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Explosions heard in Zimbabwe capital amid coup speculation
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Zimbabwe's Mugabe fires Vice President seen as succession candidate
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe fired Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday, the government said, as the battle between Mnangagwa and Mugabe's wife Grace to succeed the veteran leader intensified.
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Somalia: At least 230 dead in Mogadishu blast
A massive bomb attack in a busy area of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday is now known to have killed at least 230 people, police say.
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Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga withdraws from Oct. 26 election re-run
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga withdrew Tuesday from a re-run of the presidential election in the latest twist to a political saga that has plunged the nation into uncertainty.
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New witness emerges in 1994 downing of Rwandan president's plane
French judges have heard from a new witness who claims to have seen missiles allegedly used to kill former Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana, whose death sparked genocide in 1994, a source close to the case told AFP on Monday.
Death toll rises to 7 in gas station explosions in Ghana
Blazing mushroom cloud seen after explosion that sent 68 to hospital
Tunisian health minister dies after charity marathon
Tunisia's health minister died of a heart attack on Sunday after taking part in a charity marathon to help battle cancer, officials said.
U.S. and Nigerien troops killed in ambush on patrol in Niger
5 Nigerien soldiers and 3 U.S. Green Berets killed in ambush
Nigerian party people keep the champagne flowing through recession
Nigerian drinkers can have expensive tastes.
Boy killed at massive Togo protest
A 10-year-old boy was killed and 10 others injured in Togo's capital as hundreds of thousands of opposition supporters demonstrated Wednesday, the security minister said.
Boy killed at massive Togo protest
A 10-year-old boy was killed and 10 others injured in Togo's capital as hundreds of thousands of opposition supporters demonstrated Wednesday, the security minister said.
Suicide bomb attack in Algeria kills two policeman
A suicide attack on a police station in western Algeria killed two policeman after one officer jumped on the attacker to protect his colleagues from the blast, state news agency APS and police said on Thursday.
Kenya presidential election cancelled by Supreme Court
Kenya's Supreme Court has annulled the result of last month's presidential election, citing irregularities, and ordered a new one within 60 days.
France’s Macron sets up advisory body to help shape Africa policy
French President Emmanuel Macron has established a brand new Presidential Council for Africa, designed to advise him on African issues and help identify and address the many challenges facing the continent.
Angola's ruling MPLA party leads general election with 65% of the vote
The ruling MPLA party won Angola's elections, a poll official announced Thursday, with party candidate Joao Lourenco now set to succeed President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos who has ruled for 38 years.
Burkina Faso terror attack kills 20, government says
Twenty people have been killed and a number wounded in a terror attack in the centre of the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, the government says.
Several feared dead in suspected jihadist attack on Turkish cafe in Burkina-Faso
Several people, including foreigners, were reportedly shot as suspected Islamist militants attacked a Turkish restaurant in central Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina-Faso, and started a gun battle with the military.
Suspected jihadists attack restaurant in Burkina Faso
An attack by gunmen on a Turkish restaurant left at least four people dead late Sunday in the capital of Burkina Faso, a West African country that has seen a surge in violence by Islamic extremists over the past few years.
Two protesters shot dead in Nairobi slum
Two protesters were shot dead by police in the Kenyan capital Wednesday as unrest broke out after opposition claims of massive rigging in an election that President Uhuru Kenyatta looked certain to win.
Kenyan opposition leader claims 'hacking', rejects election results
Kenya's election took an ominous turn on Wednesday as violent protests erupted in the capital and elsewhere after opposition leader Raila Odinga alleged electoral fraud due to hacking.
