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Congo’s M23 rebellion risks sparking a regional war
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Africa's 'flying presidents' under fire for foreign trips
Since Kenya's William Ruto and Nigeria's Bola Tinubu became presidents, they have faced similar criticism over their frequent trips abroad.
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Dakar authorities ban protest march against Senegal's delayed presidential vote
A protest march called on Tuesday against Senegalese President Macky Sall's controversial move to delay this month's presidential poll to December has been postponed after authorities banned it, organisers said.
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CEO of major Nigerian bank killed in helicopter crash
The head of Access Bank Group, Herbert Wigwe, was aboard a helicopter that went down in California in the US on Friday
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Senegal protesters clash with security forces over presidential election delay
Senegalese security forces on Friday used tear gas to disperse people attempting to gather in the capital after being urged to mobilise against a last-minute delay of presidential elections.
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Senegal vote delay not ‘legitimate’, says US
The vote to delay Senegal's presidential election until December "cannot be considered legitimate", the US state department said, after the move plunged the normally stable West African nation into its worst crisis in decades.
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Senegal plunged into crisis as opposition blasts ‘democratic bankruptcy’
Senegal plunged into crisis as opposition blasts 'democratic bankruptcy'
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Kenyan court rules deployment to lead UN mission in Haiti 'illegal'
A Kenyan court on Friday ruled against the government's plan to deploy police to Haiti to lead a UN-backed multinational mission aimed at restoring order in the gang-plagued Caribbean nation.
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New Liberian president takes office
Joseph Boakai has defeated ex-football star George Weah in a fiercely contested November election in Africa’s oldest republic
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DR Congo's Tshisekedi sworn in for second term after disputed election
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in Saturday following a disputed December election, promising to unite the Central African country during his second five-year term and to protect lives in the conflict-hit eastern region.
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Sierra Leone charges former president Koroma with treason over 'coup attempt'
Sierra Leone on Wednesday charged former president Ernest Bai Koroma with treason and other offences for his alleged role in what authorities have called an attempted coup on November 26, authorities said.
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DR Congo’s President Tshisekedi wins second term with 73% of the vote
Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi won reelection with more than 70% of the vote, the country's election commission said Sunday. The preliminary results of the Dec. 20 election were announced in the capital, Kinshasa, amid demands from the opposition and some civil society groups for the vote to be rerun due to massive logistical problems that put the validity of the outcome into question.
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Burundi's president says homosexuality 'imported from the West', calls for stoning gays
Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye has called on citizens to stone gay people, escalating a crackdown on sexual minorities in a country where LGBT people already face social ostracism and jail terms of up to two years if convicted of same-sex offences.
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Senegal's jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko files to run for presidency
Jailed Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has submitted his candidacy to contest a February presidential election with the constitutional council despite the state’s refusal to provide him the necessary documents.
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Former Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam elected to lead Ivory Coast opposition
Ivorian-French banker Tidjane Thiam was Friday elected leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Ivory Coast, a victory which puts him in position to contest the next presidential election in 2025.
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Party paupers: Nigeria’s financial crisis puts the brakes on ‘Detty December’ celebrations
Lagos loves to wine, dine and dance in the month leading up to Christmas, but soaring prices and rampant inflation mean would-be revellers are staying home
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Last French troops leave Niger, ending decade of Sahel missio
The last French troops deployed in Niger left on Friday, an AFP journalist reported, marking an end to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations in west Africa's Sahel region.
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France plans to close Niger embassy, diplomatic sources say
France is planning to close its embassy in Niger for an indefinite period as it is unable to carry out diplomatic tasks due to restrictions imposed by the ruling junta, a French embassy letter to its Niger staff dated Tuesday and seen by Reuters on Thursday showed.
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Egypt's Sisi sweeps to third presidential term with 89.6% of vote
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has won a third term with 89.6 percent of the vote in the Arab world's most populous country, the national election authority said Monday.
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