Africa
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689Somalia officially joins East Africa trade bloc
Mogadishu, (AFP): Conflict-weary Somalia was admitted Friday into the East African Community (EAC) as the eighth member of the bloc as it...
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500UN Security Council extends AU mission in Somalia to 2024
New York, US (Xinhua): The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to extend the authorization for the African Union...
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1.1KProminent opposition activist found dead after weeks of abduction
Harara, (ZW): A prominent opposition activist who was abducted at the weekend while campaigning ahead of Zimbabwe’s key by-elections has been found...
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415Gunmen kill 13 Islamic school pupils in northwest Nigeria
Gunmen from criminal gangs have killed 13 Islamic seminary pupils during a ceremony celebrating the birth of Prophet Mohammed in northwest Nigeria’s...
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1.2KMPs receive shs560m each for passing shs142b presidential budget
Lagos, (NG): Lawmakers on Thursday approved the new government’s first supplemental budget, which includes huge allocations for SUVs and houses for the...
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609SADC leaders concerned as M23 attacks resurge in DRC
Luanda, Angola (Xinhua): During a summit meeting held Saturday in Luanda, the capital of Angola, heads of state from various Southern African...
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459Floods kill over 20, displace thousands in Ethiopia
More than 20 people have died and over 12,000 others have been forced out of their homes in Ethiopia’s Somali region due...
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591Miss Rwanda pageant organiser handed 5-year jail term for rape
Kigali, Rwanda (AFP): The organiser of the Miss Rwanda beauty pageant was Friday sentenced to five years in prison for rape and...
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552Two Chinese nationals among 4 killed in latest DR Congo attack
Armed men in eastern DR Congo have killed two Chinese nationals and two soldiers, a local official said Tuesday, in the latest...
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1.1KAfrican opposition leader charged with witchcraft to oust president
Seychelles, (AFP): Patrick Herminie, the leader of the main opposition party in Seychelles was charged on Monday as part of an investigation...
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784Algeria withdraws from race to host 2025 and 2027 Cup of Nations
Algeria has pulled out of the running to stage the Africa Cup of Nations in either 2025 or 2027, the Algerian Football...
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689Suicide truck bomber kills dozens, wounds several in Somalia
Mogadishu, (AFP): Emergency workers in central Somalia dug through rubble to recover more bodies Sunday after a truck bombing killed over a...
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DR Congo’s Tshisekedi calls for withdrawal of UN peacekeepers
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday called for a speedy withdrawal of a key UN peacekeeping mission that...
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406Kagame to run for fourth term as Rwanda’s President
Kigali, (AFP): Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said for the first time that he plans to run for a fourth term in...
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795Sudan’s Burhan holds talks with Museveni as battles rage in Khartoum
Kampala, (UG): Republic of Sudan’s de facto leader, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Saturday held talks with held talks on Saturday with Uganda’s veteran,...
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804Over 1000 people killed in Morocco earthquake
Rabat, (AFP): Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in decades has killed over 1,000 people, authorities said Saturday, causing widespread damage and sending terrified residents...
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571Gabon’s Gen. Oligui Nguema sworn in as ‘transitional’ head of state
Libreville, (AFP): Gabon’s new military leader was Monday, Sep 04, sworn in as the head of state less than a week after...
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683Gabon coup leader to be sworn in as ‘transitional president’
Libreville, (AFP): The general who came to power in Gabon’s coup last week is to be sworn in as “transitional president” on...
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745Coups in Africa: Evidence of poor governance – experts
Agencies, (VOA): As Nigeria joined a growing number of nations criticizing Africa’s latest coup, this time in Gabon, experts said Thursday that...
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796Africa: Seven coups on the continent in just three years
The continent of Africa had experienced seven coups since August 2020, before army officers in the West African country said Wednesday they...
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569Zimbabwe Electoral Commission: President Mnangagwa Wins Reelection
Harare, (VOA): Zimbabwe’s Electoral Commission has declared President Emmerson Mnangagwa the winner of Wednesday’s general election with Nelson Chamisa, the leader of...
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280GMOs in East Africa: Food Security Boon or Seed Stealing Ploy?
In SummaryIn East Africa, concerns for food security are quickly followed by concerns for food sovereignty. And in Uganda, farmers worry they...
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367LIST: Iran, Saudi among six new countries joining BRICS bloc
Johannesburg, (VOA): The BRICS group of emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) is admitting six new members, its leaders...