Africa

OUAGADOUGOU – Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has ordered the dissolution of all political parties, whose activities had already been suspended since the army took power in 2022.
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ABUJA - Nigeria’s military says some officers will face a court martial over allegations they plotted to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government last year.
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JOHANNESBURG - Former South African President Thabo Mbeki on Friday warned that the ruling African National Congress is in serious difficulty as the country faces worsening social and economic challenges, saying there is no clear solution…
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JOHANNESBURG - A new poll suggests billionaire businessman and Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe is the favourite to replace President Cyril Ramaphosa as leader of the ruling African National Congress in…
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GABORONE - Police in Botswana have arrested a 29-year-old Zimbabwean national, Evans Sivechere, on allegations of orchestrating an international job-seeker scam that reportedly defrauded clients of more than P240,000 (US$17 500).
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NAIROBI - Beryl Achieng Odinga (78), the youngest sister of the late Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, has passed away while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital Nairobi.
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PRETORIA - South Africa’s opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, has criticised African heads of state for what he described as “unacceptable silence” following recent confrontations between President Cyril…
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HARARE - Zimbabwe’s political rivals, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa, have both expressed profound dismay and concern over the post-election violence in Tanzania,…
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NAIROBI - Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta spoke emotionally during the memorial service for Frank Ireri, the late former Managing Director of Housing Finance Company of Kenya, who succumbed to cancer on October 28, 2025, aged 63.
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DAR ES SALAAM - Under fire President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of Tanzania’s controversial presidential election, securing another term amid days of unrest across the country that have claimed the lives of hundreds.
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