Africa
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Sierra Leone ex-president a suspect in coup attempt – police
Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma has been declared a suspect in the ongoing investigation over last month’s attempted…
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Ugandan serial killer sentenced to 105 years in prison
The High Court in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, has sentenced a 25-year-old serial killer to 105 years in prison. Musa Musasizi…
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Kenya’s nationwide power blackout sparks sabotage suspicions
A power blackout that plunged Kenya into darkness on Sunday was a possible act of sabotage, a minister says. It…
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Niger junta refuses to free ex-leader Mohamed Bazoum
Niger’s military leader has refused to release the country’s deposed president in exchange for sanctions being lifted. Ecowas – an…
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Zimbabwe shock as finance minister named Africa’s best
Many Zimbabweans have reacted with astonishment after Mthuli Ncube was named “Best African Finance Minister of the Year” despite the…
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Guinea-Bissau’s parliament dissolved after ‘coup attempt’
Guinea-Bissau’s president has issued a decree dissolving parliament after saying that he had survived an attempted coup last week. Heavy…
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Nigeria airstrike ‘mistakenly’ kills worshippers at religious festival
At least 85 civilians were killed in Kaduna state, north-west Nigeria, in an air strike during a Muslim religious celebration…
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Ethiopia Airlines bans ‘Ghana Must Go’ luggage
Ethiopia Airlines has banned ‘Ghana Must Go’ luggage on its Nigeria flights. It says the sackbags are a nuisance to…
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Seventy-year-old Ugandan woman gives birth to twins
A 70-year-old woman has given birth to twins following IVF treatment, a hospital in Uganda has said. Safina Namukwaya delivered…
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Emmerson Mnangagwa: ‘The Crocodile’ wins second term as Zimbabwe president
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been elected to a second term with 52.6% of the vote, the electoral commission says.…
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