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South Africa xenophobia: Zambian protest, Nigerians online fume

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France: Macron seeks to end controversy over Algeria comments

*French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron on Saturday sought to end the controversy over comments he made about France colonialization while on a visit to Algeria.* Macron, a pro-European independent centrist who several recent polls have shown to be a frontrunner, was hit by a wave of...

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Mali : le patron de l'armée limogé après le massacre de Ogossagou

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South Sudan's peace deal evaluation body condemns renewed fighting in the country

The oversight body monitoring South Sudan’s peace agreement, the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) has strongly condemned an upsurge of fighting in the country that has displaced over 50,000 people since January. Speaking in a meeting of stakeholders on Wednesday in Juba,...

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Chaos in S. Africa parliament: thrown outs and walk outs as Zuma presents State of Nation

There were chaotic scenes inside the chamber of the South African Parliament on Thursday evening as President Zuma attended a sitting to present the State of the Nation address. Tensions had been rising ahead of the session as Zuma ordered over 400 soldiers to help maintain law and order during...

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Tshisekedi's death casts doubt on talks and future of DRC opposition

The death of Democratic Republic of Congo’s veteran oppostion leader Etienne Tshisekedi at the age of 84 in Brussels, leaves the oppostion without a popular champion. The pivotal figure who died on Wednesday while undergoing medical treatment, was set take the top post in a transitional...

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Yahya Jammeh declares three-month state of emergency in Gambia

Gambia’s outgoing President Yahya Jammeh has declared a three-month state of emergency only two days to the inauguration of president-elect Adama Barrow. In a televised address on state TV on Tuesday evening, Jammeh announced that the 90 days state of emergency starts from January 17 to...

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Ivory Coast: Fresh gunfire hits Abidjan, Bouake still volatile

The commercial capital of Ivory Coast, Abidjan, has been hit by gunfire, a local resident and a soldier have confirmed to Reuters. The gunfire was heard at a military base known as “old Akouedo.” Reuters quotes a soldier as saying, “Shooting has started in our camp too,”...

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Fuel truck blast kills dozens in north Syrian border town

*A fuel truck exploded in the busy centre of a rebel-held town near Syria’s border with Turkey on Saturday killing dozens of people and wounding dozens more.* The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least 43 people, mostly civilians, were killed when the tanker blew up in front of...