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Military intervention can’t solve Libya problem -UNSG

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Guterres The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has said there’s no military solution for the ongoing Libya conflict.

Red Cross warns Ebola is winning the DR Congo battle

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The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is worsening as trust in the response effort falters, says the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

AfDB $4.8m to solidify Africa free trade

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The African Development Bank ( www.AfDB.org ) is supporting the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement with $4.8m to ensure its success.

Islam was created by Jehovah –Prophet Akindele

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Akindele Prophet Noah Honour Akindele, JP, is a revered man of God. Also known as Kiniun Jesu, he was trained at the Christ Apostolic Church Evangelical Prophet Training College and also attended Blessed Bible College, then worked for CAC as an evangelist and prophet before he was ordained a pastor in CAC Worldwide and later founded Upper Room Ministry, his own church affiliated to CAC, in 2001. He spoke with OSEYIZA OOGBODO BLOG about the Lenten season and especially about the rumours consistently making the rounds that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government of Nigeria has plans to islamise the country.

AI waxes hot on Mozambique journalist

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Abubacar As Mozambique journalist and prisoner of conscience, Amade Abubacar, marks ninety days in pretrial detention, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for Southern Africa, Deprose Muchena, has come out to demand that he should be charged or released from illegal detention.

Game of Thrones star praise for Rwanda

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Coster-Waldau Game of Thrones star and United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, has admitted he was surprised by Rwanda when he visited it recently for the first time just weeks before the 25th anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi on April 7 (today).

EIB $15m to focus on North Africa

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The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a commitment of $15m with the SPE Africa Industrialization I Fund (AIF I), a generalist private equity fund targeting primarily growth capital investments in SMEs and mid-market companies mainly in North Africa with a focus on Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.

NET set to award top trending entertainment personalities

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Media organization, NET, has announced the third edition of its annual NET Honours, a data-driven, people’s choice award that seeks to recognize top performers - actors, musicians, comedians and doers in the entertainment and public sector - using the metrics on the NETng website and social media pages.

Buhari blamed for senseless Nigeria passport crises

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Buhari Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s incumbent president, has been squarely blamed for the current passport crises rocking the country.