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Opposition candidates in Congo Republic’s presidential election
Denis Sassou Nguesso, the 82-year-old president of Republic of Congo, is seeking another five-year term in an election on March...
Read moreDetailsMadagascar interim leader dissolves entire government, dismisses PM
The President of Madagascar, Michael Randrianirina, has dissolved the entire government, including dismissing the Prime Minister. In a statement issued...
Read moreDetailsLawsuit challenges Trump administration’s ending of protections for Somalis
Immigrant rights advocates filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to stop U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from next week ending legal protections...
Read moreDetailsCongo Republic’s Sassou set to extend long rule, focus on succession
Congo Republic President Denis Sassou Nguesso looks set to extend his decades-long rule in elections on Sunday, even as his...
Read moreDetailsSenegal divided over former president Macky Sall’s candidacy for UN chief
Macky Sall to succeed United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres? Not everyone in Senegal likes the idea. Victims of the...
Read moreDetailsDRC: armed forces find secret weapons stash in Ituri province
The Congolese armed forces made an unexpected discovery this week: buried in a mining site in Noro, a secret weapons...
Read moreDetailsGuinea’s junta dissolves 40 political parties with late-night decree
Guinea has dissolved 40 political parties, including its three main opposition groups, via a late-night decree, in the latest crackdown...
Read moreDetailsGhana peacekeeping battalion hit by missile attacks in Lebanon, Ghana army says
The headquarters of Ghana's United Nations peacekeeping battalion in Lebanon was hit by missile attacks on Friday, leaving two soldiers...
Read moreDetailsSomali parliament approves constitution change to extend president’s term, delay election
Somalia's parliament voted to change its constitution and extend the term in office for lawmakers and the president, the president...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa offers to mediate in Middle East conflict if asked
South Africa is willing to play a mediating role in the Middle East conflict if asked, President Cyril Ramaphosa told...
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