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BANJUL, The Gambia — The Gambia is facing a growing electricity and political crisis after prolonged power cuts triggered street protests in and around the capital, with demonstrators demanding that President Adama Barrow resign. The
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MALABO, Equatorial Guinea — Equatorial Guinea is facing growing scrutiny over the treatment of migrants deported from the United States after police allegedly pointed firearms at detainees during an altercation at a hotel in Malabo.
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MAPUTO, Mozambique — Mozambique’s opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane is set to face trial before the country’s Supreme Court over his alleged role in protests that followed the disputed 2024 presidential election, reopening questions about political
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BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Voters in Guinea-Bissau have approved a new constitution that significantly strengthens the powers of the presidency, reshaping the country’s political system just months before elections intended to return the West African nation
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TUNIS, Tunisia — Five years after President Kais Saied suspended parliament and dismissed the government, Tunisia is once again confronting the political and economic grievances that helped drive the country’s 2011 revolution. The latest tensions
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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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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
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A sweeping military reorganization executed by 93-year-old President Paul Biya from Europe has intensified national debate over governance, transparency, and succession in Yaoundé. Enacted via presidential decrees while the veteran leader remains out of the
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Recently, the Federal Government of Somalia intensified its domestic security protocols following a decisive executive order from President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. The directive requires cabinet ministers and senior government officials to relinquish foreign travel documents,
