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Over 900 arrested during South African anti-migrant protests
South African police arrested more than 900 people during nationwide anti-migrant protests on Tuesday that were mostly peaceful but at...
Read moreDetailsBurkina Faso: what will change after the diplomatic rupture with France?
Burkina Faso announced on 26 June that it would cut its diplomatic ties with France. International relations expert Hamadé Soro...
Read moreDetailsZimbabwean parliament approves extending presidential term by two years
Sweeping changes to Zimbabwe's constitution that will extend the presidential term by two years sailed through their final parliamentary hurdle...
Read moreDetailsAfrica CDC: Uganda health ministry confirms isolated Marburg case
Africa's top public health agency said on Wednesday that Uganda's health ministry had confirmed an isolated case of Marburg virus...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa says over 900 arrested during nationwide anti-migrant protests
South African police said more than 900 people were arrested on Tuesday, when there were nationwide anti-migrant protests which were mostly peaceful...
Read moreDetailsSenegal to hold national referendum after controversial constitutional change
Senegal's National Assembly passed a bill revising the balance of power between the country's executive and parliament on Monday, prompting...
Read moreDetailsRights groups sue Ghana over US third-country deportations
Ghana is facing a legal challenge at West Africa's highest court over its role in accepting migrants deported from the...
Read moreDetailsKenyan police open fire at protest against reported abductions, witnesses say
Kenyan police opened fire at a protest in Nairobi against reported abductions on Tuesday, killing at least one person, two...
Read moreDetailsMedia group shut by Ugandan military says talks are underway to reopen outlets
A leading East African media group whose outlets in Uganda were shut down at the weekend by soldiers is in talks with...
Read moreDetailsEbola outbreak could cost Africa up to $3.6 billion, UN says
The United Nations said on Tuesday that an Ebola outbreak could cost Africa up to $3.6 billion and hundreds of...
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