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President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order placing a 90-day ban on people from six mainly Muslim nations. Iraq - which was covered in the previous seven-nation order - has been removed from the new one after agreeing to additional visa vetting measures. The directive, which includes a 120-day ban
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A former National Security Agency (NSA) counterintelligence officer says US agents have “considerable intelligence” of high-level Russians discussing collusion with Donald Trump’s election team. John Schindler, a security expert who once specialised in espionage and terrorism, tweeted: “Ahem: US IC has considerable SIGINT featuring high-level Russians talking about their collusion with
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The lawyer representing Dominic Ongwen, who is on trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC), told the court it was “unacceptable” that he could not ask some questions because of the conduct of a prosecution witness. Krispus Ayena Odongo made this comment early into Friday’s hearing as he tried to cross-examine Witness
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South Sudan has sharply increased the fees required for foreigners to work in the country — from roughly $100 to up to $10,000 — just days after famine was declared there. Even before the fee hike, the government had been repeatedly accused of restricting humanitarian aid access during the country's three-year
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Japanese automaker Isuzu Motors Limited has bought out General Motors’ 57.7 per cent stake in General Motors East Africa (GMEA) for an undisclosed sum. The transaction will see the motor dealer change its name to Isuzu East Africa in April to reflect the change of control. Most of the dealer’s sales are
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The German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Gerd Müller, has unveiled Germany-proposed “Marshall Plan” to address the continent’s economic challenges. Briefing the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) leadership about the plan in Abidjan on Thursday, Müller noted that while Africa remains a continent of opportunity with very dynamic development
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More than 100 delegates from 30 African countries are expected to attend an upcoming Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI) conference to be held from March 7 to 9 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The theme of the 11th CABRI conference will be “Managing budgetary pressures,” and delegates will be equipped with
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Over the last 15 years, mobile phone technology has grown significantly across the world, especially in Africa. Improved infrastructure and high-speed networks have all contributed to the swelling number of subscribers. For developers, this uptick in smartphone users has been a boon for innovation, with the phone now a tool for
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AMISOM announces one of deadliest attacks on armed group’s base in Juba, but al-Shabab says it lost no fighters. At least 57 al-Shabab fighters were killed after African Union (AU) and Somali forces attacked one of the armed group’s camps in the southern region of Juba, according to the AU’s peacekeeping
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President Donald Trump has defended Attorney General Jeff Sessions as "an honest man" amid calls for him to quit. The Democrats say Mr Sessions "lied on oath" at his confirmation hearing about contacts with the Russian ambassador. Mr Trump said Mr Sessions "could have stated his response more accurately but it was
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