Africa

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Africa 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.

7 years ago
Africa 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...

7 years ago
Africa 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...

7 years ago
Africa 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.

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Africa 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...

7 years ago
Africa 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....

7 years ago
Africa Tunisia crisis: ‘Social costs of austerity not on government’s radar’

Tunisians marked the seventh anniversary of the Arab Spring uprising with a peaceful rally against austerity measures on Sunday, capping a week of...

7 years ago
Africa José Filomeno dos Santos sacked from Angola's $5bn wealth fund

The president of Angola, João Lourenço, has sacked the son of his predecessor José Eduardo dos Santos as head of the country's sovereign wealth fund.

7 years ago
Africa 'I replied to a Facebook post and was married six days later'

Everyone who uses Facebook will have come across some pretty strange posts in their time.

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Africa UK student ambition exported to South Africa's townships

A project to get more disadvantaged youngsters in the UK to apply to leading universities is being applied to schools in South Africa's townships.

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Africa Egyptian ex-PM Ahmed Shafik declines to run for president

Former Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Shafik is no longer considering running for president in this year’s elections, he said in a statement on his...

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Africa From first lady to vice-president of Liberia: meet Jewel Howard Taylor

Jewel Howard Taylor is set to become Liberia’s next vice-president after her successful campaign alongside George Weah. She claims that she never knew...

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Africa Ethiopia to release all political prisoners, says prime minister

Ethiopia's prime minister has announced the release of all political prisoners and the closure of a notorious detention centre which allegedly used...

7 years ago
Africa Israel: African migrants told to leave or face imprisonment

The Israeli government has issued a notice for thousands of African migrants to leave the country or face imprisonment.

7 years ago
Africa Mali president names new govt after PM's shock resignation

Mali's president has appointed the government of the country's new prime minister, as he prepares for a presidential campaign amid an ongoing threat...

7 years ago
Africa Former football star George Weah wins Liberian presidential run-off

Former soccer star George Weah has defeated Vice President Joseph Boakai to win Liberia’s presidential run-off election and succeed incumbent Ellen...

7 years ago
Africa Liberians hopeful of first democratic handover since 1944

Liberians were waiting Wednesday to find out who will succeed Africa's first elected female head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, marking the...

7 years ago
Africa Afrique du sud : l'élection du président de l'ANC reportée

Le Congrès national africain (ANC), au pouvoir en Afrique du Sud depuis 1994, a reporté à lundi 18 décembre le vote pour désigner le successeur de son...

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Africa Liberia electoral commission sets presidential run-off for December 26

Liberia will hold a delayed presidential run-off vote on December 26, the electoral commission chief said on Tuesday.

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Africa DR Congo displacement crisis 'worse than Middle East'

Conflict has forced 1.7 million people to flee their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year, causing "a mega-crisis", aid agencies say.

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