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LUSAKA, Zambia — Zambia’s main opposition leader Brian Mundubile has been detained over an alleged treason offence, deepening political tensions following the country’s disputed presidential election. Mundubile and his running mate, Makebi Zulu, surrendered to
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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwean police have arrested a senior district official and charged him with culpable homicide over the Lake Kariba ferry disaster that killed at least 97 people, shifting the focus of the investigation
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DODOMA, Tanzania — Tanzania’s Vice President Emmanuel John Nchimbi has resigned from office and announced his retirement from public service and active politics, less than a year after becoming the country’s second-highest-ranking political office holder.
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BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Guinea-Bissau is preparing to vote on a new constitution on August 30, in a referendum that could fundamentally change how political power is distributed in the West African country. The proposed constitution
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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Civic activists and legal campaigners have mounted an urgent Constitutional Court challenge against President Emmerson Mnangagwa, alleging that his latest appointments to the upper house violate the national constitution and illegally stack
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KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — The political contest over the Democratic Republic of Congo’s next presidential transition has begun more than two years before the scheduled end of President Félix Tshisekedi’s mandate, with a
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Knysna, South Africa — South African police have arrested two men in connection with the killing of former Knysna mayor and serving African National Congress (ANC) councillor Aubrey Tsengwa, as investigators work to establish who
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Libreville, Gabon — Gabon has revived its national Festival of Cultures after an eight-year interruption, bringing the country’s cultural diversity back into the spotlight in Libreville from August 21 to 23. The 15th edition of
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RUSTENBURG, South Africa — At least 14 suspected illegal miners have died after a rockfall at a disused mine near Rustenburg in South Africa’s North West province, once again exposing the deadly conditions surrounding the
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PORTO-NOVO, Benin — Former Benin President Patrice Talon has returned to the country's political leadership after being elected as the first president of Benin's newly established Senate, marking a significant development in the nation's evolving
