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Adolf Hitler Is About To Win An Election In This Former German Colony
Adolf Hitler Uunona, a member of the South West Africa Peoples Organisation (SWAPO) party, has been a popular local leader since first winning the seat from the Ompundja constituency in 2004.
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Niger Military Junta Leaders Urged To Restore Order Before Deadline
West African defence chiefs were set to wrap up discussions about possible intervention in Niger on Friday, as mediators from the regional bloc push coup leaders in Niamey to restore constitutional order before an approaching deadline.
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Vladimir Putin Calls On BRICS To Cooperate, Defy West's "Selfish Actions"
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called on the leaders of Brazil, India, China and South Africa to cooperate in the face of "selfish actions" from the West, as Moscow is pummelled by Western sanctions over Ukraine.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Leader Dead, Islamic State West African Province Says
Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself in a fight against rival jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) according to audio AFP obtained from the group Sunday, two weeks after reports emerged that he had died.
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Inside The Secret US Stockpile Meant To Save Us All In A Bioterror Attack
The need for biodefense has become more clear in the wake of outbreaks of Ebola in West Africa, Zika in the Americas, devastating wildfires and hurricanes, and the poisonings of the North Korean leader's half brother in Malaysia and former Russian spies in England with nerve and radiological agents.
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Gambian Leader Yahya Jammeh Declares State Of Emergency
Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, just two days before he is supposed to cede power after losing elections last month. Mr Jammeh is refusing to step down despite international pressure and the threat by other West African nations of a military intervention. The 90-day state of emergency, announced on state te...
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Guinea Opposition Agrees to Meet With President amid Alpha Conde Protests
The head of Guinea's political opposition will meet with President Alpha Conde in an effort to ease tensions following weeks of violent clashes between protesters and security forces, an opposition spokesman said on Tuesday.
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UN Ebola Team Leaders to Visit West Africa Starting Monday
The UN Ebola chief will be taking the new head of the UN's mission to fight the deadly disease on a tour of the most affected countries in West Africa starting Monday.
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Cameroon Battles to Keep Young Men Out Of Boko Haram
As the West fights to keep its youth from the grip of jihadists, Cameroon's Muslim leaders are struggling to respond to a recruitment drive by Nigeria's deadly Boko Haram.
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World Leaders Vow to 'Extinguish' Ebola
The world's most powerful economies vowed on Saturday to "extinguish" the Ebola epidemic ravaging west Africa, as the vast desert nation of Mali scrambled to prevent a new outbreak of the killer disease.
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Adolf Hitler Is About To Win An Election In This Former German Colony
Adolf Hitler Uunona, a member of the South West Africa Peoples Organisation (SWAPO) party, has been a popular local leader since first winning the seat from the Ompundja constituency in 2004.
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Niger Military Junta Leaders Urged To Restore Order Before Deadline
West African defence chiefs were set to wrap up discussions about possible intervention in Niger on Friday, as mediators from the regional bloc push coup leaders in Niamey to restore constitutional order before an approaching deadline.
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Vladimir Putin Calls On BRICS To Cooperate, Defy West's "Selfish Actions"
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called on the leaders of Brazil, India, China and South Africa to cooperate in the face of "selfish actions" from the West, as Moscow is pummelled by Western sanctions over Ukraine.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram Leader Dead, Islamic State West African Province Says
Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself in a fight against rival jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) according to audio AFP obtained from the group Sunday, two weeks after reports emerged that he had died.
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Inside The Secret US Stockpile Meant To Save Us All In A Bioterror Attack
The need for biodefense has become more clear in the wake of outbreaks of Ebola in West Africa, Zika in the Americas, devastating wildfires and hurricanes, and the poisonings of the North Korean leader's half brother in Malaysia and former Russian spies in England with nerve and radiological agents.
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Gambian Leader Yahya Jammeh Declares State Of Emergency
Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, just two days before he is supposed to cede power after losing elections last month. Mr Jammeh is refusing to step down despite international pressure and the threat by other West African nations of a military intervention. The 90-day state of emergency, announced on state te...
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Guinea Opposition Agrees to Meet With President amid Alpha Conde Protests
The head of Guinea's political opposition will meet with President Alpha Conde in an effort to ease tensions following weeks of violent clashes between protesters and security forces, an opposition spokesman said on Tuesday.
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UN Ebola Team Leaders to Visit West Africa Starting Monday
The UN Ebola chief will be taking the new head of the UN's mission to fight the deadly disease on a tour of the most affected countries in West Africa starting Monday.
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Cameroon Battles to Keep Young Men Out Of Boko Haram
As the West fights to keep its youth from the grip of jihadists, Cameroon's Muslim leaders are struggling to respond to a recruitment drive by Nigeria's deadly Boko Haram.
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World Leaders Vow to 'Extinguish' Ebola
The world's most powerful economies vowed on Saturday to "extinguish" the Ebola epidemic ravaging west Africa, as the vast desert nation of Mali scrambled to prevent a new outbreak of the killer disease.
