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Nigeria’s government responds to Trump’s military action threat
The Trump administration’s announcement that it is planning potential military action in Nigeria and designating the country as a “country...
Read moreDetailsGuinea-Bissau: Presidential campaign kicks off without main opposition party
The presidential campaign in Guinea-Bissau kicked off this weekend without the main opposition party. The country’s 860,000 voters will head...
Read moreDetailsTanzania’s President Hassan sworn in after deadly election violence
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan vowed on Monday to move on from deadly protests set off by last week's disputed election as...
Read moreDetailsUN calls for Western Sahara talks based on Morocco’s autonomy plan
The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Friday stating that genuine autonomy for Western Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty...
Read moreDetailsTanzania’s main opposition rejects Hassan’s election win after deadly protests
Tanzania's main opposition party rejected President Samia Suluhu Hassan's landslide victory in elections that triggered deadly protests across the East African nation over the...
Read moreDetailsCameroon opposition leader Tchiroma vows to resist until “final victory” over President Biya
Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary says he will continue to reject the results of this month’s presidential election until...
Read moreDetailsMore protests in Tanzania’s main city after chaotic election
Police in Tanzania fired tear gas and gunshots on Thursday to disperse groups of protesters who returned to the streets...
Read moreDetailsThe Gambia government issues stern warning against the return of exiled Jammeh
The Gambian government has issued a stern warning to former exiled president Yahya Jammeh following his recent announcement that he...
Read moreDetailsNigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says US revokes his visa
Nigeria's Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said on Tuesday the United States had revoked his non-immigrant visa issued last year...
Read moreDetailsProtests in Tanzania’s main city during poll expected to return Hassan to power
Violent protests broke out in Tanzania's biggest city, Dar es Salaam, on Wednesday during an election President Samia Suluhu Hassan...
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