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Senegal court refuses release of former Chad president Habré | Africanews
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The Senegalese judiciary has refused a request for the release of former Chadian president Hissène Habré, sentenced to life imprisonment by an …
13 hours ago
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Africa
Cape Verde votes in election that could see first female prime minister | Africanews
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Cape Vedians headed to the polls to cast their ballots in the parliamentary elections. On voters' minds will be the Covid pandemic which has …
16 hours ago
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Libya
Libya kickstarts coronavirus vaccine drive | Africanews
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Libya kicked off its coronavirus vaccine drive in the capital Tripoli on Saturday. At some health centres, there were queues of people waiting for …
19 hours ago
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Somalia
Somalia opposition warns of potential unrest after police chief fired | Africanews
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Potential for unrest in Somalia, warn opposition lawmakers after the police chief was fired for opposing a move by President Mohamed to extend his …
19 hours ago
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COVID-19 Vaccines
Madagascar turns schools into hospitals to cope with Covid surge | Africanews
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Schools and hotels in Madagascar are being transformed into hospitals as coronavirus cases surge on the Indian Ocean island. The spike is most likely …
20 hours ago
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Mali
Slain Mali rebel leader Ould Sidati burried | Africanews
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The funeral of a rebel leader in northern Mali, Sidi Brahim Ould Sidati, who was gunned down Tuesday by unknown assailants in Bamako, took place on …
1 day ago
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe prisoners released amid overcrowding during Covid-19 pandemic | Africanews
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Zimbabwe has begun releasing about 3,000 prisoners under a presidential amnesty aimed at easing congestion to reduce the threat of COVID-19 in the …
1 day ago
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Cape Verde
Cape Verde Prime Minister Correia e Silva runs for re-election | Africanews
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As Cape Verde readies to vote in Sunday's parliamentary election Current Prime Minister Correia e Silva and his centre-right Movement for Democracy …
1 day ago
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Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Final colourful campaigns before parliamentary election | Africanews
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Voters in Cape Verde, a bastion of democracy in Africa, go to the polls Sunday after a campaign dominated by the Covid pandemic and its impact on an …
1 day ago
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Africa
Patients evacuated after fire at South Africa hospital | Africanews
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A fire has forced hundreds of patients to evacuate from a hospital in South Africa's Johannesburg. No injuries or casualties have been reported and …
1 day ago
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Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Janira Hopffer Almada may become first female PM | Africanews
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Cape Verde could see it's the first female head of government as the Island nation votes in legislative elections on Sunday At just 42 years old, …
1 day ago
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Cape Verde
Cape Verde's tourism industry battered by coronavirus pandemic | Africanews
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With its pristine beaches and luxury resorts, Cape Verde is a tourist's paradise But the tropical Atlantic island off Senegal has been struggling …
2 days ago
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UN Security Council
Libya: UN backs ceasefire mechanism, urges foreign forces withdraw | Africanews
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Libyans are flooding the markets In the city of Benghazi on the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. But Libyans may also have another reason to …
1 day ago
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Raul Castro
As Castro dynasty turns page, Cubans remember fighting in Angola | Africanews
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Cuba is preparing to turn the page on the wake of the revolution 60 years ago as the Castro dynasty will end next Monday as Raul steps down as head …
2 days ago
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entertainment news
Afro-latinos talk diversity and justice at Latin American Music Awards | Africanews
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Artists and entertainers gathered Thursday in Miami, Florida United States for the Latin American Music Awards -- to celebrate a hopeful revival of …
2 days ago
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo's Dennis Sassou -Nguesso sworn in for fifth term | Africanews
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Congo's President Denis Sassou Nguesso has taken the oath of office for another term, extending his 36-year accumulated rule. The 77-year-old won …
2 days ago
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West Africa
About 80% of Nigerian town flees after three attacks in a week | Africanews
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As many as 65,000 people have fled violence in the northeastern Nigerian town of Damasak, the United Nations said on Friday. The so-called Islamic …
3 days ago
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Africa
Much needed food aid reaches the Central African Republic | Africanews
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Relief for some in the Central African Republic after some 2,500 families in Grimari, a town hit by the violence that erupted after December's …
2 days ago
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Africa
Gay couple fights Namibian government over surrogate-born twins | Africanews
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On a calm autumn afternoon, newborn twins Maya and Paula lay peacefully on a mattress at a Johannesburg house, blissfully taking turns to bottle-feed …
2 days ago
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Africa
Benin court approves Talon's election victory | Africanews
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Benin's constitutional court on Thursday approved the provisional results of this week's election giving President Patrice Talon a landslide victory …
2 days ago
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Royal Families
Remembering the Duke of Edinburgh's award in South Africa | Africanews
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Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral will take place on Saturday (17 April) at Windsor Castle. Philip, Queen Elizabeth II's husband of 73 …
2 days ago
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Chad
Chad election: Voter turnout low in one district | Africanews
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Voter turnout was low in one district in Chad's presidential election amid calls for a boycott by the opposition. The Independent National Electoral …
2 days ago
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East Africa
Uganda govt acknowledges the arrest of over 1,000 people | Africanews
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Three month after presidential elections , the Government of Uganda has acknowledged that over 1,000 people were detained prior to the …
2 days ago
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Chad
The Chadian women crushing gravel to make ends meet in dust and heat | Africanews
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In one hand Idjele grips a heavy hammer, in the other a block of concrete that she smashes into pieces with heavy blows that narrowly miss her …
2 days ago
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Horn of Africa
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan talks fail to break Nile Dam deadlock | Africanews
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The long-running dispute over Ethiopia's mega-dam is still going nowhere. But Sudan's prime minister has invited his Egyptian and Ethiopian …
2 days ago
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Ramadan
Senegalese worshippers distribute free meals during Ramadan | Africanews
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The Senegalese Muslim community start the month of Ramadan in solidarity and sharing. At the Massalikul Jinaan mosque in Dakar, one of the largest in …
2 days ago
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Europe
EU/Africa-Caribbean-Pacific Partnership Agreement concluded | Africanews
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The European Union and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States have formally concluded negotiations on the new partnership …
3 days ago
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Southern Africa
Nicolas Pépé and Arsenal in the semi-finals | Africanews
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Arsenal made it through to semifinal in the Europa League competition. The Gunners crushed the Slavia Prague from the Czech Republic last Thursday to …
3 days ago
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Africa
Burkinabé Tour du Faso cycling race back after pandemic hiatus | Africanews
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The Burkinabé government decided Wednesday that the nation's flagship cycling competition Tour du Faso will take place from October 29th to November 7. …
3 days ago