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Tensions within DR Congo opposition as deal on joint candidate falls apart
In DR Congo, opposition leaders had voted to back a joint presidential candidate, Martin Fayulu, but opposition frontrunner Felix Tshisekedi has since backtracked. Also, in…
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South African musician Bongeziwe Mabandla on his 'urban African folk'
In tonight's edition: President Alassane Ouattara's ruling party clinches victory in municipal polls in Ivory Coast. Also, in Burkina Faso, Yacouba Sawadogo has spent more than…
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Dozens killed in eastern Uganda mudslides
Dozens die in eastern Uganda, where landslides triggered by torrential rains have wreaked havoc on villages and infrastructure. The death toll could yet rise. Also, the…
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From Bouaké to Abidjan, the bumpy road to reconciliation in Ivory Coast
In November 2010, a disputed presidential election in Ivory Coast sparked violence. Rival supporters of Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara clashed for weeks, leaving some 3,000…
Ivory Coast's Gbagbo begins freedom bid before ICC
Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo will Monday ask the International Criminal Court to acquit him of crimes against humanity and free him after seven years in detention.
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Burundi suspends activities of foreign NGOs
Authorities in Burundi suspend foreign NGOs' activities, saying they need to comply with a new law and tighter controls. Also, the situation is critical in Madagascar where…
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South Sudan: Where does the peace deal stand?
In the absence of any official figures, researchers believe that at least 383,000 lives have been lost in South Sudan's brutal five-year civil war. Also, police and gendarmes…
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Video: Sent back to Ivory Coast, illegal migrants face stigma, rejection
It's the contradiction of Ivory Coast. While its economy is one of the most dynamic in Africa, more and more of its people are setting out into the desert towards the…
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Merkel wraps up three-day West Africa tour in Nigeria
Migration and boosting Nigeria's economy top the agenda in Abuja as President Muhammadu Buhari meets his German counterpart Angela Merkel. Also, Mauritanians prepare to vote in…
Ivorian former first lady Simone Gbagbo freed in amnesty
Ivory Coast's former first lady Simone Gbagbo was released from detention on Wednesday after being granted an amnesty for her part in a short civil war in 2011, according to a…
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DR Congo: President Joseph Kabila will not run in presidential elections
After years of speculation, President Joseph Kabila has said he will not run for a third term in DR Congo’s presidential elections in December. Instead, former interior minister…
