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Germany to ‘quickly’ send air defense systems to Ukraine

Germany is set to deliver the first of four high-tech air defense systems within “days.” The rush to move up the delivery comes after heavy Russian missile strikes hit major Ukrainian cities including Kyiv. German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht on Monday said Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian population centers highlighted the urgency of delivering air defense systems to Kyiv’s forces. ...

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Brighton player forced to retire at 24 with heart condition

Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu has been forced to retire from football at the age of 24 because of a hereditary heart condition. The Premier League club said Mwepu would be at an “extremely high risk of suffering a potentially fatal cardiac event” if he continued playing. Mwepu had recently fallen ill on a trip with the Zambia national team to ...

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Ecowas lifts Mali sanctions

The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States has lifted the sanctions imposed on Mali following the coup d’etats in August 2020 and May 20210. The decision was taken at the 61st Ordinary Session held in Accra, Ghana on Sunday, July 3. The Authority accepted a proposal by the Malian military to ...

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2023 AFCON moved to 2024 over weather concerns

The next Africa Cup of Nations will be played in Ivory Coast in 2024, and not 2023, Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Patrice Motsepe said on Sunday. The tournament was to be hosted in June-July 2023, which is the height of the rainy season in Ivory Coast. “We cannot take the risk,” the South African said in the Moroccan ...

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Chinese miners kidnapped in deadly Nigerian raid

Gunmen in Nigeria launched a deadly attack on a mine in the state of Niger on Wednesday, kidnapping at least four Chinese miners. Niger state police commissioner Bala Kuryas told the BBC that at least four police officers, two members of a local vigilante group and some soldiers were killed in the raid in the district of Shiroro. A search-and-rescue ...

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Long queues amid fuel shortage in Lagos

Long queues have been witnessed at petrol stations in most parts of Lagos state in south-west Nigeria after a decision by some fuel marketers to shut their operations. The queues that surfaced on Monday continued on Tuesday morning causing panic buying of fuel and black market sales. It comes as some members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria ...

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AfDB appoints Simon Mizrahi as Ag Veep, Technology and Corporate Services Complex

The African Development Bank has appointed Mr. Simon Mizrahi as Acting Vice President, Technology and Corporate Services Complex, effective 20 June 2022. Mizrahi, a British national, is currently the Director for Delivery, Performance Management and Results at the African Development Bank Group and Acting Director for the Operations Committee Secretariat and Quality Assurance. In these capacities, he oversees results delivery ...

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AfDB names Jacques Edjangue as Ag Veep, People and Talent Mgt Complex

The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jacques Edjangue as Acting Vice President, People and Talent Management Complex, effective 20th June 2022. Edjangue, a Cameroonian national, is currently Acting Director of the Human Resources Management Department, and also Director of the Language Services Department. A thought leader, Jacques has broad and diverse experience within the ...

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North Korea announces outbreak of intestinal sickness

North Korea says it is dealing with an outbreak of an unidentified intestinal sickness, adding to the strain caused by the spread of Covid-19. The country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has ordered quarantine measures be implemented, the official KCNA news agency reports. It said he sent medicine to Haeju city on Wednesday to help patients suffering from the “acute enteric epidemic”. ...

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