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Islamist militants from al-Qaeda and Boko Haram have killed four security forces in two separate attacks in Niger, officials have said. Three policemen were shot dead by suspected al-Qaeda members in a village near the border with Burkina Faso. Niger: One soldier was killed and two others wounded when a military convoy was attacked close to Nigeria’s border. Thursday’s attacks ...

Moscow -All sixty-one people on board a flydubai Boeing 737 were killed when their plane crashed and burst into flames as it was landing in Rostov-on-Don, in Southern Russia, on Saturday morning, officials said. Check also:Plane carrying 150 people crashed in France The plane was making its second attempt to land in bad weather when it missed the runway, erupting ...

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has issued a directive to government departments and agencies to remove ghost workers from the payroll in line with his anti-corruption and austerity drive. Check also: All foreigners should surrender their jobs to Tanzanians, said John Magufuli The country is loosing billions of dollars through corruption, lack of transparency and inefficiencies. Public service officials have been ...

Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote group, is now richer than Donald Trump, Republican front runner; Roman Abramovich, owner of Chealsea football club and Oprah Winfrey, the richest black woman, put together. Check also: Meet the richest man in Ghana Dangote, who came in at the 51st position of the 2016 ranking by Forbes Magazine, is also richer than the combination ...

In the end, Russia’s military involvement in Syria finished as abruptly as it began. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the unexpected withdrawal of troops and a marked reduction in its air campaign in the beleaguered country. Check also: It begun making the world’s largest helicopter The announcement came five years since the war started and the same day talks to ...