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Libya’s theatre stages comeback after country’s years of turmoil
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Libya’s theatre stages comeback after country’s years of turmoil

Hassituha” (You Felt It), a mostly silent play from eastern Libya, symbolises both the country’s divisions between west and east,

Tension and calls for “restraint” after the DRC elections
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Tension and calls for “restraint” after the DRC elections

Faced with the many logistical problems that prevented many polling stations from opening as scheduled, the electoral commission (Céni) extended

Burundi: 20 dead in rebel attack
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Burundi: 20 dead in rebel attack

The attack was carried out on Friday evening in the locality of Vugizo, some twenty kilometers from the economic capital

Exiled Senegalese opposition leader Karim Wade to vie for presidency
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Exiled Senegalese opposition leader Karim Wade to vie for presidency

Exiled Senegalese opposition figure Karim Wade, an ex-minister and the son of former head of state Abdoulaye Wade, Saturday said

DRC polls: Results begin to trickle in, Tshisekedi leads in diaspora votes
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DRC polls: Results begin to trickle in, Tshisekedi leads in diaspora votes

The results represent a minuscule proportion of the overall votes cast, but they indicated a provisional lead for incumbent President

Morocco heading for a sixth year of drought
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Morocco heading for a sixth year of drought

Water stress in Morocco has been exacerbated by rising temperatures, which have increased water evaporation from dams. The Ministry of

DR Congo: “voting operations had gone relatively well”
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DR Congo: “voting operations had gone relatively well”

In addition, the voting process was assessed negatively in 21 polling stations, with serious irregularities observed in several of them.

‘Rebel Moon’ the science-fiction epic showing devastation wrought by imperialism
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‘Rebel Moon’ the science-fiction epic showing devastation wrought by imperialism

In previous franchises, I think, you know, they’ve softened off the edges. And this is unapologetic. This is space fascism

Christmas decorations light up Lagos as economic context overshadows festivities
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Christmas decorations light up Lagos as economic context overshadows festivities

Christmas time is in the air. The lights in the streets and buildings around Nigeria’s economic capital are testimony to

France outside Niger: the end of Western counterterrorism in the Sahel
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France outside Niger: the end of Western counterterrorism in the Sahel

By forced and forced to leave Niger after Mali and Burkina Faso, France ratifies the end of a model of