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Police in Kenya use tear gas to break up new protests calling for the president to resign
Police in Kenya have hurled tear gas canisters to break up protests in Nairobi and several other towns and cities, accusing the president of poor governance and demanding his resignation, despite his dismissal of nearly the entire Cabinet last week.
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More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti with UN-backed mission to fight violent gangs
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A ‘new era’ in malaria control has begun with a vaccination campaign for children in Ivory Coast
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Provisional election results show Rwanda’s Kagame cruising to victory, an outcome that was expected
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6 firefighters have died battling a bushfire in South Africa after storms batter other areas
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AFRICA PULSE
Kenya’s dramatic flooding sweeps away a central part of the economy: Its farms
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DESMOND TIRO
Grandmothers are the key to a form of mental health therapy that’s spreading across the globe
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Kenya’s urban population is growing. The need for affordable housing is, too
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EVELYNE MUSAMBI
More African nations focus on HPV vaccination against cervical cancer, but hesitancy remains
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At least 72 people are killed in a militia attack near Congo’s capital in a conflict over land
Authorities in Congo say at least 72 people including several soldiers were killed in a militia attack east of the capital on Saturday.
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Kenya police to detain for 30 days a man arrested after discovery of dismembered bodies of women
A court in Kenya has allowed police to detain for 30 days a man suspected of killing and dismembering women then dumping them in a flooded quarry, as investigations continue.
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Gambia upholds its ban on female genital cutting. Reversing it would have been a global first
Lawmakers in the West African nation of Gambia have rejected a bill that would have overturned a ban on female genital cutting.
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Arrests, summonses of potential presidential candidates in Tunisia continue as election day nears
Potential presidential candidates in Tunisia are facing arrest or being summoned to appear in court as authorities clamp down on those planning to participate.
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At least 5 killed in bombing targeting a busy café in the Somali capital, police say
Police say a bombing outside a café in the Somali capital of Mogadishu killed at least five people. Some people were watching the European soccer final between Spain and England on a screen inside the café when a car loaded with explosives blew up outside, said a spokesman for Somali police.
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Armenia launches joint military drills with the US amid souring ties with old ally Russia
Armenia has launched joint military drills with the United States. The move reflects the South Caucasus republic’s desire to forge closer ties with the U.S. and other Western allies as the country’s relations with Russia sour.
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Police arrest a man in Kenya’s capital after dismembered bodies of 9 women are found in quarry
Police in Kenya say they have arrested the main suspect after nine dismembered bodies of women were found in a quarry in the capital, Nairobi.
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Mind the mangroves! Some Kenyans combat the threat of logging with hidden beehives
Some conservation-minded Kenyans are trying to protect threatened mangroves from loggers by hiding beehives in them.
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At least 8 killed in shootout during failed jailbreak in the Somali capital
A corrections officer says five prisoners and three soldiers have been killed in a failed attempt by some inmates to break out of a prison in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
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Terrorism and organized crime rampant in Sahel and spilling into West Africa coastal states, UN says
A U.N. envoy says terrorism and organized crime by violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State are a “pervasive threat” in Africa’s volatile Sahel region.
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The collapse of a school in northern Nigeria leaves 22 students dead, officials say
Police say a two-story school collapsed during morning classes in north-central Nigeria, killing 22 students and sending rescuers on a frantic search for more than 100 people trapped in the rubble.
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Kenya police boss resigns in latest fallout from deadly protests
Kenya’s police boss has resigned in the latest development resulting from deadly protests. The resignation Friday comes as President William Ruto seeks to respond to growing concerns of police brutality following weeks of protests triggered by a proposed tax hike.
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Inmates escape from one of Niger’s most fortified prisons where jihadis are held
Nigerien authorities are enforcing a curfew as they search for inmates who escaped from one of the country’s most fortified prisons in the Tillaberi region on Thursday night.
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A truce in Congo ends in a week. Aid groups say it could be a lost opportunity to help civilians
A two-week truce in eastern Congo has heavily reduced fighting, but with a week left aid workers and local civil society groups say not much help has reached millions of people who are trapped in one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises.
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This nearly 10-foot Gatsby sub is made by a South African restaurant with a taste for the supersized
A South African restaurant and bar has served up a sandwich that’s nearly 10 feet long in the latest offering from an establishment with a taste for the supersized.
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Paul Kagame appears set to extend his long presidency of Rwanda in an election Monday
Rwandans vote Monday in an election that will almost certainly extend the long rule of President Paul Kagame.
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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announces reelection campaign
Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says he is running for a second term. The 78-year-old political veteran said in an interview on Thursday that he would run in the gas-rich North African country’s Sept. 7 election after he avoided declaring his plans for months.
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Sudan’s warring parties arrive in Geneva for UN-hosted talks on possible local cease-fires
U.N. officials say that Sudan’s warring parties have arrived in Geneva at the invitation of the United Nations to discuss the protection of civilians through possible local cease-fires.
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Kenyan president dismisses Cabinet ministers after weeks of protests over taxation, poor governance
Kenyan President William Ruto has dismissed almost all of his Cabinet ministers and promised to form a new government that will be lean and efficient following weeks of protests over high taxes and poor governance.
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South Africa’s Cape Town is hit by more storms, with 4,500 people displaced by floods and damage
The South African city of Cape Town and surrounding areas have been hit by more storms, ripping roofs off houses and causing widespread flooding.
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UN experts: Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan troops are in Congo operating with the M23 rebel group
U.N. experts say that between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwanda government forces are deployed in neighboring eastern Congo, operating alongside the M23 rebel group which has been making major advances.
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12 schoolchildren and their driver are killed when their minibus crashes in South Africa
A road accident in South Africa has killed 12 schoolchildren and their driver. Officials say a truck slammed into the back of the minibus carrying the children on Wednesday on a road in Gauteng province, causing it to overturn and catch fire.
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South Sudan peace talks face collapse over a new security law as country gears up for first election
South Sudan peace talks that were almost complete have hit a stumbling block. Opposition groups are demanding a newly passed bill that allows the detention of people without an arrest warrant be scratched out.
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Elephants trample a Spanish tourist to death in South Africa. He left a car to take photos
Elephants have trampled a Spanish tourist to death at a wildlife reserve in South Africa after he got out of his vehicle and approached a herd to take photographs.
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Top UN official in Congo welcomes 2-week truce in the east, where violence is at ‘alarming levels’
The top U.N. official in Congo has welcomed a two-week humanitarian cease-fire in its mineral-rich east, where she says violence has reached “alarming levels” and risks provoking a wider regional conflict.
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Rwanda says it is aware of the UK’s intention to terminate contentious deportation scheme
Rwanda’s government says it is aware of the United Kingdom’s intention to terminate its plan to deport asylum-seekers to the East African country.
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In first comments, the Kenyan force in Haiti says ‘no room for failure’ against powerful gangs
The head of the Kenya-led multinational force tasked with curbing gang violence in Haiti says “there’s no room for failure” and is committing to ensuring democratic elections.
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A Kenyan court says 2022 shooting death of a Pakistani journalist by police in Nairobi was unlawful
A Kenyan court has ruled that the 2022 shooting death of a Pakistani journalist by police in Nairobi was unlawful and unconstitutional.
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Senegal’s leader wasn’t born when ECOWAS was founded. He’s asked to reunite the bloc split by coups
Senegal’s President Basirou Diomaye Faye, Africa’s youngest, is suddenly faced with a huge challenge of reuniting a weakened regional bloc that is older than him.
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Nearly 1,000 homes in Cape Town destroyed by storms as city braces for a week of bad weather
Authorities say nearly 1,000 homes in informal settlements in Cape Town, South Africa, have been destroyed by gale-force winds, displacing around 4,000 people.
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A weakened West Africa bloc asks Senegalese leader to try to convince breakaway states to return
West Africa’s divided regional bloc has asked Senegal’s President Basirou Diomaye Faye to have a dialogue with the three military junta-led member states to try to reunite the region whose stability has been under threat following their decision to leave the group in January.
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Military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso rule out returning to the ECOWAS regional bloc
Military junta leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have ruled out returning their nations to the West Africa regional bloc whose division could further jeopardize efforts to undo coups and curb violence spreading across the region.
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New UK Prime Minister Starmer says controversial Rwanda deportation plan is ‘dead and buried’
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says a controversial Conservative policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is “dead and buried.”
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Nigeria claims it has degraded extremists. New suicide bombings suggest they remain potent
Recent suicide bombings in northeastern Nigeria have raised questions about the country’s claim that it has degraded extremists whose insurgency since 2009 has killed more than 35,000 people directly and displaced more than 2 million.
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Kenya’s president apologizes for arrogant officials and promises to act against police brutality
Kenya’s President William Ruto has apologized for the “arrogance and show of opulence” by legislators and ministers from the ruling party.
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