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Trump names adviser Conway as his presidential counselor
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has named his former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway as counselor to the president, his transition team…
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‘Plastic rice’ seized in Nigeria
Nigeria has confiscated 2.5 tonnes of “plastic rice” smuggled into the country by unscrupulous businessmen, the customs service says. Lagos…
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Kenyan girls hide in schools to escape Genital Mutilation
Hundreds of Kenyan girls are preparing to spend Christmas in schools, rather than with their families, fearing that their parents…
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Dozens killed in Mexico fireworks blast
An explosion at a fireworks market outside Mexico City has killed at least 29 people, officials say. Dozens of other…
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German police unsure suspect was in lorry
The German authorities say they cannot be sure if a man in custody was behind Monday’s lorry attack on a…
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Mahama co-chairs Gambia mediation team
President John Dramani Mahama has been appointed as co-chair of the ECOWAS mediation team in The Gambia. He will, together…
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I will declare myself president – Gambian president-elect
The Gambia’s President-elect, Adama Barrow, has said that he will declare himself president on 18 January despite incumbent Yahya Jammeh’s…
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The Gambia President Jammeh must step aside – UN
Yahya Jammeh Gambian prez The UN’s West Africa envoy says Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh must step down when his mandate…
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Former Mozambique president’s daughter ‘shot dead’
Valentina Guebuza The daughter of former Mozambique president Armando Guebuza, Valentina Guebuza, is reported to have been shot dead in…
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