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FRANCE: Six held in plot to ‘attack’ Macron

Six people have been arrested in France on suspicion of planning to carry out a “violent” attack on President Emmanuel Macron, officials say. The indi

SOUTH AFRICA: Fights break out in parliament

Scuffles have broken out in South Africa’s parliament between the radical opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and other opposition parties afte

DR CONGO: Opposition ‘to choose single candidate’

The house chairperson in parliament Thoko Didiza pleaded with the lawmakers to be orderly. “None of us have the right to insult each other… Hono

S/KOREA: Korea champions solid waste management

South Korea, through its international aid agency KOICA, has championed solid waste management in Nigeria to build a ‘resource recirculated society’.

CAMEROON: Paul Biya starts seventh term

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has been sworn in for a seventh term. The 85-year-old, who has ruled the country for 36 years, pledged to uphold the “i