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NAIROBI, Kenya — Thousands of travellers have been left stranded, flights delayed and cancellations reported at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi as aviation workers continue industrial action over unresolved labour disputes. The strike,
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NIAMEY, Niger — Niger’s military government has regained control of the capital after a mutiny by soldiers exposed growing tensions within the armed forces and raised new questions about the durability of the junta that
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Fatima’s account of a night attack exposes the human cost of insecurity, the limits of official protection, and the urgent need to restore civilian life in north-western Nigeria. At about 02:00, armed men entered
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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
