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Zambia 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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Sudan ‘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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Cholera 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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Shock 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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First 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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Energy 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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Journalist 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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Deadly 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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16 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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Leader 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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DRC 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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13 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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Al 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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RAMAPHOSA: 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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South 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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South 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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South 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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Kenya 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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South 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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World 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...