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Can this African nation find balance between BRICS and NATO?
With its economy in crisis, Kenya is now looking beyond the West
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Mali fires prime minister
The military government has named Abdoulaye Maiga as Choguel Kokalla Maiga’s replacement
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Niger bans European NGO
The African state’s interior ministry says it has revoked Acted’s license but has not provided a reason for the action
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Massive sex tape leak could be a ploy for power in central Africa
Dozens of videos involving a senior civil servant in Equatorial Guinea have flooded social media, shocking people in the country.
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Botswana president concedes election, ending governing party's six-decade rule
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded election defeat on Friday after preliminary results showed that his party – which had been in power for 58 years – failed to win enough seats to govern. Masisi’s presidency was marred by high unemployment and allegations of corruption, nepotism and mismanagement.
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Nigerian leader sacks officials in major reshuffle
President Bola Tinubu has also scrapped several ministries, including national sports, as part of cost-cutting measures
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Controversial West African activist Kemi Seba detained in Paris
Kemi Seba, a controversial African activist known for his virulent anti-Western stance, has been arrested in Paris, a source close to the case told AFP Tuesday.
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Egypt supplies more arms to ‘brotherly’ neighbor
Somalia has won Cairo’s support against Ethiopia, which both accuse of threatening regional security
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Inside Somaliland, the state eager to become the world’s next country
As it chases recognition, an uprising in the east has challenged its authority
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Nigerians outraged by president’s new plane
The bodies of a billionaire tech tycoon and his teenage daughter have been pulled from the water after divers discovered them in the wreckage of his superyacht.
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Nigeria sports under scrutiny after 'disastrous' Olympics
Abuja (AFP) – After Nigeria failed to win any medals in the Olympics, sporting officials are under pressure from accusations of incompetence and calls for reform over what the sports minister branded a "disastrous outcome" in Paris.
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African state breaks off diplomatic relations with Ukraine
Mali has accused Kiev of violating its sovereignty and supporting international terrorism
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Nigerian leader demands end to violent protests
Bola Tinubu has warned that his government will not stand idly by while people with a “political agenda” tear the country apart
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East African nation bans Ethiopian Airlines flights
The Eritrean Civil Aviation Authority has halted all routes of the neighboring country’s flagship carrier
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Namibia turns the visa tables on Western nations
Why tourists who flock to see the country's beautiful landscapes will have to get a visa from next year.
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East African state’s leader seeking to extend 24-year tenure
Paul Kagame, who has held the presidency in Rwanda since 2000, is expected to win decisively
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