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ABUJA  – Two of Nigeria’s 10 presidential jets have been put up for sale as part of a drive to cut costs, a spokesman for President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday. Check also: Floyd Mayweather: A Guy With 100 Cars And Two Private Jets Buhari, a 73-year-old former military ruler who took office last year, has vowed to crack down on ...

JOHANNESBURG —  Africa’s countries have struggled to improve their governance in the past 10 years, according to a comprehensive survey released Monday. The continent’s 54 countries together advanced just one point on a 100-point scale measuring overall governance since 2006, according to the Ibrahim Index of African Governance. Check also: 7 African Countries Where People Are Most Afraid During Elections Although ...

KAMPALA, Uganda – It’s been 25 years since Alfred Olango fled militia violence in Uganda to seek refuge in the United States. But the 38-year-old’s death at the hands of police in Southern California this week has incited outrage in his home country and prompted the U.S. Embassy to issue a warning about anti-American sentiment that could lead to violence. Check also: Ugandan ...

Olango was a refugee from Uganda. Agnes Hassan, originally from Sudan, said she spent time in a refugee camp with Olango. Check also: 7 People Shot In Random Michigan Shootings She said they both suffered to get the United States and described Olango as well-educated but mentally ill. Olango’s sister called police Tuesday afternoon and said he was acting erratically. Two ...

Why do so many Americans oppose immigration, and why has it become a central issue in the presidential campaign? A growing body of research suggests that the answer isn’t economic anxiety, or concerns about public spending, or even general nationalism. It is more specific, and more disturbing. Check also: Here’s Obama’s Speech At The Democratic National Convention The question of what ...