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BANJUL — Gambian President Yahya Jammeh said he would not step down and condemned mediation by West African regional bloc ECOWAS that aims to get him to leave power after he lost a Dec. 1 election to challenger Adama Barrow. Check also: Gambia Also Decided To Withdrawal From ICC The comments on state television late Tuesday were a hardening of the veteran ...

Makerere University lecturers have suspended their sit down strike to pave way for the visiting committee appointed by president Museveni to perform its work. Check also: Teachers put dowm tools over salary increament in Uganda In a meeting held today (Monday) at Makerere University, 81 lecturers under their umbrella body, Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA)voted for the suspension of the ...

New UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday announced Nigeria’s Environment minister, Amina Mohammed as his Deputy Secretary-General. Check also: Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari Is Selling 2 Presidential Jets in Cost-Cutting Innitiative Guterres made the announcement through the spokesman of the Secretary-General, Mr Stephane Dujarric. The Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York, reports that Guterres also announced ...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he personally killed suspected criminals when he was mayor of a southern city to set an example for police. Check also: Do Not Make Us Your Dogs, President Duterte Tells U.S Duterte made the comments in a speech late on Monday night to businessmen as he discussed his campaign to eradicate illegal drugs, which has ...

Meru County Commissioner Wilfred Nyagwanga has said police are looking for the ring leaders and organisers of the chaos witnessed during the Jamhuri Day celebrations at Meru National Polytechnic. Speaking to the Nation, Mr Nyagwanga said security teams are ready to deal with those bent on causing chaos. Check also: Kenya Burnt Over 5,000 Guns To Discourage Illegal Weapons On Monday, ...