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JOS, Nigeria — It may well have been the bloodiest seven days in recent times. In north-central Nigeria, cattle herders and four farming communities armed with guns and machetes waged pitched battles last month. Nigerian war was the latest round of violence in a long-running fight over grazing rights in the region. Check also: Where girls are being kidnapped and ...

Africa’s second longest-serving leader, Angola’s President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has unexpectedly announced he will step down in 2018, having been president since 1979. If dos Santos steps down in 2018, he would have been in power for 39 years. How sincere is dos Santos’ proposal? Jose Dos Santos reportedly told a congress of the ruling MPLA: “I took the ...

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said that a South African mobile giant’s MTN failure to disconnect unregistered SIM cards in Nigeria “contributed” to Boko Haram’s insurgency. Check also: MTNin talks with Nigerian regulator on $3.9 billion fine, says Buhari The Nigerian telecoms regulator imposed a record 1.04 trillion naira ($5.2 billion) fine on South Africa’s MTN in October 2015 for ...

The Malawian government has announced the introduction of a special legal counsel to prosecute all attacks on people with albinism in the country, Albino murderers had become a problem in Malawi and now the government has imposed a law where by if you’re one of the albino killers, you will be arrested and face charges immedietly. Check also: Malawian pastor ...

COTONOU – Polls opened in Benin on Sunday in an election to replace President Thomas Boni Yayi who is stepping down after two terms, leaving 33 candidates to vie for power in the small West African nation. Check also: Niger opposition rejects initial election results citing fraud Leading the field is Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou, a former economist and investment ...