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Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou took a solid lead Friday in the uranium-rich nation’s presidential election but will face an unprecedented run-off against jailed opposition leader Hama Amadou on March 20. Check also: Niger opposition rejects initial election results citing fraud The narrow win for Mahamadou Issoufou, who is known as the “Zaki” or “Lion” in Hausa, came after he had ...

Kenyans are “experienced in stealing and perpetuating other crimes”, the president has said, during a state visit to Israel.Uhuru Kenyatta added that Kenya was “20 times more wonderful” than Israel, but “all we ever do is complain”. Check also:Deny your husbands sex if they don’t register to vote says Kenyan MP Kenyans were also abusers, and promoted tribalism, he said, ...

Memphis Depay and Marcus Rashford were the headline acts as United booked their place in the last 16 of Europa League. Sports mail’s Chris Wheeler rated the players’ performances. Check also: United soar to the quarterfinals of the FA cup United’s win has pulled could pulled up their gains since they are to play their one their top rivals Arsenal on ...

At dawn on February 10, a camp for displaced people in the northeast Nigerian town of Dikwa began stirring to life. Three unaccompanied young girls asking for shelter had arrived the day before, and spent the night with approximately 50,000 others who had fled the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram. Check also:Barrack Obama Ordered 300 US Troops To Cameroon To ...

Unlike the last week’s tense presidential election, which was marred by late delivery of voting materials and election-day unrest, local elections got off to a mostly smooth start Wednesday in Kampala. Check also: Ugandan presidential election of 2016 is not yet over, says Kiiza Besigye At most voting centers, materials arrived within an hour or two of polls opening. And ...