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Bomb strikes tourist bus near Egypt's Giza Pyramids
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Rwanda genocide: Habyarimana plane shooting probe dropped
French judges have dropped a long-running investigation into the shooting down of a plane carrying the former Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana.
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Ali Bongo: Gabon leader 'seriously ill but recovering'
Gabonese President Ali Bongo is seriously ill but on the mend, his spokesman says, ending weeks of official silence on his condition.
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Congolese nostalgic for era of Mobutu, the 'leopard of Zaire'
More than 20 years after the fall of the charismatic Congolese dictator Mobutu Sese Seko, who ruled the vast African country with an iron fist from 1965 to 1997, many Congolese look back fondly on the era of "Papa Marshal", as he was nicknamed. Our reporters went to DR Congo to explore the legacy of the longtime strongman.
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In Africa, praise for Saudi Arabia reveals diplomatic dance
Across the continent in Mauritania, the Islamic republic has twice issued statements in support of Saudi Arabia since Khashoggi's disappearance, saying: "Mauritania is also confident in Saudi justice." Another foreign ministry statement denounced the "campaign of false allegations.
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Cameroon's Biya re-elected for seventh term with 71% of vote
Paul Biya, who has ruled Cameroon with an iron fist since 1982, on Monday won a landslide victory in a controversial presidential election, as the government tightened security in the capital and gunfire erupted in the volatile Anglophone region.
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How a bench and a team of grandmothers can tackle depression
Zimbabwe is pioneering a groundbreaking mental health programme with stunning results – and the rest of the world is taking note.
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More Than Me CEO temporarily resigns amid Liberia rape scandal
The CEO of a US-backed academy in Liberia has temporarily resigned after a report found that dozens of girls were allegedly raped by an employee.
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Ramaphosa pledges to accelerate return of lands to black South Africans
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has promised to speed up the controversial land reform proposed by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) earlier this year.
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France backs controversial Rwandan candidate to head Francophonie
The International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) chooses its new leader at a summit in Armenia on Thursday and Friday. But the French-backed candidacy of Rwandan foreign minister Louise Mushikiwabo has caused a great deal of controversy.
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Cameroon opposition candidate Kamto claims presidential poll win
Maurice Kamto, a leading opposition challenger to President Paul Biya, claimed victory on Monday in Cameroon's presidential election despite a government warning not to announce unofficial results.
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Melania Trump, US first lady, visits Ghana slave fort
US First Lady Melania Trump has visited a former slave fort in Ghana on the second day of her solo trip to Africa.
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Ramaphosa to UNGA: Seized South African farmlands ‘to be shared by all’
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa warned the UN General Assembly that his government is planning to implement controversial reforms to correct racially skewed land-ownership patterns.
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Chicago: Three artists challenging African-American stereotypes
Three photographers are exhibiting work that confronts the way African-Americans are often perceived in art, the workplace, and through their physical appearance.
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Algerian singer Rachid Taha dies aged 59 in Paris
Algerian-born singer Rachid Taha has died of a heart attack at home in Paris aged 59, his family said.
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Egypt sentences hundreds over 2013 pro-Morsi protests
Egypt has delivered verdicts for more than 700 people over a pro-Muslim Brotherhood sit-in after President Mohammed Morsi was ousted in 2013.
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Somalia's capital Mogadishu hit by huge explosion
A suicide bomber has attacked a government office in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, causing a nearby school to collapse, police say.
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South Africa’s ruling ANC says land expropriation bill withdrawn for further reconsideration
A bill allowing the South African government to seize private land without compensation has been withdrawn by the Portfolio Committee on Public Works pending further study, according to the ruling African National Congress.
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DRC deems candidacy of former warlord Bemba 'inadmissible'
Former warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba's candidacy in the Democratic Republic of Congo's upcoming presidential elections was deemed "inadmissible" by the country's election commission on Friday, as opposition groups cried foul.
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