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Mozambique's Chapo sworn in as president after disputed election

Daniel Chapo of Mozambique's long-governing Frelimo party was sworn in as president on Wednesday at a sparsely attended ceremony after months of protests against his disputed ...

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Suspected outbreak of Marburg virus kills eight in Tanzania: WHO

A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in northwest Tanzania has infected nine people, killing eight of them, the World Health Organisation has ...

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Sudan's army slams ethnically targeted killings of civilians in ...

The Sudanese army on Tuesday condemned what it called "individual violations" in Sudan's El Gezira in recent days after rights groups blamed the army ...

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Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF wants to extend Emmerson ...

Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party wants to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term in office by two years until 2030, a party spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Egypt rushes to catch up on solar energy as gas ...

With few clouds, vast empty deserts and a well-developed electricity grid, Egypt has all the elements for a huge expansion in solar power generation. But it is only now moving to exploit them, after the cost of natural gas imports jumped.
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WATCH | Massive, mysterious metal ring crashes into Kenyan village

A metallic object, likely space junk, crashed in Kenya's Mukuku village.

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Zambian court rules ex-president Lungu ineligible to run for another term

Zambia's Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that former [resident Edgar Lungu is ineligible to run for another term ...

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France begins military withdrawal from Chad, army says

France has started the withdrawal of its military from Chad with the departure of two warplanes that were based in the ...

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Namibians elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as first woman president

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia's ruling Swapo party has been elected president and will be the country's first ...

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WATCH | Two farmers bring saffron to Tunisia amid a changing climate

As climate change impacts their livelihoods, Tunisian farmers Faiza Hamdaoui and Torsh Mouhamad Dhia Al-Din have turned ...

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About 50 feared dead in Guinea stadium stampede, local official says

Videos shared online show victims lined up on the ground, while unverified images show fans scrambling over walls of ...

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Namibia votes for new president in most competitive election in decades

Voters waited in long queues outside polling stations in Namibia's capital Windhoek on Wednesday morning to cast their ...

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Ugandan opposition politician kidnapped in Kenya, says wife

A prominent Ugandan opposition politician was kidnapped during a book launch in Kenya at the weekend, transferred to ...

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WATCH | Plastic waste chokes DRC dam, causing widespread power cuts

A tide of plastic waste flowing into a major hydroelectric dam in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is causing ...

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Botswana’s vice-president will double as finance minister

Botswana's Vice-President Ndaba Gaolathe will double as finance minister, new President Duma Boko said on Monday, ...

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'I pledge to serve all Batswana with unwavering fairness and integrity' — Duma Boko

The inauguration at the national stadium in Gaborone was attended by dignitaries including Deputy President Paul ...

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Three killed, 66 injured in Mozambique protests, hospital says

Mozambique's largest hospital said on Friday at least three people were killed and 66 injured during clashes between ...

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IN PICS | ‘Our generation must act now’: Mozambicans demonstrate against ruling party

The election was hotly contested, with many young people supporting independent candidate Venancio Mondlane, who said ...

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Mozambique police fire teargas as opposition supporters march on capital

Human rights groups say at least 18 people have been killed in the police crackdown on protests since the October 9 ...

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More deaths amid post-election protests in Mozambique

Protests against election results are expected to intensify this week as opposition calls for national march to Maputo.