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‘Bye-Bye Kabila’ campaign launched in DR Congo

Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP |  Around a dozen opposition groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo united Tuesday in a campaign urging President Joseph Kabila to quit when his mandate officially ends on December 20. The “Bye-Bye Kabila” movement wants the president, who has been accused of delaying election …

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Holder Aubameyang, Mahrez vie for African crown

Paris, France | AFP |  Borussia Dortmund’s Gabonese goal king Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang remains in the running to defend his African Player of the Year crown after making the final shortlist of five players on Tuesday. But the 27-year-old faces competition from Leicester’s Algerians Riyad Mahrez and Islam Slimani, Senegal’s Sadio …

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Two weeks on, Trump still Trump

Washington, United States | AFP | Two weeks on from his election victory, Donald Trump shows every sign that he will govern as he campaigned — with late night tweet storms, attacks on the press and a flirtation with the extremes of US political life. True, the president-elect has backed …

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Pentagon softens rules on carrying of firearms in US

Washington, United States | AFP |  The Pentagon has softened rules on US troops carrying firearms while at government facilities, an action prompted by a series of deadly attacks on uniformed personnel. Troops already carry weapons as part of certain job functions, but the new rules will allow commanders to …

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Kanye suffers mental breakdown

Los Angeles, United States | AFP |  Rapper Kanye West was taken to a hospital in Los Angeles after his doctor called the emergency services to report he was suffering a mental breakdown, news reports said Tuesday. The musician’s personal physician Michael Farzam told police that his 39-year-old patient was …

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JOBS: Human Settlements Officer Nairobi

Job Opening Posting Title: Human Settlements Officer Job Code Title: Programme Management Officer, Human Settlements Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME Duty Station: NAIROBI Posting Period: 07 November 2016 – 05 January 2017 Job Opening Number: 16-Human Settlements-UNHABITAT-66420-R-Nairobi (R) Staffing Exercise N/A APPLY HERE Share on: WhatsApp

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JOBS: Programme Officer UNEP Nairobi

Job Opening Posting Title: PROGRAMME OFFICER Job Code Title: Programme Management Officer Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Duty Station: NAIROBI Posting Period: 04 November 2016 – 02 January 2017 Job Opening Number: 16-Programme Management-UNEP-66007-R-Nairobi (X) Staffing Exercise N/A APPLY HERE Share on: WhatsApp

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Doctors use WhatsApp to find kin of India train survivors

Pukhrāyān, India | AFP |  Eight-year-old Sejal Yadav was pulled from the wreckage of a derailed train in northern India and rushed alone to hospital. Hours later she was reunited with her brother — thanks to WhatsApp. As survivors were rescued from the mangled carriages of the Indore-Patna Express on …

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