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Protests break out in Angola as country marks 60th anniversary of armed struggle

There is an outbreak of protests across Angola as the country marks the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the armed struggle with official acts and demonstrations on Friday. In the Museum of Military History located in the center of...

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Zambian President sacks six permanent secretaries

Zambian President Edgar Lungu has sacked six permanent secretaries in the country. In a statement issued by State House on Tuesday, the President sacked the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health, Ms. Mulalelo Kakulubelwa, and her Local Government counterpart,...

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Uganda’s opposition leader Bobi Wine challenges Museveni’s win in court

Lawyers for Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine filed a challenge in the Supreme Court on Monday against President Yoweri Museveni‘s victory in last month’s election, claiming the poll was rigged. “We want nullification of the election. We do not want...

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16-year-old girl Zambian girl commits suicide after mother accused her of stealing pants

A 16-year-old Zambian girl, Agness Katenga, has committed suicide after her mother accused her of stealing three new pants. The grade 10 pupil of Lunga Day Secondary School in Mwinilunga district of Northwestern Province, Zambia, reportedly sneaked out of the...

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Former Ghanaian president, Jerry Rawlings laid to rest

The remains of former Ghanaian President, Jerry Rawlings, have been laid to rest. Rawlings was buried with full military honors on Wednesday, January 27 after a state funeral that was attended by Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo and representatives of world...

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Ethnic groups in central Mali sign peace deal to end years of violence between herders, farmers

Three “peace agreements” have been signed by representatives from herder and farmer communities that have become trapped in violence sparked by armed group attacks in central Mali, a Swiss mediator said. The accords bring together the Fulani – also called...

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DR Congo govt collapses as lawmakers pass votes of no-confidence to remove Prime Minister Ilunga

Legislators in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have voted to remove Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba, collapsing the government and handing President Felix Tshisekedi a chance to appoint loyalists to key ministries. Wednesday’s vote marks the latest episode...

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EU demands probe of alleged harassment of Uganda opposition elements

The European Union has demanded an immediate probe of alleged continued harassment of politicians and civil society actors in Uganda after last week’s general election. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the EU expressed concern at the continued suppression of...

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US envoy blocked by Ugandan soldiers from visiting defeated opposition candidate

US ambassador blocked from seeing opposition leader by heavily armed Ugandan soldiers stationed outside the home of pop star, Bobi Wine, on Monday blocked the United States Ambassador in the country from visiting the opposition presidential candidate. Wine, whose real...

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Museveni declared winner of disputed Uganda presidential election

Uganda’s electoral commission has declared incumbent Yoweri Museveni the winner of the country’s presidential election, extending his 35-year rule as his main rival Bobi Wine alleged fraud and urged citizens to reject the result. Museveni secured 5.85 million votes, or...

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Confusion rocks Uganda as Bobi Wine claims election victory despite President Museveni’s early lead

Trouble looms in the East African country of Uganda after opposition leader Bobi Wine claimed victory in presidential elections, following preliminary poll results which revealed the early lead of incumbent President Yoweri Museveni with a wide margin. In a statement...

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President Museveni takes significant early lead in Uganda election vote count

The President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni has taken a significant early lead as vote counting commences in the country after presidential elections. According to preliminary results released by the electoral commission on Friday morning, Museveni has garnered 1,536,205 votes (65.02%),...

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Uganda ‘shut down’ social media ahead of election

Uganda’s communications regulator has reportedly ordered internet service providers to immediately shut down social media and messaging services ahead of the country's presidential election. The move comes two days before the country's presidential election which will see one of Africa's...

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JUST IN: Militants injure 6 soldiers in fresh attack

Six French soldiers were injured during an operation against Islamist militants in Mali in West Africa, French media reported on Saturday, citing the Defence Ministry. The attackers struck on Friday morning in the central region around Gourma, apparently driving a...

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Ex-Malian prime minister, Keita dies

Ex Malian Prime Minister, Modibo Keïta, is dead. Keita died on Saturday in Morocco where he was receiving medical care. He was 78. The Communication Service in the Prime Minister’s office confirmed the ex-premier’s...

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Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine, campaign team arrested again

Uganda’s main opposition presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has reported that he and his campaign team members were arrested in the country’s region of Kalangala on Wednesday, December 30. Tweeting about his recent arrest, Bobi Wine...

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South Africa re-imposes COVID-19 lockdown

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has announced the country would re-impose the COVID-19 lockdown effective from Monday night. Ramaphosa, who disclosed this in a nationwide address on Monday, said the move was to limit further spread of the virus and...

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Ghana opposition party to petition against election results this week

Ghana’s main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), which has been crying foul about the results of the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections, says it is ready to contest the outcome in court.A member of the party’s legal team, Rockson Dafeamekpor, said on...

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Egypt hospital fire kills seven COVID-19 patients

‌A fire at a hospital north of Cairo on Saturday killed seven coronavirus patients, security and judicial sources said. The blaze in the intensive care unit of the hospital in Obour district, on the outskirts of Cairo, also injured five...

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After 36 years in power, Congo’s president seeks fourth term re-election

The president of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, who has accumulated 36 years in power, will seek a fourth term in elections due next March, the country’s ruling coalition said on Thursday. “Every party in the presidential majority...

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Sudan cancels passports of 3,500 foreigners

Sudan's interim authorities have cancelled more than 3,500 passports issued to foreign residents by the government of ousted president Omar al-Bashir, the interior ministry announced on Thursday. Sudanese media reported that the great majority of those affected were citizens of...

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Ghana’s Akufo-Addo re-elected as opposition rejects results

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo narrowly beat his long-time rival John Mahama to win a second term, the electoral commission announced on Wednesday. But Ghana's main opposition party has rejected the results of the presidential and legislative vote, citing alleged irregularities.

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Zimbabwe mine shaft collapse leaves dozens trapped

Around 40 informal miners have been trapped underground in northeastern Zimbabwe after a shaft in a disused gold mine collapsed, the country’s miners’ federation said Thursday. The disaster occurred late Wednesday in the town of Bindura, around 70 kilometers (43...

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Burkina Faso incumbent Kabore wins presidential election

Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has won a second term after gaining an outright majority in the first round of elections, the country's electoral board announced Thursday. "Mr Kabore… with 57.87 percent of the vote, is provisionally elected...

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Sudan’s former PM Sadiq al-Mahdi dies of COVID-19

‌Sudan’s former prime minister and top opposition figure Sadiq al-Mahdi died from a coronavirus infection on Thursday, his party said. The 84-year-old was the country’s last democratically elected prime minister before he was toppled in 1989 by now-ousted president Omar...

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2 Police trainers impregnate 15 female Police trainees in Mozambique

The Mozambican government has expelled two police training instructors after they were found guilty of impregnating a total of 15 students at a police training school. Confirming the news, Minister of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs in the Republic of...

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Africans “know and understand what development ought to look like,” says President Uhuru Kenyatta

Kenyatta noted that on a continent of around 1.3 billion Africans with a median age of around 20 years, there is a very tangible underlying sense of urgency when it comes to expectations of government. ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, President...

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Niger govt declares three days mourning as former president Tandja dies at 82

Former Niger president Mamadou Tandja has died at age 82, the government says. The deceased was elected to lead Niger twice from 1999 to 2010. It could be recalled the former Niger President Mamadou Tandja was overthrown...

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US kicks as 3 killed, 34 injured in riots after arrest of opposition presidential candidate in Uganda

At least three people were killed and 34 were injured on Wednesday when violent protests erupted in the capital Kampala following the arrest of opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi. The police in Uganda confirmed the report. Bobi...

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100 pupils test positive for COVID-19 at Zimbabwe school

‌A hundred pupils at a high school in northwestern Zimbabwe have tested positive for coronavirus, the government said Tuesday, raising fears of a new wave of the respiratory infection. “A total of 100 pupils have tested positive for Covid-19 at…...