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Congo’s presidential vote is extended as delays and smudged ballots lead to fears about credibility
Lengthy delays at the polls have forced officials to extend voting in Congo’s presidential election to Thursday.
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Cocoa grown illegally in a Nigerian rainforest heads to companies that supply major chocolate makers
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Ethiopia and Egypt say no agreement in latest talks over a contentious dam on the Nile
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A Rwandan doctor gets 24-year prison sentence in France for his role in the 1994 genocide
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Firefighters battle a wildfire on the slopes of a mountain near Cape Town in South Africa
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Takeaways on AP’s investigation into cocoa coming from a protected Nigerian rainforest
As the world’s demand for chocolate grows, farmers in Nigeria are moving into protected areas of a forest reserve that’s home to endangered species like African forest elephants.
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Man who helped bilk woman out of $1.2M is sentenced to prison and ordered to repay the money
A Texas man who was part of a romance scam that bilked a Missouri woman out of $1.2 million has been sentenced to three years in federal prison and ordered to pay back the money.
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Sudan’s conflict reaches a key city that had been a haven for many. Aid groups suspend work or flee
Sudan’s deadly conflict between a powerful paramilitary force and the army has reached a strategic city that had been a haven for hundreds of thousands of displaced people.
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The EU’s naval force says a cargo ship hijacked last week has moved toward the coast of Somalia
The European Union’s maritime security force says a Maltese-flagged merchant ship that was hijacked last week in the Arabian Sea is now off the coast of Somalia.
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At least 100 elephants die in drought-stricken Zimbabwe park, a grim sign of El Nino, climate change
At least 100 elephants have died in Zimbabwe’s largest national park in recent weeks because of drought.
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UN votes unanimously to start the withdrawal of peacekeepers from Congo by year’s end
The Security Council has voted unanimously to start the withdrawal of the U.N. peacekeeping force from Congo before the end of the year as the conflict-ridden country prepares to elect its next president on Wednesday.
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More than 2,000 mine workers extend underground protest into second day in South Africa
More than 2,000 workers remain underground for a second day in a protest over pay and benefits at a platinum mine in South Africa.
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Deadly blast in Guinea’s capital threatens gas shortages across the West African nation
Residents in Guinea’s capital on Tuesday struggled with rising costs of transportation after authorities closed gas stations in the aftermath of a major explosion that left several dead, hundreds injured and could disrupt the supply of gas across the West African nation.
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Militants with ties to the Islamic State group kill 10 people in Uganda’s western district
Uganda’s military says at least 10 people have been killed by militants with ties to the Islamic State Group during an attack in the country’s western region.
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Congo’s elections face enormous logistical problems sparking concerns about the vote’s credibility
Congo’s president says he has confidence an upcoming vote will be rolled out credibly, as tensions mount that a severe lack of electoral preparation could throw the conflict-riddled nation into disarray.
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Over 60 people have drowned in the capsizing of a migrant vessel off Libya, the UN says
The U.N. migration agency says a boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people dead, including women and children.
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South African ex-President Jacob Zuma has denounced the ANC and pledged to vote for a new party
Former South African President Jacob Zuma has denounced the governing African National Congress party and announced that he will vote for a newly-formed political formation in the country’s general election next year.
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Nigeria’s Supreme Court reinstates terrorism charges against separatist leader
Nigeria’s Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling dismissing terrorism charges against a popular separatist leader whose trial has been blamed for an outbreak of violence in the country’s southeast region.
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With death toll rising, Kenyan military evacuates people from flood-hit areas
Kenya’s military continued efforts Thursday to evacuate hundreds of people trapped by raging floods that have hit many parts of the East African country.
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Preparations to deploy Kenyan police to Haiti ramp up, despite legal hurdles
The head of Haiti’s national police is visiting Kenya as local authorities prepare for the deployment of police to the Caribbean nation plagued by gang violence.
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Senegal’s opposition leader could run for president after a court overturns a ruling barring his bid
On Thursday, a court ordered Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to be reinstated on the electoral list, which could allow him to run for president in February’s election.
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Somalia’s president says his son didn’t flee fatal accident in Turkey and should return to court
Somalia’s president says his son didn’t flee Turkey after he was involved in a fatal highway crash in Istanbul, and adds that he has advised his son to go back and present himself to court following the issuance of an arrest warrant.
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A military court convicts Tunisian opposition activist Chaima Issa of undermining security
The lawyer for a prominent opposition activist in Tunisia says a military court has convicted his client of undermining state security.
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Gunmen kill four soldiers, abduct two South Koreans in ambush in southern Nigeria
Authorities in Nigeria say at least four soldiers were killed while two South Koreans were abducted during an attack by gunmen in Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers state.
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Ethiopia arrests former peace minister over alleged links to an outlawed rebel group
Ethiopia’s peace minister has been fired and arrested for having alleged links to an outlawed rebel group after he made a series of social media posts criticizing the government.
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Congo’s presidential election spotlights the deadly crisis in the east that has displaced millions
Congo’s presidential election is a week away, and the major issue is the deadly conflict in the nation’s east that has forced millions of people to flee their homes.
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Tunisia opposition figure Issa denounces military prosecution as creating fear about civil freedoms
A prominent opposition figure on trial in Tunisia on charges of undermining state security is warning that efforts to prosecute her are sowing fear about civil rights and liberties.
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UN warns nearly 50 million people could face hunger next year in West and Central Africa
The United Nations is warning that hunger could surge across West and Central Africa next year, primarily driven by violence in the conflict-riddled region.
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Singer Zahara, South Africa’s Afro-soul sensation and beloved ‘Country Girl,’ dies aged 36
South African singer Zahara, who rose from an impoverished rural background with no musical training to find rapid fame with multi-platinum selling albums, has died.
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Kenya marks 60 years of independence, and the president defends painful economic measures
Kenya’s president is defending the high taxes the government recently imposed, calling them a “necessary sacrifice “in helping the country deal with ballooning foreign debt which now stands at $70 billion.
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A court sets aside the South African president’s recognition of the Zulu king
A South African court has overturned President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to recognize Misuzulu kaZwelithini as the king of the country’s 15 million-strong Zulu nation in what may spark a lengthy battle for the throne.
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Tensions between Congo and Rwanda heighten the risk of military confrontation, UN envoy says
The top U.N. official in Congo is warning the Security Council that tensions between Congo and Rwanda have escalated, heightening the risk of a military confrontation that could draw in Burundi.
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The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali ends after 10 years, following the junta’s pressure to go
The United Nations has ended its 10-year peacekeeping mission in Mali following the government’s request that alleged the force was inadequate to respond to growing violent extremism in the West African nation.
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Man charged with terrorism over a fire at South African Parliament is declared unfit to stand trial
A man charged with terrorism and other offenses over a 2022 fire that badly damaged South Africa’s historic Parliament complex in Cape Town has been declared unfit to stand trial.
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US rapper Kendrick Lamar dazzles as he shares South Africa stage with local artists
Grammy Award-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar has drawn raves in South Africa as a headliner at a music festival there over the weekend.
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Turkey under pressure to seek return of Somalia president’s son involved in fatal traffic crash
The Turkish government is under pressure to seek the return of the Somali president’s son who allegedly fled Turkey after causing a fatal traffic crash in Istanbul.
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Rescuers have recovered 11 bodies after landslides at a Zambia mine. More than 30 are feared dead
Eleven informal miners have been confirmed dead and their bodies recovered from an open-pit copper mine in Zambia after landslides buried them as they were digging tunnels last month.
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Congo’s president makes campaign stop near conflict zone and blasts Rwanda for backing rebels
A fiery President Felix Tshisekedi of Congo has rallied thousands of supporters at a stadium in a conflict-stricken eastern region, making a final campaign sweep through the country in the lead-up to elections this month.
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Much of Kenya falls into darkness in the third nationwide power blackout in 3 months
A power blackout has hit Kenya, paralyzing large parts of the country, and the transport minister is calling for an investigation into “possible acts of sabotage and coverup” over the third nationwide outage in three months.
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Sudan’s generals agree to meet in effort to end their devastating war, a regional bloc says
An African regional bloc says Sudan’s warring generals have agreed to hold a face-to-face meeting as part of efforts to establish a cease-fire and initiate political talks to end the country’s devastating war.
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