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South African investigators raid Parliament Speaker’s home over corruption probe


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A special investigations unit in South Africa searched the home of the Speaker of Parliament for more than five hours and seized evidence as part of a probe into accusations that she accepted bribes in her previous role as defense minister.…

Egyptians Passport holders stuck in Gaza plead to return home


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Dozens of Egyptian passport and ID holders have been stuck in the Gaza Strip for weeks, increasingly desperate for the opportunity to leave the besieged territory and escape the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. "We are staying here…

Senegal justifies lifting security measures around Sonko’s home


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Senegal's government has justified the lifting of security around the Dakar home of opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, saying "the risk does not exist". Government spokesperson Abdou Karim Fofana said that the measures had been lifted…

UK Home Secretary in Rwanda for migrant deal talks


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Britain's Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, arrived in Rwanda on Saturday for a visit aimed at reinforcing the government's commitment to its controversial agreement with Kigali to deport some asylum-seekers to the African country. After…

Tunisia: Hundreds of students return home after attacks


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Almost 300 people returned from Tunisia to Mali and Ivory Coast on after boarding repatriation flights, fearful of a wave of violence since the president launched a tirade against migrants. Last month President Kais Saied ordered…

Ivorian Sacred drum in France to return home


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An Ivorian drum seized by France during colonization is about to be returned to the Ivory Coast. The sacred Djidji Ayokwe drum was used to communicate warning messages up to thirty kilometres around villages. In 1916 the drum was…

Ivorian troops return home after months in Malian captivity


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Forty-six Ivorian soldiers recently pardoned by Mali's junta flew home to Ivory Coast's Abidjan airport after around six months in captivity. Their return signals the apparent resolution of a diplomatic standoff between the West African…

North Kivu conflict: Congolese refugees reluctant to move back home


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After fighting between the national army and M23 rebels erupted earlier this week in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, thousands of Congolese fled to neighbouring Uganda. Now, Kinshasa is asking them to regain their villages but…

Sudanese Prime Minister back home


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Sudan's prime-minister Abdallah Hamdok is back home after what it looks like a coup by the military last Monday. Earlier, ruling general Abdel Fattah al-Burhane, had announced that the Prime Minister was staying at his home for security…

Angola former President Dos Santos returns home


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Angola's ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has arrived in the southern Africa nation from Spain, the first time he has returned home since retiring, the state press agency said. Dos Santos left the country in 2019 after handing the…