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Egyptian MPs back changes that could keep Sisi in power until 2034
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Ivory Coast ex-president Gbagbo 'released under conditions in Belgium'
Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo has been released on bail to Belgium following his acquittal by the International Criminal Court in The Hague on charges of crimes against humanity, the court said Tuesday.
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Mnangagwa announces probe into police response to Zimbabwe protests
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Tuesday that misconduct by security forces reacting to protests over fuel price hikes would be investigated, but he added the increases were the right thing to do.
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DR Congo top court upholds Tshisekedi presidential election win
DR Congo's top court on Sunday declared opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi the winner of disputed presidential elections after throwing out a legal challenge by the runner-up.
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African Union urges DR Congo to delay final election results
The African Union (AU) has called on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) to postpone the announcement of its presidential election results.
Kirk Woodman: Canadian mine worker killed in Burkina Faso
A Canadian mining worker kidnapped earlier this week in the West African nation of Burkina Faso has been killed, Canadian officials confirm.
Laurent Gbagbo case: Ivory Coast leader's acquittal rattles ICC foundations
As the first former head of state to stand trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC), Laurent Gbagbo was a glittering trophy for a prosecution team with a glaringly sparse cabinet.
Hotel attack over as gunmen killed
Kenya’s president says the alleged terrorists who stormed an upscale hotel killing at least 14 people have all been shot dead as he declared the attack over.
Ivory Coast ex-President Gbagbo acquitted at ICC court in The Hague
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has acquitted Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo.
Nairobi DusitD2 hotel under attack as blasts and gunfire heard
A luxury hotel complex is under attack in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
Is a financial scandal behind Cameroon's Africa Cup of Nations fiasco?
Egypt has been picked to replace Cameroon as host nation of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) football tournament, Africa's most important sporting event. Cameroon was stripped of its hosting rights due to massive delays in infrastructure and stadium building. Whistleblowers now claim that an estimated €1.8 billion of Cameroonian public money has been swallowed in contracts shrouded in controversy. Our team in Cameroon report.
Egypt to host 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Egypt will host the new expanded 24-team Africa Cup of Nations, the Confederation of African Football confirmed after a meeting of their executive commitee in Dakar on Tuesday.
Jacob Zuma: Ex South Africa president in row over music album
South Africa's ex-President Jacob Zuma is embroiled in a new political row - after signing an unexpected record deal.
DR Congo poll: Five things to know about the nation that powers mobile phones
The Democratic Republic of Congo - the world's leading producer of cobalt, used to power mobile phones and electric cars - holds landmark elections in most of the country on Sunday.
Bomb strikes tourist bus near Egypt's Giza Pyramids
Egyptian security officials say a roadside bomb has hit a tourist bus in an area near the Giza Pyramids, in the outskirts of Cairo, killing at least two people and wounding 10 other
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
