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Uganda passes law to stop human organ harvesting and trade
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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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Facing a Backlash in Africa, France Promises ‘Modesty and Listening’
President Emmanuel Macron has embarked on a four-country visit as he slashes the French military presence and says colonial-era habits and attitudes must die.
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Bola Tinubu, the political 'godfather' elected Nigerian president
Bola Tinubu, a political "godfather" famed for his strategic deftness and clout, never hid his ambition to be president of Nigeria.
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Burkina scraps 1961 military aid pact with France
Burkina scraps 1961 military aid pact with France
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Children among 59 people killed in sailboat crash off Italy’s coast
Boat believed to be bringing refugees from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan struck rocks off coast of Calabria
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Nigeria election 2023: what are the issues and why is this vote different?
People will go the polls on Saturday in what is seen as a potential turning point for Africa’s most populous country
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Polls open for presidential elections in Nigeria despite security concerns
Nigerians voted on Saturday for a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari in a tightly fought race, with three frontrunners for the first time in the country's modern history.
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France agrees to withdraw from former colony
French troops will leave Burkina Faso at the insistence of Ouagadougou
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Burkina Faso confirms demand for French troops to leave country
Burkina Faso has confirmed it is asking France to pull its troops out of the insurgency-hit country within a month, a government spokesman said on Monday.
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