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Boko Haram frees most girls abducted from Dapchi school
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Saif Gaddafi may run for Libya’s presidency to ‘save’ country 7 years after father’s murder
Nearly seven years after the bloody NATO-backed uprising overthrew Colonel Gaddafi, his son, Saif Al-Islam is reportedly seeking to run in the Libyan presidential elections this year to “rescue” his country from the turmoil.
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Burundi's Nkurunziza sets May date for controversial referendum
Burundi's president has signed a decree setting May 17 for a referendum on changes to the constitution that could keep him in power until 2034, days after some ruling party members bestowed on him the title of "eternal supreme guide."
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'Panic' as Zimbabwe's Mugabe appears to back opposition
Zimbabwe's ex-leader Robert Mugabe sent shockwaves through the party he dominated for decades when he posed with the retired general who will take on the ruling ZANU-PF in this year's election.
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Tillerson in Africa: US diplomat 'feeling unwell', cancels Kenya plans
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has cancelled scheduled events in Kenya on Saturday because he is feeling poorly.
At Least 13 Dead in Attacks in Burkina Faso, Growing Target of Al Qaeda
Numerous people were killed in simultaneous attacks on Friday on the military headquarters of Burkina Faso and the French Embassy in the nation’s capital, the government said.
‘Time for reconciliation over’: South Africa votes to confiscate white-owned land
The South African parliament voted on Tuesday in favor of a motion seeking to change the constitution to allow white-owned land expropriation without compensation.
DR Congo braces for anti-Kabila protest despite ban
Hundreds of ruling party supporters stormed Kinshasa cathedral on Saturday after authorities banned the march
Protester killed as DR Congo police fire on banned march
Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa shot dead an anti-government protester and wounded two others who had gathered to take part in church-led marches against President Joseph Kabila’s rule on Sunday.
New South African president wants to seize land from white farmers without compensation
South Africa’s new president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has pledged to return the lands owned by white farmers since the 1600s to the black citizens of the country.
Nigeria Boko Haram: Schoolgirls escape militant attack
Schoolgirls and teachers in north-eastern Nigeria have escaped an attack on a boarding school by Boko Haram jihadists, witnesses say.
Cyril Ramaphosa succeeds Zuma as South African president
Cyril Ramaphosa has become South Africa's president a day after embattled leader Jacob Zuma resigned.
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai dead at 65
Tsvangirai had undergone 18 months of cancer treatment in neighbouring South Africa
South African President Jacob Zuma resigns
Move comes just before almost-certain ouster in parliament following years of corruption scandals
South Africa: ANC leaders expected to ask President Zuma to resign
Leaders of South Africa's governing ANC party is meeting to decide the future of President Jacob Zuma.
End game nears for South Africa's Jacob Zuma
African National Congress (ANC) leader Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday he is holding direct talks with Jacob Zuma over a transition of power, in the strongest indication to date the South African president will step down after years of scandal.
South Africa postpones Zuma's speech amid political crisis
South Africa on Tuesday postponed its State of the Nation address, the keynote political event of the year, as the ruling African National Congress (ANC) is roiled by a battle to unseat President Jacob Zuma.
George Weah vows to change Liberia's citizenship laws
Liberia's President George Weah has called for the removal of a "racist" clause in the constitution which restricts citizenship to black people.
Euphoria grips Liberia as ex-football star Weah takes office
Former international football star George Weah was sworn in as Liberia's new president on Monday, in the country's first transition between democratically-elected leaders since 1944.
Why Tunisia’s revolutionary fire still burns seven years after Arab Spring uprising
Tunisia on Sunday marked the seventh anniversary of a revolution that saw the ouster of its autocratic leader, sparking the region-wide Arab Spring. But Tunisia’s revolutionary spirit never died, and austerity seems to be breathing new life into it.
