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Vote counting underway in Mauritania
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Vote counting underway in Mauritania

Saturday’s vote unfolded peacefully, according to observers. The turnout was 40% out of 2 million eligible voters, and partial results

Iran to hold runoff election as no candidate secures 50% of votes
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Iran to hold runoff election as no candidate secures 50% of votes

There’s been only one runoff presidential election in Iran’s history: in 2005, when hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad bested former President Akbar

Mauritania votes to elect new president
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Mauritania votes to elect new president

7 candidates are vying for the top office including incumbent president Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. Youth unemployment, the terrorist threat in

6.3 million people in need of humanitarian support and protection in Burkina Faso
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6.3 million people in need of humanitarian support and protection in Burkina Faso

Armed terrorist groups have severed humanitarian access in many localities across the country. Moreover, the Sahel region grapples with drought-related

Panama Papers scandal: 28 defendants acquitted
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Panama Papers scandal: 28 defendants acquitted

The Panama papers scandal exposed a network of tax havens involving people like Lionel Messi and Africa’s richest man Aliko

Eritrean Biniam Girmay looking forward to a good result at 2024 Tour de France
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Eritrean Biniam Girmay looking forward to a good result at 2024 Tour de France

The first African rider to win a World Tour classic attended at a pre-Tour media event for his team in

WATCH: Heavy rains cause deadly collapse at Indira Gandhi Airport
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WATCH: Heavy rains cause deadly collapse at Indira Gandhi Airport

A portion of a canopy at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport’s Terminal 1 collapsed early Friday due to heavy

Moroccan troupe mixes traditional acrobatics with dance to captivate crowds
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Moroccan troupe mixes traditional acrobatics with dance to captivate crowds

The troupe has been touring Moroccan cities and has recently performed in a show titled “Fiq,” Arabic for awake, at

Nairobi mosque holds funeral of a teen shot during anti-tax protest
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Nairobi mosque holds funeral of a teen shot during anti-tax protest

A Nairobi mosque held the funeral of 19-year-old Ibrahim Kamau on Friday after he was shot during a protest on

Pics of the day: June 28, 2024
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Pics of the day: June 28, 2024

Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day’s news…Read More