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Four Ivory Coast opposition figures barred from October presidential election
Four major opposition figures will be unable to contest Ivory Coast's October presidential election, the country's electoral commission announced Wednesday, having been struck from the final voter list.
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Nigeria cracks down on ‘spraying’ money at parties to defend currency
Authorities are jailing people for throwing cash at parties after 70% fall in naira’s value over two years
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Trump ambushes South Africa’s Ramaphosa over genocide claims in testy White House meeting
US President Donald Trump confronted South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on Wednesday with contentious claims that Ramaphosa's government is conducting a "White genocide". A video clip of a fringe group of extremist Black South Africans addressing the land ownership issue was screened at the Oval Office, prompting Ramaphosa to push back against Trump’s accusations, saying his government was opposed to such actions.
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Why South Africa’s president could be walking into an Oval Office ‘buzzsaw’
Cyril Ramaphosa wants to talk trade. But President Trump remains fixated on his country’s racial politics.