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South Africans go to Polls Today
South Africans started voting today in municipal elections, with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) facing discontent over poor services and stark inequality 27 years after!-->…
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Burkina Faso:5 police officers killed in an ambush.
Unidentified armed men killed five police officers in an attack on security forces in northern Burkina Faso in the early hours of Sunday, in which around 15 of the attackers died, the!-->…
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Amnesty International Charges Gambia’s President with Media Oppression
Amnesty International has accused Gambian President Adama Barrow of failing to repeal repressive laws that stifle press freedom in the country.
The human rights group said the!-->!-->!-->…
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Zambia’s opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema wins elections
Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has been declared the winner of last week's bitterly contested presidential election.
Mr Hichilema defeated the incumbent, President!-->!-->!-->…
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Indonesia expresses regret over manhandling of Nigerian diplomat
The Indonesian government has expressed regret over the incident in which some of its immigration officials were filmed assaulting a Nigerian diplomat in Jakarta.
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Twitter and Nigeria: Authorities working to lift the ban they placed on the app
In June 2021, the government of Nigeria banned twitter in the country after the American microblogging and social networking service deleted a post by President Muhammadu Buhari for!-->…
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Cholera and Covid pose a serious threat to Nigeria
Nigeria is battling cholera outbreak at the same time as the highly contagious Delta strain of coronavirus is posing a serious threat to the country.
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Algeria investigates lynching of suspect after wildfires
Algeria's state prosecutor has ordered an investigation into the lynching of a man suspected of deliberately starting wildfires.
Djamel Bensmail died after he was beaten and set!-->!-->!-->…
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Algerian journalist jailed for his coverage on protests
Rabah Kareche, an Algerian journalist has been sentenced to eight months in prison for his reporting on protests, according to his newspaper, Liberte.
Mr. Kareche was handed a!-->!-->!-->…
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US is sending envoy to push for an end to Ethiopia fighting
The United States is sending a special envoy to Ethiopia to urge an end to the fighting in northern Tigray that has escalated to other regions.!-->…
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