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Five people have been killed in a surge of xenophobic violence in South Africa, police said on Tuesday, as President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed to clamp down and the African Union, Nigeria and Zambia condemned the attacks. Hordes of people -- some armed with axes and machetes -- gathered in...

As African Union member Countries celebrated 3rd African Anti-corruption Day yesterday, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Mele Kyari, has declared that President … Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/30E4Gj1 Get More Nigeria...

The Buhari Campaign Organisation (BCO) has written to the international community to caution the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. Specifically, the presidential campaign group petitioned the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU). The group...

Africa’s food import bill may surge to $110 billion by 2025, going by the current import reliance trend. However, the African Union (AU), and the United Nations (UN), have canvassed unhindered trade integration among countries in the continent. Stakeholders, who gathered at the Africa Trade...

I have seen him address the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Seen him speak at AU (African Union) summits. Seen him address the European Parliament at Salzburg, .... Read more via The Trent – https://ift.tt/2Nsypor Get More Nigeria Political News

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has appointed former Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn to lead an election observation mission to Zimbabwe. The election takes place on 30 July 2018 and current President Emmerson Mnangagwa who came to power...

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja, the nation's capital, after a successful outing at the 31st session of the African Union Summit held in Nouakchott, Mauritania... Read more via Nigeria News today & Breaking news ▷ Read Naija news 24/7 – https://ift.tt/2INU1IR Get More...

Johannesburg – South Africa has signed the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement with the African Union. Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies confirmed Sunday’s signing of the 250-pages document in a video put out by the department of Trade and Industry (dti) on Twitter... Read...

Although two African giants – Nigeria and South Africa -and nine other countries did not sign the agreement for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in Rwanda last week, the 44 others are ready to implement the content of the trade deal, according to the President of the Africa Union...

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe says the vote to readmit Morocco to the African Union (AU) shows a lack of ideology by some African leaders after more than 30 years of leaving the Union. Speaking to state media on his return home from the AU Summit in Ethiopia, Mr Mugabe said the lure of...