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ALGIERS, Algeria —Algeria’s parliament has approved the deployment of military units to neighbouring Niger to protect energy infrastructure, marking a significant shift in the North African country’s long-standing reluctance to send troops beyond its borders.
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NAIROBI, Kenya — Several protesters were arrested in Nairobi’s central business district on Monday as police clashed with demonstrators protesting rising fuel prices and the growing cost of living, in a demonstration that brought renewed
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CONAKRY, Guinea — Guinea’s former Constitutional Court president, Mohamed Lamine Bangoura, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for corruption-related offences in a high-profile case involving the management of public funds allocated to the
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OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s parliament has unanimously approved a revised penal code reinstating the death penalty for several serious offences, reversing the country’s 2018 abolition of capital punishment and raising fresh concerns about
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MPIGI, Uganda — Robert Kabera, a former Rwandan army sergeant major who became a vocal critic of President Paul Kagame, has been found beheaded in neighbouring Uganda, prompting renewed concerns about the safety of Rwandan
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CHINHOYI, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party has endorsed President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain its leader until 2030 and selected him as its sole presidential candidate for the next election, intensifying debate over the country’s
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RABAT, Morocco — King Mohammed VI has approved the removal of Madiha Khayr, a minister delegate appointed just two days earlier as part of Morocco’s new government, following a request from Head of Government Fatima
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MBUZINI, South Africa — South Africa and Mozambique are commemorating the 40th anniversary of the death of Mozambican President Samora Machel, who was killed in a plane crash on South African soil on October 19,
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YAOUNDE, Cameroon — Cameroonians are still waiting for President Paul Biya to announce a government reshuffle and appoint a vice president, weeks after he returned to the country on August 20 following approximately 10 weeks
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ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Madagascar’s Justice Ministry has launched an investigation into the unauthorised release of 11 Chinese nationals detained in connection with alleged online fraud, after discovering that the men were freed from Antanimora prison
