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Burkina Faso holds talks on security crisis

Burkina Faso on Thursday launched a two-day huddle gathering governing and opposition parties to discuss the country’s worsening jihadist... Read more

18 Jun, 2021

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Ivory Coast ex-leader Gbagbo heads home after war crimes acquittal

Former president Laurent Gbagbo was returning to Ivory Coast on Thursday for the first time in nearly a decade,... Read more

17 Jun, 2021

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Ethiopian elections: Key states in regional structure

Ethiopia’s national elections will draw in voters from seven of 10 semi-autonomous regions, highlighting the country’s rich history and... Read more

16 Jun, 2021

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Ethiopia prepares to vote as famine stalks Tigray

Ethiopia is preparing to hold crucial and twice-delayed elections across the country on June 21, despite growing concern over... Read more

16 Jun, 2021

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US-led war games under way in Morocco near disputed W Sahara

US-led forces are carrying out war games near the disputed region of Western Sahara, in exercises jointly organised with... Read more

16 Jun, 2021

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New ICC prosecutor vows to ‘revive’ troubled tribunal

Britain’s Karim Khan was sworn in on Wednesday as the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court with a... Read more

16 Jun, 2021

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Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo in dates

Key dates in the life of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo, who is scheduled to return home on... Read more

16 Jun, 2021

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DRC court cuts jail term for ex-presidential aide

A former presidential aide in the Democratic Republic of Congo who had been sentenced to 20 years in a... Read more

16 Jun, 2021

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High Nigeria food costs push 7 million into poverty: World Bank

High inflation driven by soaring food prices has pushed seven million Nigerians into poverty, the World Bank said. In... Read more

16 Jun, 2021

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Frontier closures hit Togo’s economy hard

When the global pandemic forced Togo’s government to close its land borders, taxi driver Kossigan lost his lucrative business... Read more

16 Jun, 2021