Africa
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US agrees to withdraw troops from Niger amid Sahel region’s pivot to Russia
The United States will withdraw its soldiers from Niger as the West African nation is increasingly turning to Russia and away from…
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Kiptum remembered in Kenya’s London Marathon double
Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won the London Marathon in a women’s-only world record as Alexander Mutiso Munyao’s victory in the…
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Nigeria’s Tunde Onakoya sets global chess record with 60-hour nonstop game
A Nigerian chess champion has broken the world record for the longest chess marathon after playing unbeaten for more than…
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Togo approves constitutional reform changing how president is elected
Lawmakers in Togo have approved changes to the constitution linked to presidential term limits and how presidents are elected, which…
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Togo constitution: Opposition says changes are presidential ‘power grab’
The opposition in Togo has denounced a proposed new constitution as a power grab, intended to extend the reign of…
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Sierra Leone declares national emergency after steep rise in use of deadly synthetic drug kush
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has declared a national emergency on substance abuse following calls on his government to crack…
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Over 100 dead in Mozambique ferry incident, president says
More than 100 people died after a ferry boat sank off the northern coast of Mozambique, President Filipe Nyusi said…
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Bate Urgessa: Ethiopian opposition OLF figure shot dead and dumped by road
A top Ethiopian opposition figure has been shot dead and his body found on the side of a road in…
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Jacob Zuma wins court battle to stand in South Africa’s election
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma is free to run in May’s general election after an electoral court overturned a…
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Zambia uncovers ‘sophisticated’ Chinese cybercrime syndicate
A “sophisticated internet fraud syndicate” has been uncovered in Zambia, leading to the arrest of 77 people, including 22 Chinese…
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