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Biden to mark US and Angola's shared slave trade history
LUANDA - Joe Biden will use his visit to Angola on Tuesday, the first by a U.S. president to the sub-Saharan African country, to mark the...
Dec 3, 20243 min read


Mali town at heart of July battle hit by disease and drone strikes
TINZAOUATEN, Mali - Residents of Mali's northern town of Tinzaouaten, caught in the crossfire of a fierce July battle between Tuareg...
Nov 29, 20242 min read


Fifteen dead, more than 100 missing in east Uganda landslide
KAMPALA - Fifteen people have died and at least 100 more are missing after a landslide triggered by heavy rains buried dozens of homes...
Nov 29, 20242 min read


Heavy gunfire erupts in South Sudan capital of Juba
NAIROBI - Heavy gunfire erupted in South Sudan's capital Juba on Thursday evening after security forces moved to arrest the former head...
Nov 22, 20242 min read


Ugandan opposition politician kidnapped in Kenya, his wife says
KAMPALA - A veteran Ugandan opposition politician was kidnapped during a book launch in Kenya at the weekend, transferred to Uganda and...
Nov 21, 20243 min read


78 drown after boat capsizes in Congo's Lake Kivu, provincial governor says
GOMA - At least 78 people drowned when a boat carrying 278 passengers capsized in Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on...
Oct 5, 20242 min read


Kenya lawmakers plan impeachment move against deputy president, majority leader says
NAIROBI - Kenyan lawmakers plan to launch impeachment proceedings against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, accusing him of undermining...
Oct 1, 20242 min read


Factbox-The racial divide in South Africa's economy
JOHANNESBURG - Thirty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa's economy remains deeply divided by race, spurring political debate...
Sep 24, 20242 min read


Questions remain over security in Mali a day after 'ambitious' attack
BAMAKO - Mali's security situation remained unclear on Wednesday after insurgents attacked an elite police training academy and other...
Sep 19, 20243 min read


Ghana opposition holds protests against alleged voter roll irregularities
ACCRA - Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party on Tuesday held nationwide protests against alleged voter roll...
Sep 19, 20242 min read


Alleged killer of Ugandan Olympian dies from burns, hospital says
ELDORET, Kenya - The man accused of dousing in petrol and setting alight Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died from burns sustained...
Sep 11, 20242 min read


Boost for South Africa's Zuma as prominent leftist politician joins his party
JOHANNESBURG - The deputy leader of South African opposition party the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) said on Thursday he was resigning...
Aug 16, 20241 min read
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