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Mali soldiers promise civilian transition after president’s ouster

Soldiers who staged a military coup in Mali leading to the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and his government said, on Wednesday, they plan to form a civilian transitional government that will organise fresh elections. Keita resigned and dissolved parliament late on Tuesday, hours after mutinying soldiers detained him...
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Democrats officially nominate Biden

  Democrats on Tuesday officially nominated former Vice President, Mr Joe Biden, to face incumbent President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election. Biden’s nomination came on the second night of the party’s virtual National Convention under the theme, “Leadership Matters”. His emergence followed the announcement of votes...
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Reps query SEC for non-remittance of N19.355bn revenue

  The House of Representatives on Tuesday quizzed management of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over non-remittance of 25 per cent operating surplus out of the N19.355 billion revenue accrued between 2018 and 2020 fiscal years. Chairman, joint House Committee on Appropriations, Finance, Aids, Loans and Debt Management, Hon Abiodun...
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Mali President, Prime Minister detained

Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was detained on Tuesday by soldiers on mutiny in the capital Bamako, two security sources told Reuters. Soldiers had earlier in the day mutinied at the Kati military base about 15 km (9 miles) outside of Bamako and rounded up a number of senior civilian...
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