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Sierra Leone government says 'calm has been restored' after armed clashes
Sierra Leone's president said most leaders of attacks on the nation’s main military barracks and prisons had been arrested and normalcy had returned across the country after a 24-hour curfew was relaxed to a dusk-to-dawn lockdown.
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Sierra Leone declares nationwide curfew after attack on Freetown army barracks
A military armoury in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown came under attack on Sunday, the government announced, as it imposed an immediate national curfew.
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Defeated George Weah hailed for his sportsmanship
Across the divide, there is relief that Liberia's leader and ex-football star conceded to his rival.
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Liberia's George Weah concedes presidential election defeat to Joseph Boakai
Liberian leader and football legend George Weah conceded defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai after a tight presidential run-off, saying it was "time to put national interest above personal interest".
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Gabon junta promises free elections in August 2025
Gabon’s military leaders who deposed president Ali Bongo Ondimba in August announced on Monday that elections would be held in August 2025 under a timetable that first foresees national dialogue.
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Floods Kill at Least 31 in Somalia as U.N. Releases $25 Million Humanitarian Aid Package
Mogadishu has been ravaged by downpours that.
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Fighting resumes in Mali between army and rebel groups in key northern area
Fighting resumed Sunday between the Malian army and Tuareg separatist and rebel groups in the country's northern region, military officers and elected officials said.
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Kenyan leader accused of breaking de-dollarization promise
South African opposition figure Julius Malema says William Ruto’s actions contradict a proposal to remove the US currency in trade
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King Charles III says 'no excuse' for colonial atrocities during Kenya visit
King Charles III said Tuesday there could be “no excuse” for British colonial atrocities against Kenyans as he visited the country, but did not offer the apology demanded by some in the East African nation.
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Biden expels four African nations from trade program
The Central African Republic, Gabon, Niger, and Uganda have supposedly violated the terms of America’s flagship initiative
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Liberia ends voting in presidential election with no winner
President George Weah, a former football star, will face main rival Joseph Boakai in a November runoff, the electoral commission has announced
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EU sets up sanctions for Niger coup leaders, while US wants to be “pragmatic”
The punitive measures, the European Union council claims, contribute to efforts to prompt a return to constitutional order in Niamey
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Chad sex tape scandal leads to government resignations
The African nation’s defense minister and the government’s general secretary had to leave their posts over the incident
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Desperate to Flee Africa, Migrants Accidentally Stow Away on Ships to Brazil
African arrivals tricked to believe they were headed for U.S. or Europe
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Wife of Gabon's deposed president Ali Bongo jailed
The wife of Gabon's deposed president Ali Bongo Ondimba, under house arrest since a coup in the central African country in late August, has been jailed, her lawyer said on Thursday.
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Football legend Weah eyes second presidential term as Liberia votes
Liberians began voting Tuesday on whether to give football legend George Weah a second term as president, with peace among voters' main concerns in a nation still scarred by back-to-back civil wars.
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France begins withdrawing its troops from Niger
France has begun withdrawing its troops from Niger after being ordered out of the West African nation by the leaders of the July coup that ousted the pro-Paris president, the military said Tuesday.
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Ivory Coast president removes prime minister, dissolves government
Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has removed the prime minister and dissolved his government, the presidency's secretary general Aboudramane Cisse said on Friday.
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