Africa

Senegal court sentences opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to two years in prison for 'corruption of youth'A court in Senegal has sentenced leading opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to two years in prison for "corruption of youth". The court…
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The terrifying moment a great white shark lunges at a British tourist aboard a pleasure boat in South Africa, from within a few feet, has been captured on video.Incredible footage shows a ten-foot-tall great whitefish leaping out of the…
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Virunga, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has been caught in the middle of militia activity.Two guards in Virunga National Park have been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the latest bloodshed in the reserve designated a Unesco World…
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In the past three years, a cost-of-living crisis has spread around the world, affecting both rich and poor countries. Many blame the economic shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In Africa, these events…
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Thousands demonstrate in Bamako demanding an end to a peacekeeping mission they say has not brought peace.Several thousand protesters gathered in the country's capital, Bamako, on Thursday demanding an end to a United Nations peacekeeping…
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Increasing debt repayments, disappointing revenues and high prices of basic goods have put pressure on the Kenyan economy under Ruto's rule.Kenyan President William Ruto has accused the tax collection agency's staff of reducing government…
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Fulgence Kayishema, one of the most wanted remaining fugitives of the Rwandan genocide, has appeared before a court in the South African city of Cape Town following his arrest this week after 22 years on the run. Kayishema is accused of…
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Ilorin, Nigeria – On Monday, when Nigeria's president-elect Bola Tinbu is sworn in, Olusegun Badmus will be one of millions watching. But for the 57-year-old bus driver in the central Nigerian city of Ilorin, there is little excitement…
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The AU mission has yet to confirm casualties, although al-Shabab claims to have killed 137 soldiers.Al-Shabab fighters have attacked a military base housing Ugandan troops from the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia, according to…
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Washington warns that the Russian mercenary group is prolonging the conflict and causing "further chaos" in Sudan.Washington, D.C. – The United States has accused Russia's Wagner Group of supplying surface-to-air missiles to the…
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