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Mali’s PM fired after criticizing prolonged junta rule

Mali's Prime Minister Choguel Maiga has been fired, state television ORTM said on Wednesday of the civilian who criticized the ruling junta's failure to organize elections within a promised 24-month transition back…

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by Abiodun Ogundairo

DR Congo opposition wants to block Tshisekedi’s plan to change the constitution

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, parties from the political opposition have announced that they consider President Felix Tshisekedi’s plan to change the constitution as tantamount to a coup d’etat, and vowed…

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Ugandan opposition politician kidnapped in Kenya, his wife says

Veteran Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye was kidnapped during a book launch in Kenya at the weekend, transferred to Uganda and is being held at a military jail in the capital, his…

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South Africa: Trapped illegal miners face dire conditions

Hundreds of illegal gold miners are struggling to survive underground after authorities blockaded them. The government says it will not help 'criminals.'…

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Plastic waste chokes off power in eastern DR Congo

A mass of plastic waste is blocking the turbines of a major hydroelectric dam in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - resulting in power outages as workers struggle to clean out plastic…

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Two years after Ethiopia’s Tigray war, Eritrean forces still occupy border regions

Two years after the Pretoria agreements ended the Tigray war, what’s the situation on the ground? The conflict resulted in nearly 600,000 deaths, with Eritrean soldiers fighting alongside the Ethiopian federal army…

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African migration to Europe: A fact check

Overloaded smugglers' boats attempting the risky journey across the Mediterranean — the image springs to mind when African migration to Europe is discussed. In reality, they're only a small part of the…

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President Faye wins mandate for reform in Senegal

The governing Pastef party is projected for an overwhelming victory after Senegal's legislative elections. Any win for President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko is set to strengthen their mandate…

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How does colonialism affect you today?

The 77 Percent went to Namibia and Nigeria to ask if colonialism still matters. While some still feel its impact, others believe it's time to stop looking to the past.…

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Widespread rape in Sudan’s civil war: Women and girls targeted by paramilitary

A spike in violence in Sudan's civil war sees a rise in the number of women and girls being raped by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the east of the country.…

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S.Africans have ‘every right to be angry’ after six die from chemical-tainted food, says Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa said South Africans had "every right to be upset" on Friday (November 15) evening following the recent deaths of six children due to food-borne illnesses in Soweto last month.…

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Africa

Mali’s PM fired after criticizing prolonged junta rule

DR Congo opposition wants to block Tshisekedi’s plan to change the constitution

Ugandan opposition politician kidnapped in Kenya, his wife says

South Africa: Trapped illegal miners face dire conditions

Plastic waste chokes off power in eastern DR Congo

Two years after Ethiopia’s Tigray war, Eritrean forces still occupy border regions

African migration to Europe: A fact check

President Faye wins mandate for reform in Senegal

How does colonialism affect you today?

Widespread rape in Sudan’s civil war: Women and girls targeted by paramilitary

S.Africans have ‘every right to be angry’ after six die from chemical-tainted food, says Ramaphosa

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