Trump Changes Tack, Backs ‘One China’ Policy in Call with Xi
10/02/2017By Ben Blanchard and Steve Holland U.S. President Donald Trump changed tack and agreed to honor the “one China” policy during a phone call with China’s leader Xi Jinping, a.
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Gambia: ECOWAS Troops to Start Returning Home
10/02/2017Thousands of soldiers from West African bloc ECOWAS will start returning home this month from Gambia, from where long-time leader Yahya Jammeh was forced to flee last month, paving the.
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Kenya: President Declares Drought a National Disaster
10/02/2017By Stella Cherono The government on Friday declared drought a national disaster. President Uhuru Kenyatta subsequently called on all relevant ministries and authorities to upscale drought mitigation programmes. Speaking after.
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Mali’s Estimated Gold Reserves Climb To 822 T – Mines Ministry
10/02/2017New discoveries by mining companies have increased Mali’s estimated gold reserves to 822 tonnes, or around 16 years of output at current production levels, the West African nation’s mines ministry.
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UN: Harmful Traditional Practice of Female Genital Mutilation Must End
09/02/2017Leading United Nations and humanitarian organizations have called for an end to female genital mutilation, a traditional practice that causes physical harm and extreme emotional trauma to tens of millions.
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China Says United States Should ‘Brush Up On’ South China Sea History
08/02/2017The United States needs to brush up on its history about the South China Sea, as World War Two-related agreements mandated that all Chinese territories taken by Japan had to.
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Kenya: Number of Those Affected By Drought Rises to 2.7 Million
08/02/2017The number of people in need of relief assistance has risen from 1.3 million in August 2016 to 2.7 million following below average performance of the 2016 short rains. Many.
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Nigeria Parliament Approves Plan to Sell $1 Billion Eurobond
08/02/2017Nigeria’s parliament has approved the government’s request to sell a $1 billion Eurobond on the international debt market to help finance its budget deficit, the senate spokesman said on Wednesday..
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Somali Lawmakers Vote for President
08/02/2017Somali lawmakers gathered behind the blast walls of the capital’s airport on Wednesday to elect their president, after months of delays and threats from Islamist insurgents bent on derailing the.
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Somali Police Beef-Up Security In Capital Before Presidential Election
08/02/2017Somali authorities blocked main roads in the capital and barred vehicles from driving near the secure airport compound on Tuesday in a security lock down before a presidential election. After.
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