All posts tagged "Africa News"
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301Big StoryLIST: Ten African countries at the top of the Press Freedom Index named
Press freedom has emerged as a crucial barometer of Africa’s democratic progress. Across the continent, ten nations are scripting a new narrative...
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508AfricaUN 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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1.2KAfricaProminent 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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613AfricaSADC 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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463AfricaFloods 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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594AfricaMiss 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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770NationalBobi Wine under house arrest after airport seize on return to Uganda
Kampala., (UG): Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said Thursday he was under house arrest after being seized by security officials on his...
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1.1KAfricaAfrican 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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694AfricaSuicide 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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412NewsCongolese govt denies military coup against long-time leader Nguesso
The Congolese Government has denied reports about a coup attempt against President Denis Nguesso who has been in power for 38 years....
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807AfricaOver 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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577AfricaGabon’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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687AfricaGabon 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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749AfricaCoups 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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800AfricaAfrica: 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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572AfricaZimbabwe 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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380AfricaNelson 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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687AfricaADF 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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510AfricaECOWAS 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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478AfricaNiger 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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711Africa11 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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2.4KAfricaCeasefire 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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521AfricaSuspected 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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578AfricaSouth African taxman says President’s stolen dollars ‘undeclared’
Presdient Ramaphosa said the $580,000 he has said was payment for 20 buffalo bought by a Sudanese businessman three years ago