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‘32,000 Cameroonians seeking refuge in Nigeria’

The UN has said that no fewer than 32,000 Cameroonians fleeing insecurity and violence are currently taking refuge in Nigeria. UN Resident and Humanit

DR CONGO: Opposition leader Tshisekedi sworn in as president

Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi has been sworn in as the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, succeeding Joseph Kabila in the vast ce

VENEZUELA: Russia, Turkey, China denounce US interference in Venezuela

Turkey, Russia, and China came to the aid of Venezuela’s leader on Thursday after the United States declared Nicolas Maduro was no longer its presiden

UKRAINE: Ex-President Yanukovich given 13-year jail term

A Ukrainian court has sentenced former president Viktor Yanukovich to 13 years in prison for treason – attempting to quash a 2014 popular uprisi

MALAYSIA: Royals pick new king after surprise abdication

Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah of central Pahang state has been named Malaysia’s new king, replacing Sultan Muhammad V who abdicated unexpectedly a