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Zambia votes in election expected to favour incumbent Hichilema
Zambians voted on Thursday in a national election that will test whether President Hakainde Hichilema's economic gains since a pandemic-era...
Read moreDetailsDetained Malian journalist Ras Bath rejects charges as trial opens
The trial of Malian commentator Youssouf Bathily, known as Ras Bath, and activist Rose opened on August 10 before the...
Read moreDetailsSouth Sudanese whistleblower released after nearly two months in detention, family says
A South Sudanese whistleblower who was abducted in Kenya in June and taken to South Sudan has been released after nearly two...
Read moreDetailsSenegal jails three TikTok influencers over posts criticising president Faye
A Senegalese court has sentenced three TikTok influencers to prison for posts that allegedly insulted President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. The...
Read moreDetailsCameroon: President Biya changes communication strategy during Geneva stay
His absence from Cameroon since 7 June 2026 has fuelled debate over what the opposition is describing as a power...
Read moreDetailsChadian presidency denies interfering in court case
The Office of the Chadian President, earlier this week rejected accusations made by MP Takilal Ndolassem Hilaire, who claims that...
Read moreDetailsThousands attend funeral for Zimbabwe family murdered in Britain
About 2,000 people gathered in Bulawayo on Tuesday for the funeral of a Zimbabwean woman and her two daughters who...
Read moreDetailsCameroon’s Biya, unseen for 58 days, reshuffles military leadership
Cameroon's President Paul Biya has reshuffled senior military staff, promoting the head of the Presidential Guard to a brigadier general...
Read moreDetailsMali’s former prime minister announces release from prison
Mali's former Prime Minister Moussa Mara has been released from prison, he said at the weekend in a video posted...
Read moreDetailsSouth African coalition party goes to court over law that angered Trump
South Africa's Democratic Alliance, the second-largest party in the governing coalition, went to court on Monday to challenge a land...
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