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Social media fuels Kenyan youth backlash over lawmakers' opulence
NAIROBI - Luxury cars, private helicopters, mounds of cash. The lavish lifestyles of Kenya's lawmakers, splashed across TikTok and X,...
Jul 13, 20245 min read
Ethiopia's Abiy visits Sudan's army chief on Red Sea coast
CAIRO - Ethiopian Premier Abiy Ahmed met Sudan's army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Tuesday, becoming the first foreign leader...
Jul 10, 20242 min read
Kenyans hold concert to remember those killed in protests
NAIROBI - Hundreds of Kenyans attended a concert in the nation's capital Nairobi on Sunday, chanting slogans and dancing, to commemorate...
Jul 8, 20242 min read
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
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
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
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
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
South Africa's Ramaphosa announces cabinet that includes ex-opposition leader
JOHANNESBURG - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed former opposition leader John Steenhuisen as minister of agriculture on...
Jul 1, 20242 min read
S.Africa's DA committed to cabinet negotiations, ANC says talks 'almost done'
CAPE TOWN - South Africa's Democratic Alliance (DA) is committed to working out a deal over posts in President Cyril Ramaphosa's cabinet,...
Jun 28, 20242 min read
Global hunger monitor says Sudan faces risk of famine in 14 areas
CAIRO - There is a risk of famine in 14 areas across Sudan if the conflict between military factions escalates further, a global hunger...
Jun 28, 20241 min read
ICC convicts Mali Islamist for Timbuktu atrocities
THE HAGUE - Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted a Malian Islamist on Wednesday of war crimes and crimes against...
Jun 27, 20242 min read
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