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Somalia's capital Mogadishu hit by huge explosion
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South Africa’s ruling ANC says land expropriation bill withdrawn for further reconsideration
A bill allowing the South African government to seize private land without compensation has been withdrawn by the Portfolio Committee on Public Works pending further study, according to the ruling African National Congress.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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South Africa begins seizing white-owned farms
SOUTH Africa has targeted the first two farms for unilateral seizure after the owners refused an offer of one-tenth of the land’s value.
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In the Cape Town enclave that survived apartheid, the new enemy is gentrification
Picturesque Bo-Kaap was for decades the home of Muslim residents. Now, as some cash in on soaring house prices, others want to hold on to their history
Egypt internet: Sisi ratifies law tightening control over websites
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has signed a new law that tightens controls over the internet.
Ivory Coast announces amnesty for former first lady Simone Gbagbo
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Monday announced amnesties for around 800 people, including former first lady Simone Gbagbo who is currently behind bars, in the name of national reconciliation.
South Sudan’s Salva Kiir and main rebel group sign final power-sharing deal
South Sudanese arch-foes signed a final power-sharing deal on Sunday, aimed at ending a civil war that has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions in the world's youngest country.
Zimbabwe election: Emmerson Mnangagwa wins election
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has won Zimbabwe's presidential election, according to the country's electoral commission.
Former warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba files candidacy for DRC presidential elections
Former Congolese warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba filed his candidacy for president on Thursday ahead of December elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Bemba returned this week after a decade in prison at the Hague.
Zimbabwe election: Mnangagwa and Chamisa both upbeat
Zimbabwe is awaiting the results of its landmark elections, with both frontrunners saying they are confident.
Zimbabwe's Mugabe emerges, rejects Mnangagwa in election
Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe on Sunday emerged to address the nation for the first time since stepping down in November and just hours before Monday's historic election, declaring that "I will not vote for those who have illegally taken power."
Egypt court sentences 75 to death over 2013 pro-Morsi protests
An Egyptian court has sentenced 75 people to death for their role in the violence that erupted after President Mohammed Morsi's removal in 2013.
South Africa shooting: Eleven taxi drivers killed in ambush
Gunmen in South Africa have killed 11 taxi drivers in an ambush, police say.
First direct Ethiopia-Eritrea flight in 20 years takes off
Rapid thaw between Ethiopia and Eritrea sees their capitals re-establish air link after two decades of conflict.
![President Isaias, right, recently visited Ethiopia to reopen Eritrea's embassy in Addis Ababa [Tiksa Negeri/Reuters]](/uploads/news/2018_07/18022610cd0843ce8858a93180b9ec52_18.jpg)
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle meet Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter Zamaswazi Dlamini-Mandela
MEGHAN Markle wore a classic pink trench as she and Prince Harry paid tribute to the late South African revolutionary at a London exhibition about his life.
Many injured as plane crashes in S Africa
At least 19 people have been injured in a plane crash near the city of Pretoria in South Africa.
In pictures: The Durban July in South Africa
It is the highlight of the South African social calendar.
US troops should not be fighting in Niger, says President Issoufou
Leader’s remarks follow botched raid in which five Nigerien and four US soldiers died last year
