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SA leader Ramaphosa to launch national dialogue process in August
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa will hold a national convention on 15 August, marking the launch of...
Read moreDetailsZambia’s Constitution Amendment Bill set for debate
Zambia’s Constitution Amendment Bill of 2025 is set to be presented before Parliament on 24 June, marking a key step...
Read moreDetailsTogo’s president faces calls to resign after protests over new role allowing indefinite rule
Togo's President Faure Gnassingbé is facing growing pressure following a government clampdown on protests calling for his resignation over recent...
Read moreDetailsIvory Coast former minister Billon seeks to lead opposition in October vote
Ivory Coast's former trade minister Jean-Louis Billon said he is seeking to represent the opposition PDCI party in October's presidential...
Read moreDetailsSevere cold front bringing snow in South Africa causes fatal accident, power outages
A severe cold front sweeping across South Africa since the weekend brought heavy snowfall which has led to road closures,...
Read moreDetailsUS wants Rwandan troops out of Congo before peace deal signed, sources say
The United States is promoting a deal that would require Rwanda to pull troops from eastern Congo before the two...
Read moreDetailsIvory Coast’s final electoral list excludes opposition leader Thiam
Ivory Coast opposition leader and former Credit Suisse chief Tidjane Thiam has been excluded from the country's final list of...
Read moreDetailsOpposition accuses CAR government of organising violent protests that left two dead
After violent protests in Bangui blocked an opposition party meeting on Saturday, leaving two people dead, the Republican Bloc for...
Read moreDetailsIvory Coast opposition call for election reform ahead of vote
The Ivory Coast's political opposition, an alliance of parties known as the Coalition for a Peaceful Alternation, called on Saturday...
Read moreDetailsTanzanian politician’s lawyers ask UN to declare his detention arbitrary
Lawyers for Tanzania's jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu filed a complaint on Friday to the United Nations Working Group on...
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