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President Macky Sall has won Sunday's presidential election in Senegal, the country's prime minister said.
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Ivory Coast ex-President Gbagbo goes free at ICC court in The...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has acquitted Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo.
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Ethiopia appoints first female president
The Ethiopian parliament is the final step for the country to officially welcome its first female president under the ruling Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic...
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Vote are being counted in Cameroon following Sunday's presidential election in which Paul Biya is seeking to extend his 36-year tenure as head of...
Abuse of social media and 4 issues Buhari raised in Nigeria...
Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari called on Nigerians to ‘shut out disruptive and corrosive forces’ hiding in the world of social media, in order to...
Mrs. Trump starts African tour: What she said about her hosts
Melania Trump, the United States First Lady is expected in Ghana today, October 1, as she kick starts a four-nation African tour.
The tour is...
Kagame tells UN delegates Africa’s global position must change
Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame told delegates at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that Africa’s global position must change in response to recent positive...
Deadly attack restricts Ebola treatment in DR Congo
As the death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo reaches 100, according to the World Health...
Nigeria gas tanker explosion kills at least 35
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