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DR Congo braces for anti-Kabila protest despite ban
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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 sometimes violent protests triggered by tax and price hikes.
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.
'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.
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.
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 Twitter account on Sunday.
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 about the atrocities ordered by her ex-husband, Charles Taylor, during Sierra Leone's civil war.
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 torture to extract confessions.
