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Sudan’s Bashir Claims Victory Over ICC After Court Shelves Darfur Probe

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir claimed victory over the International Criminal Court on Saturday after it shelved further investigation of war crimes in Darfur, and reaffirmed his hard line on the rebel region. The Hague-based court indicted Bashir in 2009 for...

Burkina Faso’s Deposed Leader Compaore Returns To Ivory Coast

Burkina Faso's deposed president Blaise Compaore arrived in Ivory Coast on Friday on the latest stage of an odyssey which has taken him to several countries since he was toppled. Should he seek to stay, his presence could complicate relations...

Special Report: EU Funds Help Poland Build ‘Ghost’ Airports

The European Union has given Poland more than 100 million euros ($125 million) to build at least three "ghost" airports in places where there are not enough passengers to keep them in business. The result is gleaming new airport terminals...

Venezuela’s Maduro Says ‘No Rush’ To Hike World’s Cheapest Gasoline

Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro said there was "no rush" to hike the world's cheapest gasoline prices, suggesting the increasingly unpopular president has shied away from implementing the risky domestic reform in the near future amid an economic crisis. "I've considered, as...

OPEC Chief Defends Policy, Says Group To Try To Ride Out Price Fall

Oil producers group OPEC can ride out a slump in oil prices and keep output unchanged, its head said on Sunday, arguing market weakness did not reflect supply and demand fundamentals and could have been driven by speculators. Speaking at...

OPINION: BETWEEN CBN AND THE FREE FALL OF NAIRA

Following the drastic response by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to the free fall of Naira against the United States Dollars, tongues are now waging on why such a fist clinching measure should be adopted in a pre-election...

OPINION: THE SLID IN CRUDE PRICE; THE INTERESTS, THE QUAKES AND EFFECTS

Commodity traders are responsible for oil prices by bidding on oil futures contracts. These contracts are basically agreements to buy or sell oil at a specific date in the future for an agreed-upon price. These futures contracts are executed on...

OPINION: NIGERIA TEACHER’S SALARIES AS THE MAIN REASON FOR REJECTION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY BY THE GOVERNORS

Nothing among the proposed amendments to Nigeria constitution has generated argument more than the issue of local government autonomy. Apart from the local governments, the proposed amendments intend to grant autonomy to the state judiciaries as well as the...

OPINION: AFRICA TO PUSH DEVELOPMENT AGENDA AT UPCOMING CLIMATE SUMMIT

There is no country in the world that has been unaffected by climate change, and no continent in the world has been more affected than Africa – and that state of affairs appears unlikely to change anytime soon. If global...

Rivers Governorship: Princewill Dumps PDP, Picks Labour Party’s Ticket

BEVERLY HILLS, December 13, (THEWILL) – A chieftain of the Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Tonye Princewill, has finally dumped the party. Princewill who gave a hint of his next political move last week following the lingering crisis...

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