Africa
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973Hichilema: ‘Cattle boy’ takes Zambia’s top job at sixth bid
LUSAKA | AFP: Hakainde Hichilema, Zambia’s veteran opposition politician and a business tycoon, tried six times for the country’s presidency before finally...
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909Zambia opposition leader Hichilema wins landslide in presidential election
LUSAKA, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema secured a stunning landslide victory over incumbent Edgar Lungu in Zambia’s presidential election,...
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1.1KPopular Actress Simela Dies During Child Labour
Alvim Cossa, a longtime colleague, and a friend told BBC News that the country was mourning a great actress and notable producer,...
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745Tragedy as Family of 24 people dies after mistaking fertiliser for salt
A family of 24 people have died the same day after consuming a suspected poisoned meal after mistakenly using fertiliser disguising it...
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1.1KZambia votes in closely contested polls
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA | AFP NEWS: Zambians were voting in nationwide elections on Thursday after a tense campaign dominated by economic woes and...
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864Sudan ‘to hand over’ Bashir for international war crimes trial
KHARTOUM, SUDAN | AFP: Sudan will hand longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court along with two other officials wanted...
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1.3KCholera outbreak kills 12 people in Niger, health minister says
NIAMEY, Aug 10 (Reuters) – A cholera outbreak in southern Niger has killed 12 people and infected 201 others across three regions,...
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1.1KShock of more than a hundred children killed at IDP camp in Ethiopia
ETHIOPIA | AFP: Hundreds of people were killed after a relief camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Ethiopia’s Afar region was...
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1.2KFirst case of deadly Marburg virus confirmed in West Africa
Officials in Guinea have confirmed a case of the Marburg virus disease, the first appearance of the deadly illness in West Africa,...
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1.4KEnergy minister arrested over fuel tender scam
The Anti-Corruption Bureau said its investigations had revealed that the minister had "attempted to influence" the National Oil Company to award multi-million...
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972Journalist murdered in eastern DR Congo
A journalist for DR Congo’s national broadcaster had his throat slit in North Kivu in the country’s east where massacres and clashes...
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961Deadly fighting erupts between rival factions of S. Sudan VP Machar’s party
Deadly fighting erupted on Saturday between rival factions of South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar’s SPLA-IO, his military spokesman said in a...
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88716 Civilians Killed In Suspected Militia Attack In DR Congo
Suspected members of an Islamist militia killed 16 people as they were returning from a weekly market in eastern Democratic Republic of...
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908Leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party arrested
DAR-ES-SALAM: The leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party Chadema and other members were arrested early Wednesday ahead of a planned conference to...
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1.5KDRC ex-President Joseph Kabila earns Master’s Degree
By Nation.Africa Former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila has earned a Master’s degree as he utilises his break from active...
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1.6K13 killed, 11 injured after fuel tanker explodes in Kenya
NAIROBI, KENYA: Police said Sunday that 13 people were killed and many others seriously burned when an overturned petrol tanker exploded in...
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1.1KAl Ahly beat Kaizer Chiefs 3-0 to lift 10th CAF Champions League title
Casablanca, Morocco | Kaizer Chiefs Fc 0-3 Al Ahly Egyptian side Al Ahly are the champions of African football after defeating Kaizer...
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751RAMAPHOSA: South Africa civil unrest planned and coordinated
Johannesburg, South Africa | Xinhua | The civil unrest characterized by looting and burning of property was planned and coordinated, President Cyril Ramaphosa...
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1.0KSouth Africa Protests: Death toll reaches 45 after Soweto looting stampede
Stores in two South African provinces were ransacked on Tuesday for a fifth consecutive day, hours after President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed troops...
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983South Africa’s Ramaphosa deploys troops after 10 killed in ‘rare’ unrest
JOHANNESBURG: President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday said the deadly unrest gripping the country is unprecedented in post-apartheid South Africa as he deployed...
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839South Africa deploys troops as unrest spirals after Zuma jailing
Johannesburg (AFP): South Africa’s army has deployed troops to two provinces, including its economic hub of Johannesburg, to help crush mob violence...
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1.3KKenya Airways reduces flights to Uganda over rising Covid-19 cases
Kenya Airways has joined other airlines in cutting flights destined to Entebbe as Covid-19 third wave takes its toll on Uganda. In...
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1.1KSouth Africa ex-President Jacob Zuma sentenced to 15 months over contempt of court
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months by the highest court in the country. The jail sentence...
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1.4KWorld Bank, AU partner to vaccinate 400m Africans
The World Bank and African Union have partnered to support the Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) initiative with resources to allow countries to...
