Nigeria news today headlines : Saturday 11th January 2020
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Many Wounded In Northern Mali Rocket Attack On U.N. Base
Twenty people were wounded on Thursday in northern Mali’s restive Kidal region, including 18 U.N. peacekeepers from Chad, in a rocket attack on a military base for U.N., French and Malian forces, a U.N. spokesman said. Six of the peacekeepers from the MINUSMA mission were seriously wounded by the attack on the base in the
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25 soldiers Killed in Niger By Suspected Islamists
Suspected Islamist militants killed 25 soldiers and wounded six others in an attack on an army post in west Niger near its border with Mali on Thursday, the government said. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the attack on the post at Chinagodrar, about 130 miles (209 km) north of the capital
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Kenya’s Tourism Industery Grew In 2019
Kenya’s earnings from tourism rose 3.9% last year to 163.56 billion shillings ($1.61 billion), thanks to a slight increase in the number of visitors, its tourism minister said on Friday. The East African nation, which relies on tourism as a major source of foreign exchange and jobs, had 2.05 million tourists last year, an increase
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Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan Deadlocked Over Nile Dam
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan remained deadlocked after two days of talks in their disputes over a giant hydropower dam on the Nile though Cairo said it hoped the issues would be resolved by Jan. 15 in line with a deadline agreed with Washington. “We did not reach an agreement today but we achieved clarity at
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Panda Cubs At Berlin Zoo Explore Surroundings
A video has been released of Germany’s first twin giant panda cubs exploring, walking around their enclosure, sniffing every corner and making an attempt at climbing. The two cubs, named Meng Xiang and Meng Yuan, were the first pandas to be born in Germany. They were born on 31 August, to their mother Meng Meng,
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Facebook’s Horrid Decision On Politicians’ Ads
On Thursday, Facebook made a very bad decision that will, without question, negatively impact the 2020 election. They decided not to either ban political advertising or institute any sort of fail-safe measure to avoid lies presented in those ads from politicians from propagating across the Internet. “Ultimately, we don’t think decisions about political ads should
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Canadian Volunteers To Head To Australia To Help Rescue Animals
Brad Pattison of Kelowna, B.C., is organizing a group of volunteers from across Canada to fly to Australia to help creatures trapped and fleeing from wildfires. The thought of suffering animals spurred Brad Pattison of Kelowna, B.C., to organize a group of volunteers from across Canada to fly to Australia to help creatures trapped and
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Snake Bite Victims At Risk Over Lack Of Drugs In Gogrial
Snake bite victims in South Sudan’s Gogrial State are at risk of dying or developing other health complications due to lack of antivenom. Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Wednesday, State Health Minister Jong Anthony Deng said public health facilities lack medicine for snake bites. The official further said heavy floods in the state have led
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Japan Orders Self Defense Forces To Guard Ships In Middle East
Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono ordered the deployment of a warship and two P-3C patrol planes to the Middle East on Friday to protect ships bringing goods to Japan. The patrol planes will leave Japan on Saturday and start operations from Jan. 20. The destroyer will depart Japan for the region on Feb. 2 and
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Africa’s Cocoa Could Sweeten The Continent As It Sweetens The World
Four West African countries (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon) are responsible for producing up to 70% of the world’s cocoa beans. Ivory Coast and Ghana together produce 60% of the world’s cocoa. However, of the over $100 billion spent annually on chocolate, the African Development Bank reckons Africa keeps just about $5 billion, only
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