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Sudan sends troops to Ethiopian border as tensions rise

Politics Dec 19
Saturday sees tensions rise between Sudan and neighbour Ethiopia as Khartoum deployed significant military reinforcements along its eastern border days after an ambush attributed to Ethiopian forces.
The Gunmen killed seven locals among them a 70- year old man and a six-year-old girl
Six-year-old, six others die in fresh Kaduna attack
Politics Dec 19
Some gunmen were said to have invaded Gora Gan community in the Zango-Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State and killed seven locals among them a 70-year-old man and a six-year-old girl.
Nigerian parents in Katsina reunited with their sons
Abducted Nigerian school boys reunited with parents
Politics Dec 19
Exhausted and disheveled, several hundred Nigerian schoolboys were reunited with their parents on Friday — experiencing their first full day of freedom after being seized nearly a week ago in a mass abduction claimed by Boko Haram.
Makerere University graduates jubilating
Public universities in Uganda postpone graduation
Politics Dec 19
Most public universities have postponed their graduation ceremonies due to COVID-19 that has destabilised school calendars.
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Goodluck Jonathan to mediate in Gambia’s constitutional review deadlock
Politics Dec 18
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday evening arrived in the Gambian capital Banjul as part of a mission to mediate a dispute over a constitutional review process.
The US government has donated 65,000 tonnes of wheat to Sudan to help alleviate shortage of low-cost
Sudan receives $20 million food donation from US
Politics Dec 18
The US government has fulfilled its November pledge of providing 65,000 tonnes of wheat to the Republic of Sudan.
Among those killed are three policemen and the driver of the Toyota Hilux
Gunmen attack Zamfara Emir’s convoy, kill eight
Politics Dec 18
Unidentified gunmen have attacked the convoy of the Emir of Kaura Namoda in Zamfara State, Alhaji Sanusi Muhammad, killing eight people and injuring others.