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Kenyan activists rethink strategy after protests turn violent
NAIROBI - Activists behind Kenya's anti-government protests are rethinking their strategy after demonstrations on Tuesday were marred by...
Jul 5, 20243 min read
DR Congo soldiers sentenced to death for fleeing battle
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo - Twenty-five soldiers have been sentenced to death by a military tribunal in the Democratic Republic...
Jul 4, 20242 min read
Army disarray hobbles Congo's fight with Rwanda-backed rebels, officers say
Paris - Soldiers from Democratic Republic of Congo's 223rd Battalion were sent to the lush hillsides near Lake Kivu to repel a rebel...
Jul 4, 20247 min read
France, Britain and others allowed to intervene in Myanmar ICJ genocide case
AMSTERDAM - Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Britain and the Maldives are allowed to intervene in Gambia's Myanmar...
Jul 4, 20241 min read
Egypt overhauls cabinet as economic pressures, power cuts persist
CAIRO - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi swore in a heavily reshuffled cabinet on Wednesday that includes new finance and foreign...
Jul 4, 20243 min read
Niger junta agrees to talks to repair ties with Benin
NIAMEY - Niger's junta has agreed to talks with Benin's government, led by two former Benin presidents, to help restore relations after...
Jul 4, 20242 min read
Egypt's Sisi names new armed forces chief of staff, defence minister
CAIRO - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi named a new chief of staff for the armed forces on Wednesday, after replacing the defence...
Jul 4, 20241 min read
UN seeks aid for Sudan refugees fleeing to Libya, Uganda
GENEVA - The U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday it is expanding its Sudan aid plan to Libya and Uganda, after a surge in arrivals in...
Jul 3, 20242 min read
Tunisian president sets election date for Oct. 6
TUNIS - Tunisian President Kais Saied on Monday set the presidential election date for Oct. 6 and is widely expected to seek a second...
Jul 3, 20242 min read
Egypt set to change finance, foreign and supply ministers
CAIRO - Egypt is expected to change its foreign, finance, petroleum, electricity and supply ministers in a long-awaited cabinet overhaul,...
Jul 3, 20242 min read
New South African government inspires hope and fear
South Africa's new unity government inspired cautious optimism on Monday from industry and financial markets but many citizens and...
Jul 2, 20242 min read
Turkey mediating Somalia-Ethiopia talks on port deal
Turkey has begun mediating talks between Somalia and Ethiopia over a port deal Addis Ababa signed with the breakaway region of Somaliland...
Jul 2, 20242 min read
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