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Husband of Tanzania’s president dies while undergoing treatment
The husband of Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan died Monday while undergoing treatment in a hospital in Zanzibar, the country’s...
Read moreDetailsUN approves resolution in support of map that shows Africa’s true size
The United Nations on Friday voted for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately...
Read moreDetailsNiger blames France for inciting soldiers’ mutiny
Niger has blamed France for inciting an attack on a key military airbase by mutinous soldiers last week, according to...
Read moreDetailsKenya’s president orders Tata Chemicals to end operations in the country
Kenya's President William Ruto said on Thursday he had ordered India's Tata Chemicals to stop its operations in Kenya, saying its...
Read moreDetailsMadagascar ex-Senate president sentenced to 10 years over protest crackdown
Madagascar's former Senate president Richard Ravalomanana was sentenced to 10 years of hard labour on Tuesday after being convicted of...
Read moreDetailsVote counting underway in Guinea-Bissau referendum that could expand presidential powers
Ballot counting begins in military-run Guinea-Bissau after voting ended in a referendum that could expand the president's powers, ahead of...
Read moreDetailsCalm returns to Niger’s capital one day after failed army mutiny
Life in Niamey returned to normal on Sunday, one day after Niger’s military regime put down a mutiny by soldiers....
Read moreDetailsNiger says it regains control of airbase after soldiers mutiny
Niger said it had regained control of a key military airbase in the capital Niamey after an attack by mutinous soldiers on...
Read moreDetailsZambian opposition leader Mundubile charged with treason, lawyer says
Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile was charged with treason on Saturday, his lawyer told Reuters. "Mr Brian Mundubile and his...
Read moreDetailsTanzania’s ruling party picks new candidate for vice president
Tanzania's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party has picked the energy minister as its nominee for the new vice president, the...
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