France has announced it is closing its embassy in Niger indefinitely as tensions between the two countries escalates.
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NIGERIA: Italian National Face Jail For Disobeying Court Order
A convicted Italian citizen have been re-arrested by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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LONDON: Met Police Investigates ‘Removal’ Of Street Sign In Peckham As Alleged Theft
A ‘stop the war’ artwork by the elusive artist Banksy has led to the arrest of two men who took it down on suspicion of the theft. The sign, placed in Peckham southeast London is said to worth up to £500,000 was ‘removed’ hours after it was confirmed online by Banksy.
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FRANCE: Rwandan Ex-Doctor Gets 24 years For Genocide
A former Rwandan doctor has been jailed for 24 years by a French court for his involvement in the 1994 genocide.
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FRANCE: Congolese Diaspora In Paris Votes For The First Time In Presidential Elections
Members of the Congolese diaspora community in Paris have gone to the polls to vote for the first time, in the presidential and legislative elections held Wednesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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KENYA: LGBTQI+ Church Secretly Operating For 10 years Uncovered
A church that is discretely welcoming to the LGBTQ+ community has operated for over a decade in the heart of Kenya has been uncovered by BBC investigation.
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VATICAN: Cardinal Jailed For Five Years Over Embezzlement
A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial.
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RWANDA: Two Genocide Suspects Still At Large 30 Years On
Two Rwandan genocide fugitives with the highest bounty on them has remain on the run 30 years on ahead of the commemoration of the deadliest period in the country’s history.
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ZAMBIA: 20 Dead As WHO Highlights Anthrax Outbreaks In Africa
Five countries in East and Southern Africa are in the middle of outbreaks of the anthrax disease, with more than 1,100 suspected cases and 20 deaths this year, the World Health Organization said Monday.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Accountant Jailed 50years For £23m Theft
A former accountant at a healthcare company in Gauteng province, South Africa has been handed a 50-year prison sentence for embezzling £23 million over a 13-year period.
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