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Same-sex relations must remain criminal offence – Kenya court rules

Andrew Mbeki - May 25, 2019

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On World AIDS Day, South Africa finds hope in new treatment

Trump may meet Iran leader despite Saudi attacks: White House

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Nomadic farmers in Morroco assert their rights to free movement

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Nomadic farmers in Morroco assert their rights to free movement

“The accident took place on Saturday in the Kom Kom area of Oyigbo, while a team of engineers were carrying out maintenance work on the pipeline,” Nnamdi Omono, spokesman for the Rivers State Police, told AFP. “The number of victims is still unknown.” On Sunday morning, the fire was contained, he added. Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, depends for more than two-thirds of its public revenues on oil.

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At least 8 killed in pipeline explosion in south-eastern Nigeria

Prince Ebuka - June 23, 2019

Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld dead: Chanel

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Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld dead: Chanel

Kate Howard - February 19, 2019

S. Korea lawmaker grills official nominee for not giving birth

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S. Korea lawmaker grills official nominee for not giving birth

Wang Ruo - September 3, 2019

EU blacklists Nigeria, Libya over money laundering, terrorism financing

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EU blacklists Nigeria, Libya over money laundering, terrorism financing

Mumbere Peter - February 14, 2019

Tony Elumelu Foundation forum opens in Abuja

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Tony Elumelu Foundation forum opens in Abuja

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Skynewsafrica - November 25, 2018

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Uzo Kingsley - February 2, 2019

Nigeria adjourns trial of top judge suspended by president

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Nigeria adjourns trial of top judge suspended by president

Prince Ebuka - January 28, 2019

Nigerian Gov. Abubakar to disburse N1 billion interest free loans to traders

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Nigerian Gov. Abubakar to disburse N1 billion interest free loans to...

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Over 500 rescued migrants remain stranded at sea

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Over 500 rescued migrants remain stranded at sea

Fernanda Aline - August 13, 2019

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Nigeria eager to implement free continental trade agreement

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July 29, 2019

Skynewsafrica At least 250 journalists are jailed around the world, with the largest number held in China, amid a growing crackdown by authoritarian regimes on independent media, a press watchdog group said Wednesday. Many of those imprisoned face "anti-state" charges or are accused of producing "false news," according to the report by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists which also cited Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Eritrea, Vietnam, and Iran for their jailing of journalists. The press freedom watchdog said it counted at least 48 journalists jailed in China, one more than in 2018, as President Xi Jinping ramps up efforts to control the media. That put China ahead of Turkey, which has 47 imprisoned journalists -- and the largest number over the previous three years. The report said the situation in Turkey, which had 68 journalists jailed last year, is not really an improvement but "reflects the successful efforts by the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stamp out independent reporting and criticism." AFP/File / BULENT KILIC Journalist and writer Ahmet Altan (C) is led to a car by Turkish police after he was detained on November 12 in Istanbul The CPJ said the Turkish government has shut down more than 100 news outlets and lodged terror-related charges against many of their staff, putting many reporters out of work and intimidating others. "Dozens of journalists not currently jailed in Turkey are still facing trial or appeal and could yet be sentenced to prison, while others have been sentenced in absentia and face arrest if they return to the country," the committee said. The report said authoritarianism, instability and protests in the Middle East led to a rise in the number of journalists locked up in the region, with Saudi Arabia on a par with Egypt as the third worst jailer worldwide, each with 26 imprisoned. In Saudi Arabia, no charges have been disclosed against 18 of the journalists behind bars, and CPJ expressed concern over reports of "beating, burning and starving political prisoners, including four journalists." Several of the arrests in Egypt came ahead of protests against corruption in September, which included calls for President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to resign. Campaigners say the global total of 250 remains disturbingly high even if it is slightly below the 255 counted in 2018 and the record 273 in 2016. AFP/File / KHALED DESOUKI Egyptian photographer Mahmoud Abdel Shakour, known as Shawkan, released in March, 2019, pictured during his trial in Cairo in 2016 after covering the police dispersal of an Islamist protest camp in the city "CPJ believes that journalists should not be imprisoned for doing their jobs," the group said in its report. It cited the case of Chinese freelance journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin, arrested in October after writing about marching with pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. It also highlighted the case Egyptian economics reporter Mohammad Mosaed, detained after tweeting during an internet shutdown intended to suppress news of protests against high fuel prices. Globally, the number charged with 'false news' rose to 30 compared with 28 last year. This charge is used most frequently in Egypt but has also been leveled against journalists in Russia and Singapore.

China, biggest jailer of journalists, as press dangers persist

December 11, 2019

Nissan to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide: report

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Triple suicide attack by Boko Haram kills at least 30 in Nigeria

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