Clashes in Senegal after opposition leader sentenced to two years

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Violence erupted in Senegal's capital Dakar on Thursday after a court sentenced firebrand opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to two years' jail for "corrupting youth,"...

Zimbabwe to hold general election on August 23rd

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Zimbabwe will hold its presidential and parliamentary elections on August  23rd, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Wednesday, as the southern African country continues to battle a raging economic crisis. Mnangagwa, elected president in 2018,...

BRICS foreign ministers meet as activists urge Russian leader’s arrest

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Billboards urging President Cyril Ramaphosa to arrest his Russian counterpart during his anticipated trip to the country in August sprang up on major highways...

“Anti-homosexuality law in Uganda: “no one will make us move”, says...

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"No one will make us move," Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Wednesday in response to threats of sanctions from some Western countries since...

Ghana’s foremost author, Ama Ata Aidoo dies at 81

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One of Africa’s most prominent authors, playwrights, and feminists, Ama Ata Aidoo, has passed away, as announced by her family in the early hours...

Tunisia: 1 Beninese stabbed to death in attack targeting Sub-Saharan migrants

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A Beninese migrant aged 30 was stabbed to death and five other wounded in an attack by a group of Tunisians in the central...

Mauritania: Ruling party confirms landslide victory in second round of legislative...

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Mauritania's parliamentary elections have delivered their verdict. And the ruling party is rubbing its hands with an overwhelming majority in victory. El Insafe is...

Libya hands down death sentences to Islamic State fighters

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A Libyan court on Monday condemned to death 35 jihadists convicted of fighting with the Islamic State group in the north African country during...

Ethiopia: Preserving the heritage of ancient religious manuscripts

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Holding a bamboo ink pen, Ethiopian Orthodox priest Zelalem Mola carefully copies text in the ancient Ge'ez language from a religious book onto a...

South African president appoints judge to oversee weapons-for-Russia inquiry

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a judge to oversee an inquiry into allegations that the country supplied arms to Russia on a...