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DR Congo court approves referendum law, fueling third-term debate
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Constitutional Court has approved a controversial referendum law that critics say could pave the way...
Read moreDetailsEquatorial Guinea and Gabon resolve 50-year border dispute
Gabon and Equatorial Guinea signed an agreement on Tuesday ending a decades-long dispute over three tiny islands in potentially oil-rich...
Read moreDetailsUgandan diplomat Otunnu joins race to become next UN head
Ugandan diplomat Olara Otunnu has joined the contest to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations, the seventh contender...
Read moreDetailsGabon opposition leader jailed for political reasons, his lawyers say
Gabon's main opposition leader, Alain Claude Bilie By Nze, has been in jail for more than three months after the...
Read moreDetailsSenegal’s President Faye launches new party, cementing ruling camp split
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has launched a new political party, formalising his break with former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia opposition accuses government of pushing Tigray towards new war
Ethiopia's opposition People's Revolutionary Party (EPRP) has accused the federal government of pushing the northern Tigray region towards a new...
Read moreDetailsCameroon’s ruling party meets as Biya’s long absence draws criticism
Cameroon's ruling party called a rare meeting of senior leaders on Wednesday as criticism mounted over the continued absence of...
Read moreDetailsWest African bloc calls for Guinea-Bissau opposition leader’s release
The West African bloc ECOWAS urged Guinea-Bissau's military-led government to unconditionally release all detained political figures, including opposition leader Domingos...
Read moreDetailsSao Tome and Principe President Vila Nova wins second term, preliminary results show
Sao Tome and Principe President Carlos Vila Nova has won a second five-year term, according to preliminary results from the...
Read moreDetailsSao Tome and Principe votes for president, Vila Nova seeks new term
Sao Tome and Principe is voting in a presidential election on Sunday, with incumbent Carlos Vila Nova seeking a new...
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