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Poll: INEC Takes Lead as Nigeria’s Best Performing Public Institution

In the African Leadership Magazine’s on-going online poll, Nigeria’s Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has taken the lead as the best performing public institution in the country with 28.6% of the.

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Congo Delays Presidential Vote To 2018

Democratic Republic of Congo’s ruling coalition and other smaller parties have agreed to delay next month’s elections to April 2018. Congo’s main opposition bloc was not immediately available for comment,.

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Nearly 200 Nations Agree to Reduction of Greenhouse Gases

Nearly 200 of the world’s nations reached a historic agreement Saturday to reduce greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air conditioners; this is a major step in the fight against.

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Somalia Elects First Woman to Its Upper House of Parliament

  By Abdulkadir Khaif Ms Zamzam Dahir Mohamoud has recently been elected the first woman member of Somalia’s Upper House. She won the race against another woman, Ms Faduma Moalim.

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Trump Charges U.S. Election Results Being Rigged ‘At Many Polling Places’

  By Emily Stephenson and Alana Wise Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump dug deeper in his efforts to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the U.S. election, saying on Twitter.

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Ethiopia: President Tells Public to Put Aside Differences to Fight Anti-Peace Forces

President Mulatu Teshome has advised the general public to fight anti-peace forces and enemies of the nation by putting aside differences. In a message he gave in connection with the.

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Kenya’s Deputy President Launches Digital Literacy Programme

      By Wanjala Danson Nairobi- William Ruto, Kenya’s Deputy President, has recently launched and inspected the progress of the Digital Literacy Programme (DLP) at Burendwa Primary School in.

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“White petroleum’’ Set to Transform Zimbabwe’s Economy

  By Barnabas Thondhlana Lithium – a previously little-known mineral so-called “white petroleum’’ that powers rechargeable devices including telephones and automobiles – is set to transform Zimbabwe’s economy following a.

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First Lady Lauds Progress in Empowering Women

First Lady Roman Tesfaye has commended what she called remarkable achievements on socio-economic and political empowerment of women in Ethiopia in recent years. Delivering speech at the launching of the.

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Kenya: Drought Affects about 1.3m People- Gov’t Says

By Aggrey Mutambo About 1.3 million Kenyans are affected by the drought situation in the country. Devolution Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri said on Friday that the number is however lower.

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