Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an end to military exercises in regions bordering Ukraine, the Kremlin said Monday, while also calling on Kiev to immediately withdraw troops from east Ukraine. “Due to the end of the planned spring training…
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Northern Christian elders have risen to the defence of President Goodluck Jonathan in the face of public criticism over his…
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan meets with leaders of neighbouring states in Paris on Saturday for talks aimed at forging a common strategy against Islamist militants holding more than 200 schoolgirls. At a half-day summit hosted by French President…
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday cancelled a visit to the hometown of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamic militants, provoking fresh criticism of his handling of the crisis. A senior government official told AFP that Jonathan…
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has ruled out the release of Boko Haram fighters in exchange for the freedom of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militants a month ago. Britain’s Africa minister Mark Simmonds, in Nigeria for talks about…
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s bid to extend an ineffective year-long state of emergency in the northeast has exposed him as an out-of-touch leader with no credible plan to end a brutal Islamist conflict, experts said. Few dispute the severity…
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan faces an uncertain political future after attracting a torrent of criticism over his handling of the mass abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls by Boko Haram extremists. Jonathan was already on the back foot even…
President Goodluck Jonathan and his Republic of Congo counterpart, President Denis Sassou N’guesso, Tuesday charged African leaders, the African Union…
A French journalist has been killed while on a reporting assignment in Central African Republic, French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday in a statement, vowing to make every effort to shed light on the murder. “The president learned with great…
President Barack Obama has been briefed by his top advisors after a second case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was discovered on US soil, the White House said Tuesday. “The president has been briefed on this development … Our team…