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President Kenyatta takes early lead against Odinga
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South Africa's Zuma at risk in secret ballot 'no confidence' vote
South African President Jacob Zuma faces a no-confidence vote by secret ballot in parliament Tuesday, with opponents hoping that discontented ANC lawmakers could help oust him from office.
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South Africa MPs to vote in secret on Zuma no-confidence motion
South African MPs will vote in secret on a motion of no-confidence in President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday, the parliament's speaker has announced.
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Obama urges calm in Kenya amid fears of election violence
Obama identifies himself as a “friend of the Kenyan people.
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Fears of violent aftermath as Kenya goes to the polls
Kenyans go to the polls Tuesday in a tightly fought presidential election as President Uhuru Kenyatta faces veteran opposition challenger Raila Odinga amid fears of violence.
Video: Kenyans flee to the countryside in anticipation of election violence
Thousands of Kenyans are retreating to rural areas in anticipation of next week’s vote because they fear a reprise of the election-related unrest a decade ago in which 1,200 people were killed.
Oscar Pistorius ‘taken to hospital with chest pains’ amid heart attack fears
SHAMED athlete Oscar Pistorius has been treated in hospital after complaining of chest pains while in prison for murdering Reeva Steenkamp, it’s claimed.
Senegal ruling party coalition claims election landslide
The ruling coalition had "emerged victorious"
Nigeria's Buhari: Dog owner cleared after court saga over name
Charges have been dropped against a 41-year-old Nigerian man who named his dog after President Muhammadu Buhari.
South African child remains AIDS free without ongoing drug treatment, researchers say
Researchers present 'rare phenomenon' at International AIDS Society conference in Paris
Boko Haram suspects tortured to death in Cameroon, rights group says
Dozens of Boko Haram suspects have died in Cameroon custody at a military base that has also been used by American and French troops, rights group Amnesty International said Thursday.
Cameroon army vessel capsizes at sea, dozens missing
Thirty-four Cameroonian soldiers from the elite Rapid Intervention Brigade were missing Monday, a day after an army vessel capsized off the country's southeastern coast.
French prosecutor seeks jail for Equatorial Guinea president's son
A French public prosecutor on Wednesday asked a court to sentence the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president to three years in jail on charges of using money plundered from his country to buy Parisian luxury properties and exotic cars.
El Hadji Diouf: I am not a bad guy, says controversial Senegal great
El Hadji Diouf is a hero in Senegal. Everywhere he goes, he is mobbed by fans both young and old. His countrymen are still grateful for the stellar role he played during the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea.
Resort outside Bamako frequented by foreigners under attack
A luxury resort popular with expatriates outside Mali’s capital Bamako came under attack by gunmen on Sunday, leaving at least three dead. According to government sources, "suspected jihadists" are behind the attack.
France seeks support for African anti-terror force despite US veto threat
Will the UN Security Council succeed in passing a resolution to create a joint counter-terrorism force by five countries in Africa’s Sahel region? The project, in large part conceived and supported by France, faces steep resistance from Washington.
Ethiopia’s Civil Society Getting Squeezed
Two laws in particular, the Charities and Societies Proclamation and the Anti-terrorism Proclamation, both passed in 2009, have given the government wide latitude to imprison opposition members and journalists and shut down groups advocating for human rights, Carnegie found.
Who is Saif al-Islam Gaddafi?
Slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son has been released following nearly six-years of detention.
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DR Congo: 11 dead and 900 escape in jail attack
Eight guards among the dead when armed men attack the central prison of Kangbayi in DR Congo's restive east.
Son of late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Seif al-Islam, released after five years detention
SEIF al-Islam, the son and one-time heir apparent of late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, has been released after more than five years in detention.
