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Guinea’s deposed leader Alpha Conde authorised to leave country

Conakry – Guinea’s ex-president Alpha Conde, who has been detained since his ouster in a September coup, obtained authorisation on... Read more

1 Jan, 2022

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Two TV journalists freed in Sudan after mass street protests

Khartoum – Sudanese security forces have released two journalists from Saudi Arabia’s Asharq television channel, a day after detaining them... Read more

1 Jan, 2022

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Senior Ennahdha party official held in Tunisia, says lawyer

Tunis – Plainclothes officers in Tunisia’s capital on Friday arrested a senior official of the Ennahdha party which played a... Read more

31 Dec, 2021

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Mali junta moots five-year transition to civilian rule

Bamako – Mali’s military-dominated government on Thursday suggested that the poor Sahel country might take five years to return to... Read more

31 Dec, 2021

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Mauritania’s detained ex-president hospitalised, a lawyer says

Nouakchott – Mauritania’s former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, detained since mid-2021 over suspicions of corruption, has been admitted to... Read more

31 Dec, 2021

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Libya PM back after election postponed

Tripoli – Libya’s interim prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah led a cabinet meeting on Thursday, marking his return to the post... Read more

31 Dec, 2021

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WATCH | Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane hard at work… getting his hands dirty after being elected ANC branch chairperson

Cape Town – A video showing former president Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane, cleaning up a neighbourhood in Newlands East,... Read more

30 Dec, 2021

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Sudan forces seal Khartoum ahead of new anti-coup rally

Khartoum – Sudanese security forces stepped up surveillance of Khartoum’s streets on Thursday and sealed the capital from its suburbs,... Read more

30 Dec, 2021

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Libya orders arrest of second minister over alleged graft

Tripoli – Libyan prosecutors ordered the culture minister detained on Wednesday as part of an investigation into alleged graft of... Read more

30 Dec, 2021

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Brawl erupts in Kenya parliament over coalition bill

Nairobi – A brawl erupted in Kenya’s parliament on Wednesday as lawmakers were debating a controversial bill governing political parties... Read more

29 Dec, 2021