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Pope To Boost Muslim Ties On Security-Tight Egypt Trip

Pope Francis heads to Egypt Friday to bolster relations with Muslims and show solidarity with the largest Christian...

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After Two Years, No End In Sight To Burundi’s Deadly Turmoil

Two years after Burundi's president plunged the central African country into turmoil, the regime shows no signs of...

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Angola To Hold Election On August 23

Angola's cabinet said on Monday that elections will be held on August 23 to choose a successor to President Eduardo dos...

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Venezuela’s President Maduro Calls For Talks With Opposition

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has called for talks to resume with the opposition. He also said he wanted local...

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Open Letter To Former President Rawlings

Your Excellency, One day this year, as I was walking by my perpetually empty locker, I was struck by your memory. I...

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Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen To Fight For French Presidency

Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen to fight for French presidency Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen will go head-to-head...

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Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen To Fight For Presidency

Centrist Emmanuel Macron has gone through to the second round of the French election, where he will face far-right...

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Venezuela’s President Maduro Calls For Talks With Opposition

The latest protests were on Saturday and another march is planned for Monday Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has...

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Cameroon Restores Internet To Anglophone Regions

Cameroon's government said on Thursday it had restored the internet to its restive anglophone region, three months...

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Angolan Activists Jailed Over Election Protest

Seven Angolan opposition activists have been sentenced to 45 days in jail over a protest calling for transparency in...

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Silence Is Not An Option

Whereas the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has managed to accomplish the feat of populating his administration...

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Military Court Convicts Cameroon Journalist Ahmed Abba

A military court in Cameroon has convicted Ahmed Abba, a journalist for Radio France Internationale's (RFI) Hausa...

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Rwandan Court Hands Ex-Hutu Militia Leader Life Sentence

Former Hutu militia leader Bernard Munyagishari was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Kigali Thursday for...

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Angolan Activists Jailed Over Election Protest

Seven Angolan opposition activists have been sentenced to 45 days in jail over a protest calling for transparency in...

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Zambian Opposition Leader Charged With Treason

Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has been charged with treason after allegedly refusing to give way to...

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What Changes Under Turkey’s New Constitution Plan

Turkey on Sunday votes in a landmark referendum on a new constitution that would grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

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Tame ‘misconducting’ Ken Agyapong

A political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof. Ransford Gyampo has urged the leadership of the...

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Gyampo: Tame ‘misconducting’ Ken Agyapong

A political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof. Ransford Gyampo has urged the leadership of the...

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Akufo-Addo Won’t Contest 2020 Polls

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo would not be contesting the 2020 polls, editor of the Al Hajj Newspaper, Alhaji...