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William Ruto defeats Raila Odinga to win Kenyan presidency
Ruto won with 50.49% of the vote, narrowly defeating veteran opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who was…
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50 killed and many displaced in northern Nigeria flooding | CNN
CNN — At least 50 people have died and “many” displaced after recent torrential rains caused flooding in northern Nigeria,…
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Dozens killed in Egypt church fire
At least two officers and three civil protection service members were injured responding to the fire at Abu Sefein church,…
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Kenya electoral officials blame presidential candidates’ agents for results delay
The chair of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) accused party agents of approaching the process like a “forensic…
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Eight police officers killed in Sierra Leone during protests, minister says
The officers, six men and two women, were “brutalized” and killed in the area where the protests held on Wednesday,…
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Curfew declared in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown amid violent anti-government protests
The protests grew violent at times. Graphic images and video of battered and seriously injured protesters and some members of…
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Prominent Nigerian filmmaker Biyi Bandele passes away at 54
Bandele, 54, was a prolific author, playwright and filmmaker whose work includes the adaptation of famed Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi…
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Kenyans are casting their ballots for a new leader. But ‘tribal considerations’ may supersede competence | CNN
CNN — Kenyans are heading to the polls Tuesday in crucial elections as outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta prepares to hand…
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Chad’s military government signs peace agreement with rebel groups in Doha
However, main rebel group Front for Change and Concord (FACT) did not sign the agreement. “Under the auspices of the…
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Ugandan LGBTQ organization calls government shutdown of its operations a ‘clear witch-hunt’
Uganda’s National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO Bureau) under the Ministry of Internal Affairs said Friday the group operated without…
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