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Burkina Faso names ex-diplomat as interim president

Veteran diplomat Michel Kafando has been chosen as Burkina Faso's interim president, officials announced Monday…

Romania PM concedes defeat

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Sunday conceded defeat in a presidential runoff he had…

Nigeria reduces budget by N200bn

Nigeria -- Africa's biggest oil producer -- is being forced to tighten its belt because…

Nigerian police update: 13 die in Azare bombing, 65 injured

At least 13 people were killed Sunday and 65 others injured when a female suicide…

Atiku urges more funding for public education

Former Vice President and Founder American University of Nigeria (AUN), Atiku Abubakar, has urged the…

Atiku: Too late for consensus presidential candidate in APC

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria's former vice-president and one of the aspirants vying for the APC…

US artist dedicates artworks to Chibok schoolgirls

Mary Mihelic an artist based in Brooklyn, New York in the United States has made…

Romania presidential election too close to call

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta and his conservative opponent Klaus Iohannis were neck-and-neck in an…

Korean bizman buys Napoleon's hat for $2.2mln at auction

One of Napoleon Bonaparte's famous two-pointed hats was sold on Sunday to a South Korean…

10 killed, 60 injured in latest Nigerian suicide bombing

At least 10 people were killed and some 60 others wounded Sunday when a female…