East Africa competes for multibillion-dollar Dangote refinery investment
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East Africa competes for multibillion-dollar Dangote refinery investment

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has held high-level investment talks with Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote as competition intensifies over the location of a proposed multi-billion-dollar…

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African nations alarmed by South Africa anti-immigrant violence
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African nations alarmed by South Africa anti-immigrant violence

African governments have urged #SouthAfrica to contain rising anti-immigrant violence, with some countries offering evacuation support to affected citizens. President Cyril Ramaphosa condemned the growing…

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Burkina Faso military leader Ibrahim Traore sidelines democracy
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Burkina Faso military leader Ibrahim Traore sidelines democracy

Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traore, who seized power in 2022, says democracy should take a back seat to stabilizing the country, defeating insurgents, and boosting…

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Kenyans, South Africans get tricked into fighting in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
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Kenyans, South Africans get tricked into fighting in the Russia-Ukraine conflict

A woman from Nairobi said her husband, promised a job as a driver, was instead sent to the battlefield and later killed. Authorities estimate that…

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South Africa expels 51,000 undocumented migrants in past year
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South Africa expels 51,000 undocumented migrants in past year

South Africa is stepping up deportations of undocumented migrants, with around 51,000 people removed in the past year, a nearly 20 percent increase from the…

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African Union says Tanzanian election “failed to meet minimum democratic norms”
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African Union says Tanzanian election “failed to meet minimum democratic norms”

Political economist Jervin Naidoo reacted to the African Union’s findings, saying the AU’s report will likely cast a negative image of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s…

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Ramaphosa declares economic emergency as South Africa faces deepening crisis
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Ramaphosa declares economic emergency as South Africa faces deepening crisis

President Cyril Ramaphosa declared an economic emergency as South Africa faces its worst downturn in decades. Growth has stalled below one percent for years, and…

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South African opposition leader Julius Malema found guilty on 2018 firearm case
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South African opposition leader Julius Malema found guilty on 2018 firearm case

South Africa’s opposition leader Julius Malema was convicted on five firearm-related charges stemming from a 2018 rally where he fired an assault rifle into the…

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Talk Africa: New twist in Sudan crisis
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Talk Africa: New twist in Sudan crisis

It’s nearly two and a half years since war broke out in Sudan. In that period, tens of thousands of civilians have been killed, and…

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Ghana welcomes 14 U.S. West African deportees amid mixed public reaction
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Ghana welcomes 14 U.S. West African deportees amid mixed public reaction

Some citizens question why Ghana agreed to accept the deportees, while others see the move as a strategic step to strengthen Ghana’s ties with the…

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