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Libyans hope unity rule will end their isolation

Libyans hope unity rule will end their isolation

AHMED ELUMANI IN Libya's Bani Walid, flags of ousted autocrat Muammar Gaddafi still fly in some places and streets are ragged with neglect, but its residents have new hope for their town and country. During a recent visit by Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, head of a new unity government, people waved olive branches as his armoured motorcade passed through the town, which has long been isolated by political disputes. Children raised two fingers in a 'v' for victory and peace. Dbeibeh was appointed in March, sworn in by Libya's divided parliament after his selection via a U.N. talks process, a…
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Nigerian Foreign Minister Onyeama tests positive for COVID-19

Nigerian Foreign Minister Onyeama tests positive for COVID-19

NIGERIAN Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama said on Sunday he had tested positive for COVID-19 and became the first member of President Muhammadu Buhari's cabinet to contract the new coronavirus. Onyeama, 64, said on Twitter he had taken a COVID-19 test because of a throat irritation. "Did my fourth Covid-19 test yesterday at the first sign of a throat irritation and unfortunately this time it came back positive," he tweeted. "Heading for isolation in a health facility and praying for the best." Buhari's cabinet has been conducting executive council meetings virtually as part of measures to keep the government working while…
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