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Russia reopens Embassy in Burkina Faso Closed in 1992 as Putin continues charm offensive towards Africa
Russia on Thursday, December 28 reopened its embassy in Burkina Faso after almost nearly 32 years when the West African nation fell out with former colonial ruler France. The Burkinabe foreign ministry confirmed in a statement that “Russia formally reopened its embassy this Thursday in Ouagadougou.” Russia’s ambassador to Ivory…
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Ukraine crisis: 13 of 19 Nigerians detained in Poland released
According to Ugwu, among the six remaining in detention camps, one of them claimed that he is a Cameroonian because his mother is from Cameroon.
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Ukraine invasion: Chelsea FC banned from selling match tickets, others as UK freezes Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s assets
Chelsea FC has been seized from Mr Abramovich as part of the freeze on his assets and the sale of the club is now on hold.
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JUST IN: Russia declares ceasefire in Ukraine
Ukraine says the attack was entirely unprovoked and has appealed to the international community for help.
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Nigerians who want to fight for us must buy their own tickets, visa — Ukraine
After Russia invaded Ukraine last week, the European country began calling for volunteers from around the world to join the battle.
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Ukraine invasion: International cats federation, FIFe, bans Russian cats from competitions
“No cat belonging to exhibitors living in Russia may be entered at any FIFe show outside Russia, regardless of which organization these exhibitors hold their membership in,” said the organization, which spans almost 40 countries.
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‘Focus on evacuating civilians because my mission in Ukraine will eventually be completed,’ Putin tells Macron
Russia invaded the European nation last week, triggering huge waves of economic sanctions from the international community.
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‘I’ll sell Chelsea FC, donate money to Ukraine” — Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich
He has also cancelled the club's debts.
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Buhari doles out $8.5 million to evacuate 5,000 Nigerians from Ukraine
The evacuation became necessary because many Nigerians are stranded in Ukraine after Russia invaded the country.
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Russian invasion: Nigeria to evacuate Ghanaians, Cameroonians, others from Ukraine
The Nigerian government is making provision to evacuate 2,000 Africans, including those from Ghana, Togo and other West African countries, from Ukraine.