How The Lagos State Government Demolished Houses Of Low-Income Earners In Mosafejo-Oworonshoki, Forced Over...
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Parliament in Cameroon ignores Coronavirus preventive measure
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The New Frontline: Youth Uprisings Across Africa Spark A Fight For Democracy And Dignity
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President Kenyatta Launches Port Of Lamu Amid Uproar From Environmentalists In Coastal Kenya
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Tanzania Tightens Media, Rights Repressions Ahead Of Polls
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Why Are Malawian Leaders Holding Mass Rallies Amid COVID-19?
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Tanzania Asks For Clarification On U.S Visa Sanctions
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Zimbabwe’s President Expels Health Minister Over Graft
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Ghana’s Supreme Court Upholds Akufo-Addo’s Election Victory
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The South Sudan Government Announces Assassination Of The 7 October Movement Leader
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Former Tanzanian Opposition Leader Granted Asylum In Canada
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Malawian Lawyers Match As Government Send Chief Justice On ‘Forced Leave’
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New White Paper Raises Alarm Over Tanzania’s Presidential Campaigns
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S.A Delegation Blocked From Meeting Opposition In Zimbabwe
Harare, September 8 — South Africa’s delegation from the country’s governing Africa National Congress (ANC) dispatched by the country’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to meet Zimbabwe’s governing party and opposition...
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