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Mozambique’s child marriages ban welcomed

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MAPUTO – THE passing of a new bill banning child marriage in Mozambique has been hailed as a historic commitment by the government to uphold the rights of girls. After a two-and-a half-year campaign by gender equality organisations, government has passed the bill that sets the minimum age for marriage at 18. This eliminates a loophole in ...

EXCLUSIVE: Interests conflicted in Angola’s selective graft war

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from PEDRO AGOSTO in Luanda, Angola LUANDA – THE conflict of interest furore besetting one of Angola’s richest entrepreneurs, serving as a provincial governor, is contrary to the assurance made by the new administration to fight corruption. President Joao Lourenco made the pledge as he assumed office, to succeed the long-serving Jose Eduardo dos Santos, whose reign from 1979 to 2017 ...

VESSELS OWNERS PETITION FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SOLICITOR GENERAL 

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  ***Claim  Arrested  Vessels Were Not Out For   Illegal  Oil  Deals*** Describe Prosecution of 17 Crew Members As Unjustified *** Declare Arrest of Vessels  By Nigerian Navy  As Illegal, Unconscionable   The owners of the Vessels,  MT APECUS and MT INVICTUS have petitioned the Permanent Secretary and Solicitor General of the Federation, Federal Ministry of Justice over the ...

US military to cancel $300m in Pakistan aid over terror groups

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The US military says it is cancelling $300m (£230m) in aid to Pakistan over what it calls Islamabad’s failure to take action against militant groups. President Donald Trump has previously accused Pakistan of deceiving the US while receiving billions of dollars. Pentagon spokesman. Lt-Col. Koné Faulkner said the US military would aim to spend the money on ...

BREAKING News: Catalonia Declares Independence From Spain

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The Catalan regional parliament has voted to declare independence from Spain, just as the Spanish government appears set to impose direct rule. The move was backed 70-10 in a ballot boycotted by opposition MPs. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy earlier told senators direct rule was needed to return 'law, democracy and stability' to Catalonia. The crisis ...