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Senegal's Macky Sall bows to pressure from Sonko's supporters over third term
Senegal's President Macky Sall appears to have saved his country from plunging into a deeper crisis by declaring that he will step down at the end of his two terms.
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Senegalese President Macky Sall rules out third term after public backlash
Senegal’s President Macky Sall on Monday ended months of tense uncertainty by saying he would not seek a third term next year, clearing the way for open elections in the West African nation, long considered a bastion of democracy in a troubled region.
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Calm in Sierra Leone despite contested election outcome
Calm in Sierra Leone despite contested election outcome
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At least 37 killed in attack on school in Uganda, officials say
At least 41 people were killed, most of them students, in an attack by a rebel group on a school in Uganda Friday. At least six people were kidnapped. Ugandan authorities believe an extremist group known as the Allied Democratic Forces was responsible. Chris Livesay has more.
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Senegal protests: More clashes erupt as death toll rises
Clashes between supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and the police have killed at least 15 people. The violence erupted after he was sentenced to two years in prison.
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Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko sentenced to two years for 'corrupting youth'
A court in Senegal on Wednesday sentenced opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, to two years in prison on charges of "corrupting youth" but acquitted him of rape and issuing death threats.
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South Africa considering BRICS change of venue – Reuters
Officials are reportedly discussing the idea of moving the upcoming summit to China due to ICC charges against Vladimir Putin
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Uganda passes law to stop human organ harvesting and trade
The Human Organ Donation and Transplant Bill is among six new laws signed by President Museveni
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Somalia to introduce direct universal suffrage in 2024
Somalia's government and federal member states said Sunday that direct universal suffrage would be introduced with local elections set for June 2024.
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Sudan rocked by fighting as ex-PM warns of 'nightmare' risk of civil war
Heavy fighting again rocked Sudan's capital Sunday as tens of thousands have fled the bloody turmoil and a former prime minister warned of the "nightmare" risk of a descent into full-scale civil war.
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Sudan: Joe Biden says US has evacuated diplomats and families as UK and others work on exodus
US forces understood to have taken personnel out of Khartoum as fighting continues between armed groups vying for power
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In Sudan and beyond, the trend towards global peace has been reversed
Conflicts are growing longer. Blame complexity, criminality and climate change
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Sudan’s power struggle an ‘existential’ tussle between two generals, two armies
Mounting tension between Sudan’s two most powerful generals, each backed by a formidable force, has boiled over into open conflict just 18 months after they conspired to derail the country’s transition to democracy – with civilians caught in the crossfire of a deadly power struggle.
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Sudan crisis: Further fierce fighting between army and RSF
Fierce clashes have been reported across Sudan as fighting between rival armed factions continues to spread.
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Sudan fighting: The military rivalry behind the clashes in Khartoum
The fighting that has erupted in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country is a direct result of a vicious power struggle within the country's military leadership.
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Sudan paramilitaries clash with army in struggle for power
Fighting comes after negotiations between military and civilian groups break down
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Former colony bans French state TV
Burkina Faso’s military government accused France24 of “legitimizing” terrorism
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American humanitarian worker Jeff Woodke, kidnapped in Niger in 2016, is released
Olivier Dubois, a French journalist who was abducted in Mali's Gao region (north) on April 8, 2021 by the al Qaeda-linked Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM), was released on Monday and taken to neighbouring Niger. Dubois's release came as US hostage Jeff Woodke was freed after more than six years in captivity in Africa.
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'Japa': The mass exodus of Nigeria's youth
The term "japa" comes from the Yoruba word meaning to run or flee and, in recent years, has become something of a buzzword on the streets of cities such as Lagos as a growing number of often young, educated Nigerians look to move abroad to escape unemployment, inflation and low salaries. But this exodus is leaving the country facing a brain-drain, while some warn that those who leave may not find the life they are hoping for abroad.
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