Africa
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382Zimbabwe votes in uphill election for defiant opposition
Harare (AFP): Zimbabweans on Wednesday began voting in closely-watched presidential and legislative elections after a campaign tainted by a crackdown on the...
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650Nelson Chamisa, the ‘young’ pastor aiming for Zimbabwe poll upset
An experienced politician with decades of activism under his belt, Zimbabwe’s 45-year-old opposition leader Nelson Chamisa is still known to many as...
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458Somalia Bans TikTok, Telegram over terrorism fear
Mogadishu (AFP):-The Somali government on Sunday ordered a ban on TikTok, Telegram, and an online betting site (1XBET), over claims that these...
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847ADF rebels kill 55 people in latest DR Congo massacre
KINSHASHA, (DRC): At least 55 people have been killed in the past two weeks by members of the Allied Defense Forces (ADF)...
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838South Africa’s Zuma quickly released after reporting to Prison
Pretoria (AFP) – South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma reported back to prison on Friday only to be swiftly released, in the...
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660ECOWAS force gets ready to intervene in Niger to overturn coup
West African nations have approved armed intervention in Niger “as soon as possible”, the Ivory Coast president says, following a meeting to...
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615Niger awaits response after defying coup ultimatum
Niger’s military rulers were on Monday in defiance of an ultimatum to restore the elected government as the threat of possible military...
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1.1KWest African military chiefs agree plan for possible Niger intervention
West Africa’s regional bloc said Friday its military chiefs have agreed a plan for a possible intervention in Niger after the junta...
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929Niger soldiers claim to have overthrown President Bazoum
NIAMEY, NIGER: Soldiers claimed to have overthrown the Niger government on Wednesday following an apparent coup in the fragile state. Disgruntled members...
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88511 killed in west DR Congo militia clashes as govt declares curfew
The festering conflict in western DRC has been largely overlooked amid the violence in the country's east, where the M23 rebellion has...
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567UN Calls for Effort to Push Sudan’s Warring Sides Toward Resolution
Fighting in Sudan’s capital worsened Wednesday, with witnesses reporting airstrikes, rocket-propelled grenades and gunfire in several neighborhoods.
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1.1KDeath toll from DR Congo floods rises to nearly 400
At least 394 bodies have been recovered after last week's floods, said Thomas Bakenga, administrator of Kalehe territory where the affected villages...
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2.0KOver 200 dead, many more missing after floods in eastern DR Congo
Thomas Bakenge, administrator of Kalehe, the worst-hit territory, told reporters on the scene Saturday that 203 bodies had been recovered so far,...
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974Covid-19 lessons could ease cholera outbreak – Moeti
Even though cholera can be easily treated, if sick people do not have access to health facilities it can result in high...
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2.5KCeasefire shaky as Sudanese, foreigners flee
The fighting has killed hundreds of people and left some neighbourhoods of greater Khartoum in ruins, prompting thousands of foreigners and Sudanese...
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884More than 150 civilians killed in DR Congo in two weeks
The province and its southern neighbour of North Kivu have been wracked by increasing violence between several militia groups in the mineral-rich...
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947Invisible hands of foreign players cited in Sudan Clash
According to Clement Deshayes, a Sudan specialist at Paris's Sorbonne University, "the presence of Egyptian soldiers in Merowe seems to have been...
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692Suspected jihadists kill 42 in Burkina Faso
The army said the death toll was 40 with eight soldiers and 32 defence volunteers, adding that "at least 50 terrorists" were...
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923Fighting rages in Sudan as death toll climbs to 97
The violence has forced terrified Sudanese civilians to shelter in their homes with fears of a prolonged conflict that could plunge the...
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1.9KMuseveni was set for Khartoum visit on coup day – Sudan Media reports
According to a media source in Sudan, the President had been expected to land at the airport in Khartoum on one of...
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Saudi plane hit by gunfire in Sudan unrest
The Airbus A330 bound for Saudi Arabia "was exposed to gunfire damage... with guests and crew on board" ahead of its scheduled...
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727Fighting rocks Sudan capital as regular army battles paramilitaries
The eruption of violence came after weeks of deepening tensions between military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his number two, paramilitary commander...
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98311 confirmed dead after boat capsizes with 44 passengers on board
According to a report by Mwebantu, a boat carrying 44 members of the church capsized on Lake Bangweulu in Luapula Province when...
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1.1KFULL LIST: Tshisekedi returns ex-VP Bemba as Deputy Premier in new cabinet reshuffle
The list of the newly appointed cabinet ministers was made public on Thursday night, and, like the old government, the new one...
