Ethiopia calls on its citizens to take up arms as rebel forces advance toward nation's capital city

As Ethiopia declared a six-month state of emergency this week, the East African country called on its citizens to mobilise and take up arms against rebel forces advancing toward the capital.
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At least 69 dead in west Niger jihadist attack

At least 69 people, including a local mayor, have been killed in an attack in Niger's volatile "tri-border" zone with Burkina Faso and Mali, the interior ministry said on Thursday.
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Gunmen kill up to 15 soldiers in south west Niger

Gunmen killed up to 15 soldiers in an attack on a military outpost in a remote part of southwest Niger where Islamist militants operate, officials and security sources said. The attackers raided the post in the village of Anzourou near the border with Mali on Thursday evening, officials said.
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About a million go hungry in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado due to insurgency

About a million people are faced with starvation in the northern parts of Mozambique due to armed insurgency in Cabo Delgado province, aid agencies revealed.
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Algerian graphic designer quits job to make olive oil, wins international award

Hakim Alileche left a successful career in graphic design and moved to the Algerian countryside to produce "magic potion" — organic olive oil that has won him international recognition.
#algeria #hakimalileche #oliveoil

Stop Buhari From Spending ₦26 Billion On Travels, Meals, SERAP Urges Court

Human rights group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, has filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), from spending “N26bn in the 2022 presidency budget on local and foreign travels, meals and refreshments, ‘sitting allowance’, ‘welfare package’, and office building.”
#buhari #serap #nigeria

AnambraDecides: APGA’s Soludo Wins 17 LGAs As INEC Declares Final Results

The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has been declared winner in 17 local government areas out of the 19 announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the Anambra governorship election.
#soludo #anambraelection #apga

Westham Enter Top Three Spot After Defeating Liverpool

David Moyes' coached West Ham leapfrogged Liverpool into third place on Sunday evening, November 7, denying Jurgen Klopp's side a chance at making history with a stunning 3-2 victory.
#westham #liverpool #epl

NIMET Tells Nigerians To Get Set For 3 Days Of Thunderstorms

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) predicted on Sunday that there would be three days of thunderstorms and sunshine across the country from Monday till Wednesday.
#thunderstorm #nigeria

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