Africa News
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415Al-Shabaab attacks African Union Base in Somalia, casualties reported
Al-Shabaab, which has been fighting for years to topple the central government and establish its own rule based on its strict interpretation...
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153Catholic priest among 12 convicted over albino murder
In a judgement handed down Thursday, the high court concluded that the 12 plotted to kill the albino in order to extract...
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278Kenya, Zimbabwe to be included in 2023 AFCON draw despite FIFA ban
Kenya and Zimbabwe will be included in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw on Tuesday in Johannesburg despite being banned...
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232Two-thirds of Africans may have had Covid – WHO study
With limited access to testing facilities for much of Africa's populations, many infections went undetected, as testing was mainly carried out on...
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175Ex- Burkina Faso president jailed for life over Thomas Sankara murder
Sankara was shot dead on October 15 1987, little more than four years after coming to power as an army captain aged...
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202Cameroon: Cholera Outbreak kills 29 in one week
Since October 2021, the cholera epidemic has claimed 62 lives with nearly 2,100 cases reported.
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172European Union renews efforts to grow Ugandan export
Tanzania remains the most opposed to the idea of opening up the market to European products, although the tariffs on imports are...
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293Museveni calls for free and fair elections in Sudan
President Yoweri Museveni has called for free and fair elections in Sudan. Museveni said that political actors must rely on numbers and...
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332Grief as more than 60 people perish in DR Congo Train accident
A train crash in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 60 people, the state rail company and local sources...
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267Zambia’s former president Rupiah Banda dies aged 85
Mr Banda had asked Zambians to pray for him the last few days he appeared in public, mostly as he was visited...
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202Elephant kills Maasai man in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro
Last August, three young children were killed by lions near Ngorongoro as they went to look for lost cattle.
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353Uganda, 16 African countries refrain from UN vote to condemn Russia invasion
Voted by 141 of the 193 member states of the UN, the vote became only a first in 40 years when the...
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263Guinea-Bissau president sacks navy chief, army general
On February 1, heavily armed men attacked government buildings in the capital Bissau while President Umaro Sissoco Embalo was chairing a cabinet...
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506William Ruto kicked out of Jubilee as Uhuru gets new 5-year term as party boss
The NDC, which was presided over by President Uhuru Kenyatta, saw the party unveil new national officials who will each serve five-year...
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440MTN Group adopts new logo, slogan as firm rebrands to full tech company
MTN’s Chief Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer, Nompilo Morafo said the new look aligns with their evolution from a telecommunications company to...
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269South African president says will talk to Russia, US
The only exit from the war was through mediation and negotiation and "engagement, because it is not necessary for people to go...
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265UPDF raids ADF camp, recovers 148 rounds of ammunition
Operation Shujaa spokesperson Maj. Peter Mugisa said the bombs were recovered by the UPDF soldiers following a tip-off by area residents.
