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A week of indirect talks involving Sudan’s warring parties wraps up in Geneva
A U.N. envoy says a week of indirect talks involving Sudan’s warring parties has ended in Geneva. He described the discussions on Friday as an “encouraging initial step” in a complex process.
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Governor of eastern Congo’s gold-rich province bans mining activities to ‘restore order’
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Kenya president retains 6 former Cabinet ministers in first batch of appointments
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Tunisian President Kais Saied to seek reelection in October after tumultuous first term
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US announces $203 million in new aid to war-torn Sudan amid major humanitarian crisis
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AFRICA PULSE
Mind the mangroves! Some Kenyans combat the threat of logging with hidden beehives
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ZELIPHA KIROBI
Kenya’s dramatic flooding sweeps away a central part of the economy: Its farms
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DESMOND TIRO
Grandmothers are the key to a form of mental health therapy that’s spreading across the globe
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Kenya’s urban population is growing. The need for affordable housing is, too
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Nigeria more than doubles the minimum wage for government workers after strikes and negotiations
Public sector workers in Nigeria on the minimum wage will see their salaries double after the government reached an agreement on Thursday with labor unions that have been threatening further strikes as the cost of living spirals.
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Nigeria fines Meta $220 million for violating data protection and consumer rights laws
Nigeria’s government has fined Meta $220 million after its investigations found “multiple and repeated” violations of the country’s data protection and consumer rights laws on Facebook and WhatsApp.
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A Kenyan court suspends a police ban on protests in Nairobi
A Kenyan court has suspended a police ban on protests in the capital. The high court said Thursday that that citizens have a right to demonstrate peacefully.
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South African president says new coalition government is united in tackling unemployment and poverty
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has opened a new parliamentary term. It comes nearly two months after an historic election result reshaped the country’s politics and led to the formation of an unprecedented multiparty government coalition.
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A truce to halt violence in eastern Congo is extended as calls grow for the displaced to return home
The United States has announced the extension of a humanitarian truce that had reduced fighting in eastern Congo. The announcement by the U.S.
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US Treasury sanctions Sierra Leone man for allegedly smuggling migrants into the United States
The U.S. Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on a man from Sierra Leone for smuggling thousands of migrants from Asia and Africa into the United States.
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African Development Bank approves $1B loan to South Africa’s state-owned rail and ports company
The African Development Bank says it has approved a $1 billion loan to South Africa’s state-owned rail and ports company, Transnet.
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Former Mozambique finance minister on trial in US over ‘tuna bond’ scandal that spurred debt crisis
The “tuna bond” scandal that shook Mozambique’s economy is washing into a U.S. court. Former Mozambican finance minister Manuel Chang is being tried on charges that he took bribes to secretly commit his country to huge loans that prosecutors say got looted.
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European aid worker arrested in Central African Republic over spying allegations is on hunger strike
A European aid worker who was arrested two months ago in Central African Republic over spying allegations has begun a hunger strike to protest the conditions of his detention.
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Tunisia’s opposition says politically motivated arrests and gag orders are chilling election efforts
Leading opposition parties in Tunisia say politically motivated arrests and gag orders are creating impossible conditions for holding democratic elections later this year.
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Interpol arrests 300 people in a global crackdown on West African crime groups across 5 continents
Interpol has announced the outcome of a global operation targeting West African organized crime groups across five continents in 21 countries.
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Former South African president Zuma faces expulsion from the ANC after joining a rival party
Former South African President Jacob Zuma’s disciplinary hearing with the African National Congress has been postponed for more arguments, as he faces expulsion for campaigning against the organization he once led as head of a new political party.
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Kenya police to detain for 30 days a man arrested after discovery of dismembered bodies of women
A court in Kenya has allowed police to detain for 30 days a man suspected of killing and dismembering women then dumping them in a flooded quarry, as investigations continue.
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Police in Kenya use tear gas to break up new protests calling for the president to resign
Police in Kenya have hurled tear gas canisters to break up protests in Nairobi and several other towns and cities, accusing the president of poor governance and demanding his resignation, despite his dismissal of nearly the entire Cabinet last week.
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Armenia launches joint military drills with the US amid souring ties with old ally Russia
Armenia has launched joint military drills with the United States. The move reflects the South Caucasus republic’s desire to forge closer ties with the U.S. and other Western allies as the country’s relations with Russia sour.
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6 firefighters have died battling a bushfire in South Africa after storms batter other areas
South Africa’s emergency services say six firefighters have died battling a bushfire in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province and another two are in a critical condition.
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Police arrest a man in Kenya’s capital after dismembered bodies of 9 women are found in quarry
Police in Kenya say they have arrested the main suspect after nine dismembered bodies of women were found in a quarry in the capital, Nairobi.
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Provisional election results show Rwanda’s Kagame cruising to victory, an outcome that was expected
President Paul Kagame has won 99% of the vote in provisional results from Rwanda’s presidential election, electoral authorities said, an outcome that was widely expected as the country’s long-time ruler aims to extend this three-decade grip on power.
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At least 5 killed in bombing targeting a busy café in the Somali capital, police say
Police say a bombing outside a café in the Somali capital of Mogadishu killed at least five people. Some people were watching the European soccer final between Spain and England on a screen inside the café when a car loaded with explosives blew up outside, said a spokesman for Somali police.
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Arrests, summonses of potential presidential candidates in Tunisia continue as election day nears
Potential presidential candidates in Tunisia are facing arrest or being summoned to appear in court as authorities clamp down on those planning to participate.
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At least 8 killed in shootout during failed jailbreak in the Somali capital
A corrections officer says five prisoners and three soldiers have been killed in a failed attempt by some inmates to break out of a prison in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
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Terrorism and organized crime rampant in Sahel and spilling into West Africa coastal states, UN says
A U.N. envoy says terrorism and organized crime by violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State are a “pervasive threat” in Africa’s volatile Sahel region.
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The collapse of a school in northern Nigeria leaves 22 students dead, officials say
Police say a two-story school collapsed during morning classes in north-central Nigeria, killing 22 students and sending rescuers on a frantic search for more than 100 people trapped in the rubble.
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Kenya police boss resigns in latest fallout from deadly protests
Kenya’s police boss has resigned in the latest development resulting from deadly protests. The resignation Friday comes as President William Ruto seeks to respond to growing concerns of police brutality following weeks of protests triggered by a proposed tax hike.
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Inmates escape from one of Niger’s most fortified prisons where jihadis are held
Nigerien authorities are enforcing a curfew as they search for inmates who escaped from one of the country’s most fortified prisons in the Tillaberi region on Thursday night.
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A truce in Congo ends in a week. Aid groups say it could be a lost opportunity to help civilians
A two-week truce in eastern Congo has heavily reduced fighting, but with a week left aid workers and local civil society groups say not much help has reached millions of people who are trapped in one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises.
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This nearly 10-foot Gatsby sub is made by a South African restaurant with a taste for the supersized
A South African restaurant and bar has served up a sandwich that’s nearly 10 feet long in the latest offering from an establishment with a taste for the supersized.
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Paul Kagame appears set to extend his long presidency of Rwanda in an election Monday
Rwandans vote Monday in an election that will almost certainly extend the long rule of President Paul Kagame.
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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announces reelection campaign
Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says he is running for a second term. The 78-year-old political veteran said in an interview on Thursday that he would run in the gas-rich North African country’s Sept. 7 election after he avoided declaring his plans for months.
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Sudan’s warring parties arrive in Geneva for UN-hosted talks on possible local cease-fires
U.N. officials say that Sudan’s warring parties have arrived in Geneva at the invitation of the United Nations to discuss the protection of civilians through possible local cease-fires.
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Kenyan president dismisses Cabinet ministers after weeks of protests over taxation, poor governance
Kenyan President William Ruto has dismissed almost all of his Cabinet ministers and promised to form a new government that will be lean and efficient following weeks of protests over high taxes and poor governance.
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South Africa’s Cape Town is hit by more storms, with 4,500 people displaced by floods and damage
The South African city of Cape Town and surrounding areas have been hit by more storms, ripping roofs off houses and causing widespread flooding.
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UN experts: Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan troops are in Congo operating with the M23 rebel group
U.N. experts say that between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwanda government forces are deployed in neighboring eastern Congo, operating alongside the M23 rebel group which has been making major advances.
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12 schoolchildren and their driver are killed when their minibus crashes in South Africa
A road accident in South Africa has killed 12 schoolchildren and their driver. Officials say a truck slammed into the back of the minibus carrying the children on Wednesday on a road in Gauteng province, causing it to overturn and catch fire.
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South Sudan peace talks face collapse over a new security law as country gears up for first election
South Sudan peace talks that were almost complete have hit a stumbling block. Opposition groups are demanding a newly passed bill that allows the detention of people without an arrest warrant be scratched out.
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