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ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar —Madagascar’s former Senate president, General Richard Ravalomanana, has been sentenced to 10 years of hard labour for his alleged role in the violent repression of youth-led protests that shook the country in 2025.
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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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LUSAKA, Zambia — President Hakainde Hichilema has been sworn in for a second five-year term, but his inauguration has been overshadowed by a disputed election, allegations of democratic backsliding and the detention of his main
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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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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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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
