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  Africa has finally realized the 1960s dream of integration after launch of single market

  Ismail Akwei

  July 7 of every year will now be celebrated as the Day of African Integration by the African Union to commemorate the operational launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement, the...

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  Congolese warlord ‘The Terminator’ convicted after 6 years in ICC detention

  Ismail Akwei

  Popularly known as “The Terminator”, Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda has been convicted on Monday by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on various charges of war crimes including murder,...

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  Youngest Nigerian senator who slapped nursing mother at sex shop granted bail after weeping for mercy

  Ismail Akwei

  It was during the controversy surrounding a popular Nigerian pastor who was accused of raping a teenager in 2001 that a video popped up showing Nigeria’s youngest senator slapping a nursing mother...

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  Seized luxury cars of Equatorial Guinea’s VP worth $13m up for auction in Geneva

  Ismail Akwei

  Luxury cars belonging to controversial Equatorial Guinean Vice President Teodorin Obiang Nguema which are worth over $10 million have been put up for auction by the Bonhams auction house in Geneva. His...

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  Single West African currency green-lighted for use by 2020

  Ismail Akwei

  After approval by finance ministers from West Africa last month, 15 heads of state have given the final green-light for the adoption of the single West African currency expected to be launched by 2020....

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  Israel continues to take wages of African migrants in a bid to force them out

  Ismail Akwei

  Nearly 40,000 African migrants in Israel continue to suffer from the harsh laws of the state after unsuccessful threats of illegal deportation, imprisonment and attacks from law enforcement agencies. African...

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