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Guinea-Bissau to delay elections following last year’s coup
Guinea-Bissau's presidential and legislative elections, scheduled for December 6, will have to be delayed, Prime Minister Ilídio Vieira Té told...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa’s Zuma’s hospitalisation raises questions over MK party election campaign
Jacob Zuma’s hospitalisation has raised questions about his participation in upcoming uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party campaign events ahead of South...
Read moreDetailsRamaphosa, Kiir discuss South Sudan elections, peace process
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa held talks with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit in Tshwane on Wednesday, focusing on...
Read moreDetailsMali separatists announce withdrawal from strategic northern town
A separatist movement in northern Mali announced on Tuesday it was carrying out "a controlled withdrawal" from a strategic town...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa summons US ambassador again over ‘undiplomatic conduct’ amid tensions with Washington
South Africa's foreign affairs ministry called in US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III on Tuesday for a third time over...
Read moreDetailsGhana bill would give state special share rights in mining firms, draft shows
Ghana's draft mining bill would allow the mines minister to require mining companies to issue the state a free special...
Read moreDetailsUgandan kingdom enthrones ex-TV anchor after succession fight
A former television news anchor was crowned king of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom on Tuesday, becoming the 13th monarch of the...
Read moreDetailsEthiopian pro-government forces claim capture of strategic Tigray town
Ethiopia's military and allied militiamen captured the strategic town of Alamata south of Tigray's capital, a pro-government militia said on...
Read moreDetailsWestern countries increase support for slavery reparations, Ghana says
Ghana, which has led a campaign for reparations for the nearly four-century-long trans-Atlantic slave trade, said on Wednesday that support...
Read moreDetailsKenya’s Ruto calls for permanent African representation on UN Security Council
Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday called for reform of the United Nations Security Council, urging permanent African representation on...
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