Ba N’Daou, Mali’s former Defence Minister, has been sworn in as President of the transition government.
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Buhari holds closed-door meeting with Ghanaian president
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday night met behind closed doors with President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Ethiopian Airlines resume flights from U.S. to Nigeria
Africa’s largest airline, Ethiopian Airlines, has resumed passenger flights from New Jersey, United States, to Lagos and Abuja.
Ethiopia enters 2013 while the rest of the world is in 2020
An Ethiopian year is comprised of 13 months and is seven years behind the Gregorian calendar.
Anger flares in Ivory Coast after election candidates barred
Opposition figures reacted angrily on Tuesday after Ivory Coast’s top court rejected 40 candidates for upcoming presidential elections, validating the contested bid of head of state Alassane Ouattara but sidelining his predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo.
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero charged with terrorism, financing rebels
Paul Rusesabagina, whose actions during the genocide inspired the Oscar-nominated film “Hotel Rwanda”, was charged Monday with terrorism and other serious crimes in his first court appearance in Kigali.
‘If I don’t kill your sister, know that I am fake’ – Pastor Ofori’s video surfaces
On Tuesday last week, 35-year-old Pastor Ofori, armed with a gun, tracked his 27-year-old wife to her workplace at Navy Federal Credit Union and shot her point-blank.
Mali negotiators back charter that could see soldier as interim president
Mali’s ruling junta pushed through a political charter on Saturday that could lead to the appointment of a soldier as interim president.
AFCON trophy disappears at CAF headquarters in Egypt
The Africa Cup of Nations trophy retained by Egypt permanently after the Pharaohs won the title three times in a row has been lost.
Airfrance, Lufthansa, others ban as Int’l flights set to resume on Saturday
Ahead of the resumption of international flights, the Nigerian government has released the list of international airlines denied approval to operate in the country.