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Nigeria’s intention to join BRICS will not be influenced by West — FM

Nigeria will apply for membership of the BRICS in the next two years and it intends to join the group with or without pressure from the West, the country’s foreign minister Yusuf Tuggar has said. During a recent three-day working visit to Russia, where he held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Tuggar re-iterated […]

Train traffic between Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire on hold

The train traffic ensuring the transportation of hundreds of thousands of people and tons of goods between Cote d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso has been temporarily suspended due to a defect in the railway on the Ivorian side caused by heavy rainfalls over the last week-end. Sitarail, the company operating the 1,260km railway line between the […]

South African court withdraws lawsuit against 95 Libyans arrested in illegal military camp

The South African White River Court has made the decision to drop its lawsuit against the ninety-five Libyans being held at the unauthorized Mpumalanga military training camp. African media said that the court moved the Libyans’ case to the Ministry of Home Affairs for administrative handling, dropping the accusation of breaking immigration legislation. The court […]