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UN launches $313m fund for Libya

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2018

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and its partners have launched a $313 million appeal fund for displaced persons in Libya. The fund is to cover the basic needs and protection of about 940,000 of such people. The UN relief agency said millions of people across

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Nigerian prophet arrested in Zambia for drug trafficking

Daily Dispatch January 25, 2018

Zambian authorities have arrested a Nigerian pastor for allegedly trafficking 26.29 kilograms of ephedrine, a medication and stimulant drug, a spokesperson said on Thursday. Prophet Isaac Amata, 42, is known for having predicted that President Edgar Lungu will win Zambia’s 2016 general elections. He was arrested by anti-drug officers on Wednesday upon arrival at the […]

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Work towards financial independence – AU chief tells member states

Daily Dispatch January 25, 2018

African Union (AU) Chairperson Moussa Mahamat on Thursday called on member states to strengthen efforts towards the pan African block’s financial independence. Faki made the call during the opening session of the AU’s 32nd Executive Council’s meeting, comprising AU member states’ foreign ministers, at the pan African block’s headquarters in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa.

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Gunmen cross from Nigeria, attack Cameroon border post – witnesses

Daily Dispatch January 25, 2018

Gunmen attacked a border crossing in Cameroon’s southwest on Thursday, launching their assault from Nigeria, security source witnesses said. No one was killed, the officials said, but the incident is likely to further damage relations between the neighbours, strained over the rise of an Anglophone Cameroonian separatist movement. Five security and administrative agents

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Bill Gates warns Trump against damaging U.S. relations with Africa

Daily Dispatch January 25, 2018

Bill Gates, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microsoft and one of the world’s richest men, has cautioned the U.S. president Donald John Trump against damaging the country’s relations with Africa. Speaking at the annual World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland, Gates said the U.S. could lose Africa to China if Trump abandons Africa and […]

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Africa loses $148b to corruption annually

Daily Dispatch January 25, 2018

As President Muhammadu Buhari prepares to make a presentation on corruption in Africa, report says the continent loses $148 billion a year to the scourge. The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Mr. Vera Songwe, said on Thursday that the money was lost through various fraudulent activities, Songwa addressed the 32nd […]