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Voting Starts In Mozambique
Mozambicans started voting on Wednesday in a tense general election highly likely to deliver victory for the ruling party, Frelimo, which has governed the southern African nation since 1975.
Poverty is the major concern of…
Anger As Search For DR Congo Shipwreck Victims Grinds
Dozens of families who lost relatives in the Lake Kivu boat accident are having to wait a long time to find closure. That is because recovery teams have not been able to pull all the bodies out of the water.
Everyday since the…
Dominican Republic Deports Nearly 11,000 Haitians
The Dominican Republic announced that it has deported or repatriated almost 11,000 Haitians over the past week.
This action aligns with its commitment to carry out such operations weekly, as Haiti struggles to manage the influx amid…
Zambia signs deal with China for first cholera vaccine
Zambia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China to establish the country’s first cholera vaccine manufacturing facility.
The project, announced on Monday, aims to strengthen Zambia’s fight against cholera, a disease that…
Burkina Faso Military Junta suspends Voice of America
Burkina Faso's military government has suspended the US-funded broadcaster Voice of America (VOA) for three months, following comments regarding the ongoing militant insurgency in the Sahel region.
The suspension, announced, also…
Kenyan deputy president defends self before impeachment
Kenyan deputy president, facing an impeachment motion in which he's accused of supporting anti-government protests in June and of being involved in corruption and other irregularities, has defended himself and confirmed that he would appear…
African migrant workers stuck in Lebanon
A group of Lebanese activists have taken the initiative to assist African migrants affected by the ongoing conflict in the country, while leading advocacy efforts to release the workers from a Kafala labor system that allows their employers…
Guinea: Tension over missing activists, transition issues
As the transition period in Guinea approaches its conclusion, uncertainty remains high and concerns are growing.
Fodé Baldé, an opposition leader, is sounding the alarm over the disappearance of political activists and the absence of a…
Haiti: Thousands flee after deadly attack
Nearly 6,300 people have fled their homes in the aftermath of an attack in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members that killed at least 70 people, according to the U.N.’s migration agency.
Nearly 90% of the displaced are staying with…
Ethiopia President To Be Replace
Ethiopia's parliament has approved the appointment of a new president to replace the country's first female head of state, Sahle-Work Zewde.
Taye Astike Selassie, foreign minister since February, has taken up the largely ceremonial role.…