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Washington has claimed that the capabilities of the militant sect al-Shabaab have been degraded thanks to US airstrikes coordinated with a series of ground offensive by Somali troops.

The contract of Senegal’s national football coach Aliou Cisse, has been extended by 30 months, the country’s FA confirmed.

Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said that the two leading political parties in
Nigeria – the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
are worthy of “absolute rejection” in the forthcoming general elections.

Chad pledged under a memorandum of understanding signed Friday in N’Djamena to pay the arrears of CFA10.2b francs in payments for students being trained in health care in Cuba.

ECA’s Executive Secretary Vera Songwe has signed an agreement in preparation for the organization of the 52nd Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in the Kingdom of Morocco.

A day of investment between Mauritanian and Chinese businesspeople was announced Thursday in Nouakchott, after a meeting between the president of the Mauritanian Association of Employers, Mohamed Zein El Abidine Ould Sheikh Ahmed, and the ambassador of China to Mauritania, Zhang Jiango.

Nigerian female international Asisat Oshoala has joined the female team of
Barcelona FC.

Fish catches in Senegal during eleven months of 2018 recorded a slight increase of 9,536 tonnes in absolute terms compared to the same period of 2017, according to data compiled by the Directorate of Maritime Fisheries (DPM).

Hassoumi Massaoudou, a longtime collaborator of the Nigerien president and the Finance minister, has been replaced by Mamadou Diop, a government statement released Thursday night announced.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the forthcoming governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections.