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For the first time in a decade, a group of around one hundred mostly European tourists have visited the historic oasis town of Ghadames, deep in the desert. The convoy of vehicles was accompanied by the police, there to guarantee…

Southern African regional bloc SADC says that Eswatini's King Mswati III - Africa's last absolute monarch, had accepted the need for a national dialogue after pro-democracy protests intensified this month. Envoys from South Africa,…