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South Africa: Early Voting Begins Ahead Of Main Elections On...

South Africans who received special permission to vote early were casting their ballots Monday ahead of main elections on Wednesday....

BY Hussein Habibata
May 28, 2024
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Zimbabwe Becomes Eighth African Country To Approve Elon Musk’s Starlink...

Zimbabwe has become the eighth African nation to authorize Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide satellite internet services. President Emmerson Mnangagwa...

BY Hussein Habibata
May 27, 2024
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South Africa Election: How Mandela’s Once-Revered ANC Lost Its Way

For years, the African National Congress rose above politics in South Africa. It was a movement dedicated to freeing Black...

BY Hussein Habibata
May 27, 2024
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Burkina Faso Extends Military Rule For 5 Years To 2029

Burkina Faso’s military regime, in power since a 2022 coup, will extend its rule for five years under an accord...

BY Hussein Habibata
May 27, 2024
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Africa’s Cholera Crisis Is Worse Than Ever

Extreme weather events have hit parts of Africa relentlessly in the last three years, with tropical storms, floods and drought...

BY Hussein Habibata
May 27, 2024
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ECOWAS Parliament Elects First Female Speaker

A Member of the Togolese Parliament, Mrs Maimunatu Ibrahima, has been sworn in as the first female speaker of the...

BY Hussein Habibata
May 24, 2024
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Zuma Says He Will Fight For His Rights Over South...

South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma said on Thursday that he will fight for his rights, after the country’s top...

BY Hussein Habibata
May 24, 2024
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Scientists: Climate Change, Rapid Urbanization Worsen Impact Of East African...

The impact of the calamitous rains that struck East Africa from March to May was intensified by a mix of...

BY Hussein Habibata
May 24, 2024
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Chad: Idriss Déby Sworn In As President Following Disputed Elections

Chad’s president-elect, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, was sworn in on Thursday at a ceremony in the capital, N’Djamena, attended by...

BY Hussein Habibata
May 23, 2024
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Rwanda’s President Defends His Country’s Refugee Track Record

In a virtual address to the Global Security Forum in Qatar, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame on Wednesday defended his country’s...

BY Hussein Habibata
May 23, 2024
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