Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine flees country due to threats
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Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine flees country due to threats

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine announced Saturday that he has fled the country to escape a military-led manhunt following January’s

Senegal makes $471 Million debt payment but faces tough times head
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Senegal makes $471 Million debt payment but faces tough times head

Senegal successfully paid nearly half a billion dollars in debt obligations on Friday, avoiding default, but spending cuts, delayed payments

France renews ties with CAR in first Ministerial visit in eight years
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France renews ties with CAR in first Ministerial visit in eight years

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot arrived in Bangui on Friday for the first high-level French visit in eight years, declaring

Cape Town rallies for Quds Day as US-Israel strikes rock Tehran
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Cape Town rallies for Quds Day as US-Israel strikes rock Tehran

As explosions echoed over Tehran and the United States vowed to intensify strikes against Iran, hundreds gathered in Cape Town

Ivory Coast pays tribute to 19 victims of Grand-Bassam jihadist attack
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Ivory Coast pays tribute to 19 victims of Grand-Bassam jihadist attack

In front of a memorial honouring the 19 dead on Friday, Deputy Prime Minister Téné Birahima Ouattara said the attack targeted the nation’s

UN chief calls for ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah
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UN chief calls for ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday said the war in the Middle East, involving both Israel and Hezbollah, had

French FM and UN peacekeeping chief discuss CAR peace initiatives
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French FM and UN peacekeeping chief discuss CAR peace initiatives

France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot arrived in Bangui on Thursday for the first high-level French visit to the Central African

US-Israel war against Iran: the US base in Djibouti, a potential target?
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US-Israel war against Iran: the US base in Djibouti, a potential target?

Djibouti is home to Camp Lemonnier, the only permanent US military base in Africa. On 10 March, the US embassy in

Karam Hassan: from Sudanese refugee to l’Oréal executive
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Karam Hassan: from Sudanese refugee to l’Oréal executive

Karam Hassan was arrested the moment he returned home. Sudan, December 2013: fresh from his studies in India, he was

East Africa flood: death toll tops 110 as heavy rains wreak havoc
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East Africa flood: death toll tops 110 as heavy rains wreak havoc

The death toll from devastating floods and landslides across East Africa has surpassed 110, with at least 64 people killed