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The Rugby World Cup Limited Board has unanimously recommended to the World Rugby Council that South Africa be selected as Rugby World Cup 2023 host after its evaluation report was released to bidding nations.
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The African Development Bank has said that it has not "called off loans to Nigeria", noting that it is in consultations with the Nigerian government on how best to continue its support for its laudable Economic and Growth Recovery Plan through investment projects.
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The Head of Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari was aware of the reinstatement of a former chairman of the pension reforms commission, Abdulrasheed Maina, into the civil service. Maina had been recently appointed to a new civil service position. Maina was sacked as pension boss for alleged fraud and still faces a pending corruption trial.
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The popular Andy Mack show was banned after its producers added a gay character to the show. Kenya Film Classification Board boss Ezekiel Mutua says the show will not air in Kenya and "any attempt to introduce gay programming in Kenya will be met with the full force of the law".
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According to a top drug firm, Nigeria is said to be registering the highest cases of diabetes in the Sub-Saharan Africa region, with 5 million people in the country living with the disease. Diabetes is a chronic disease caused by the body's inability to produce required amounts of insulin - the hormone that regulates blood sugar - or to efficiently use the insulin it produces.
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The UN refugee agency estimates that 5,000 people have fled to southeastern Nigeria following a crackdown against protesters in the Anglophone community.
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After a group of local journalists were assaulted during a meeting called by the National Super Alliance in Nairobi, the Director of Public Prosecutions has asked the Inspector-General of Police to investigate the incident.
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Authorities are demanding the extradition of François Compaore, brother of former president Blaise Compaore, after the former was arrested in Paris in connection with the killing of the country's most famous journalist Norbert Zongo.
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President Jacob Zuma has said that he is prepared to assemble a commission of inquiry into state capture within 30 days if ordered by a court to do so. This comes as activists from #UnitedBehind, who have called for Zuma's arrest, prepare to march in Cape Town.
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The IMF's projection of a rapid rise in GDP growth in Ghana points to progress the government is making with economic transformation, according to Trade and Industry Minister Alan Kyerematen. In an AllAfrica interview, he says that growth, while essential for stability, must be "inclusive" and "bring everybody along".
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