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Gabon and Ghana join UN Security Council
The U.N. Security Council got five new members Tuesday, as Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates formally...
Read moreDetailsDoctors in Tunisia have ‘grave fears’ for hunger-striking politician
Doctors in Tunisia have expressed alarm about the health of Noureddine Bhiri, the deputy chairman of the Ennahdha party, who...
Read moreDetailsSouth African inquiry points to systemic corruption during Zuma era
A South African corruption inquiry pointed to systemic graft during former President Jacob Zuma's tenure in the first part of...
Read moreDetailsUS and EU warn Sudan military against naming own PM
The United States, Norway, Britain and the European Union have warned the Sudanese military against appointing their own prime minister,...
Read moreDetailsPolitical solution needed to end Tigray crisis – ICRC president
The head of the International Red Cross (ICRC) has called for an urgent political solution to bring to an end...
Read moreDetailsTigrayan forces say they took town in Amhara region, Ethiopia denies it
Rebellious Tigrayan forces said on Saturday they had seized the strategic town of Dessie in Ethiopia’s Amhara region where tens of...
Read moreDetailsPro-junta protest against foreign “interference” in Mali capital
Thousands of Malians have taken to the streets of the capital, Bamako, to protest against what they see as foreign...
Read moreDetailsAfrican Union, World Bank suspend Sudan over military coup
The African Union said Wednesday it had suspended Sudan until civilian rule in the country is restored, saying it rejected...
Read moreDetailsZimbabwe: Mnangagwa faces internal revolt over his legitimacy
A member of the youth league of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU PF has launched a court bid to challenge the constitutionality...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa’s ANC was preparing to fire Zuma this week, top official says
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) had been preparing to fire Jacob Zuma as head of state this week,...
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