AFRICA
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Tanzanian Opposition Leader Faces Treason Charges
Tanzania’s opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been charged with treason a day after he was arrested following a rally he…
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Why Gabon’s coup leader is bucking a trend by embracing democracy
Little more than 19 months after the bloodless coup that brought an end to more than five decades of rule…
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South Sudan Agrees to Accept Man Deported by US Following Visa Ban
South Sudan has reversed its decision to deny entry to a man it said was a Congolese national deported by…
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Algeria Shuts Airspace to Mali Planes Amid Growing Drone Dispute
Algeria has banned flights to and from Mali for “recurrent violations” of Algerian airspace, a week after it shot down…
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Heavy floods in DR Congo’s Kinshasa leave dozens dead, destroy homes
Heavy rains have triggered severe flooding from a key river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo capital Kinshasa, killing…
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Sékou Touré – Guinea’s bold move against French colonialism
In the history of Africa’s struggle for independence, few leaders stand out as boldly as Ahmed Sékou Touré, the man…
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Africa’s battle for fair credit
Why borrowing is so expensive for African nations is no longer just a technical debate. It is a question with…
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Fatoumata Coulibaly crowned Miss World Côte d’Ivoire 2025
Fatoumata Coulibaly, a 21-year-old law student, has been appointed Miss World Côte d’Ivoire 2025. She previously won Miss Gontougo 2024…
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Nigerian pastor acquitted of rape after eight years in South African jail
After spending eight years in jail, a Nigerian televangelist accused of raping young women from his South African church has…
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Prof. Lumumba to Deliver Keynote at UEW’s Pan-African Public Lecture on April 11
Antigraft crusader and renowned Pan-Africanist, Prof. P.L.O. Lumumba, is set to speak on 21st Century Education at the University of…
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