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Ineligible to stand, Gbagbo enters the Ivorian election by other means
Determined to play a role in the upcoming presidential election despite his ineligibility to stand as a candidate, Laurent Gbagbo...
Read moreDetailsSomalia’s prime minister appoints new defence minister in reshuffle
Somalia's Prime Minister, Hamza Abdi Barre, reshuffled his government on Sunday, appointing a new defence minister as his government tries...
Read moreDetailsGabon’s constitutional court confirms Nguema’s presidential win
Gabon's Constitutional Court on Friday confirmed Brice Oligui Nguema won the Central African nation's April 12 presidential election, official results showed. Nguema...
Read moreDetailsUganda declares end to latest ebola outbreak
Uganda on Saturday declared an end to the country's latest outbreak of ebola, three months after authorities confirmed cases of...
Read moreDetailsTanzania police detain opposition officials on way to court, party says
Police in Tanzania detained two senior opposition figures on Thursday as they drove to a court hearing for party leader...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo, M23 commit to work towards peace after Doha talks
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels on Wednesday pledged in statements released after talks in Qatar to...
Read moreDetailsIvory Coast: Vitriol, aggression won’t halt presidential bid, opposition leader Thiam says
Ivory Coast opposition leader Tidjane Thiam said on Wednesday he would fight on to run in the West African nation's...
Read moreDetailsUkraine’s Zelensky to make historic visit to South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to host President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday in what will mark the first official visit...
Read moreDetailsGhana president suspends chief justice in unprecedented move
Ghanaian President John Mahama has suspended the country's Supreme Court chief justice - a move that marks a first in...
Read moreDetailsKenya: President Ruto arrives in China for four-day state visit
Kenya's president, William Ruto, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday evening for the start of a four-day state visit to China....
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