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The former Tunisian Football Federation President, Wadie Jary, was sentenced to four years in prison for corruption on Thursday.
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with the League of Arab States, UNESCO, the International Organisation of La Francophonie, the Embassy of Bangladesh, the Embassy of Armenia, and other diplomatic missions in Ethiopia, marked the Silver Jubilee of International Mother Language Day with a celebration dedicated to linguistic diversity, cultural heritage, and multilingual education.
The former Ghanaian President, Mr. Nana Akufo-Addo, has called on Nigeria’s political and economic elites to take on a more assertive leadership role in West Africa and support efforts to unify the continent through intra-African trade and regional integration.
A former military leader of Nigeria, General Ibrahim Babangida, is remorseful over the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, acknowledging that the Social Democratic Party candidate, Chief Moshood Abiola may have won.
The deal with the UAE is expected to provide a more stable and direct fuel supply.
President Chapo blames external forces for the recent wave of post-election violence in Mozambique.
The Bill aims to strengthen South Africa’s preparedness and response to marine oil pollution.
US Secretary of State snubbed the foreign ministers meeting, accusing South Africa of being “anti-American.”
The Member States of the Northern Corridor – Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan and Uganda met in Kigali, Rwanda to assess their joint defense initiatives and examine three new legal frameworks strengthening their security cooperation.
The Netherlands has said that it will be returning to Nigeria over 100 “Benin Bronzes” that British troops looted in the late 19th century and ended up in a Dutch museum.