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South African Former president Zuma barns from May election


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Former South African President Jacob Zuma is not eligible to run in upcoming elections; the Independent Electoral Commission has ruled. The former president has until 2nd April to appeal. The commission said at a media briefing that…

Togo adopts new Constitution moves from presidential to parliamentary system


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Togolese lawmakers adopted a new constitution introduced by members of the ruling party which transitions the West African nation from a presidential to a parliamentary system. The country's opposition, which boycotted the last…

Somalia secures 99% debt relief from international creditors


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Somalia secured the cancellation of 99% of the debt it owed to members of the Paris Club of creditor nations, the Paris Club said a milestone in the war-scarred country's efforts to re-join the international financial system. Countries…

Mozambique to receive support from Algeria in anti-terror fight


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Algeria has pledged that it will support Mozambique in its fight against terrorism in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique's news agency AIM reported Monday. Summarizing a four day working visit to Algeria, Mozambican…

UN peacekeepers withdraw from Kamanyola base in eastern DRC


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Pakistani MONUSCO peacekeepers closed their Kamanyola base in eastern DRC. The Head of the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo attended the ceremony. “Kamanyola is the first MONUSCO base in South Kivu to…

Three Military Juntas in West Africa withdraw from ECOWAS


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The military juntas in West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger jointly announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States on Sunday. The juntas accused the regional economic bloc of…

Somalia to rescue hostages from UN helicopter


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Somalian government is working to rescue the passengers of a U.N. helicopter that was captured by al Shabaab militants, a spokesperson said, but military officers said it would be difficult to access the area where they were taken. The…

Nigeria seeks to ban degrees from Kenya, Uganda


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Nigeria says it will extend the suspension of degrees’ accreditation to more countries, including Kenya and Uganda. This comes days after the West African country suspended the accreditation of degrees from Benin and Togo. “We are not…

Somalia to benefit from $4.5bn debt relief -IMF


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Somalia is to benefit from a $4.5 billion debt reduction plan with international creditors to service its debt, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced in a statement on Wednesday. "Somalia's debt relief process is the result of…

Somalia backs Army to take over from African Union


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The Somali army will be able to take over from the African Union forces expected to leave the country at the end of 2024, assured Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who considered the results obtained in the offensive, currently on…