of Ignorance - Commodore Audu
Vanguard
Last week, owing to the ill treatment meted out to pensioners in the country, and the corruption in the sector that has resulted to several senior citizens suffering untold... Read more »
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The Darfur Genocide At Ten Years - a Reckoning [opinion]
SSNA
There is in Darfur no end in sight for conflict, murder, rape, assaults on displaced persons camps, agricultural and village destruction, brutal extortion schemes, and continuing... Read more »
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University Student Kills Aging Mother
New Times
A THIRD YEAR student at the National University of Rwanda (NUR) is under detention after he allegedly killed his mother, in an incident which local leaders and the Police have... Read more »
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Man Hacks Wife to Death in Nandi After Domestic Row
The Star
A hunt is on for a man who used an axe to hack his wife to death following a domestic quarrel in Kapsabet. Area police boss Nelson Okioga said the man killed his wife as she slept... Read more »
April 21
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Four Injured in Clashes Between Brotherhood Supporters, Opponents
Aswat Masriya
Four people were injured on Friday in clashes between supporters and opponents of the Muslim Brotherhood at the High Judicial Council headquarters in Cairo's Ramses Street, head of... Read more »
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Defence Minister Advocates Dialogue for Peace in the DRC
ANGOP
The dialogue and unity of the Congolese people are critical factors for achieving peace in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as well as throughout the Great Lakes... Read more »
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Sudan Government and South Kordofan Rebels Say They Are Ready for Talks
Ethiopia Government
Both the Sudan government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) fighting against the government in South Kordofan state said on Wednesday (April 17th) they were... Read more »
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Unamid Peacekeeper Killed in Attack On Muhajeria Team Site, East Darfur [press release]
Unamid
In the early morning hours of 19 April, one peacekeeper of the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) was shot dead and two others injured in an attack by... Read more »
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A Sacrifice for Peace and Unity [opinion]
The Star
When the curtains of the just concluded general election in Kenya fell, one Raila Amolo Odinga was, together with his supporters, left disillusioned. Raila Odinga, without a shadow... Read more »
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Foreign Ministry "Line of Defense" for National Security - FM
Egypt Online
The Foreign Ministry is the advanced line of defense in safeguarding the national security interests of the country, affirmed Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr. Read more »
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Army to Get New Armtrac 400-Mine-Clearing Vehicle
Egypt Online
The Egyptian Ministries of Defense and International Cooperation signed an agreement with the British Company Armtrac Ltd for getting another Armtrac 400 mine-clearing vehicle for... Read more »
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Zambia, Angola Seal Security Deal
Times of Zambia
DEFENCE Minister Geoffrey Mwamba and his Angolan counterpart Candido Van-Dunem have signed an agreement to enhance bilateral relations between defence forces in the two countries. Read more »
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40,000 Displaced From East Darfur Clashes - Agencies Estimate
Radio Dabanga
An estimated 40,000 people have been displaced by the fighting between the Sudanese army (SAF) and rebel forces of SLA-Minni Minawi (SLA-MM) in the East Darfur towns of Muhajeriya... Read more »
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Rebels Say Airstrikes Injure Four in South Kordofan
Radio Dabanga
The spokesman of the SPLA-N rebel movement announced that airstrikes in South Kordofan left four people injured, three children and one adult, on Thursday morning. Read more »
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Presidency Appeals to MEND to Shelve Threat to Muslims in Niger Delta
Premium Times
The Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Kingsley Kuku, has appealed to the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, to shelve its threat to attack Muslims in... Read more »
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