Politics
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Dictators Face Democratic Backlash, Says Human Rights Watch
January 14, 2022 By VOA LONDON — Autocratic leaders are facing a democratic backlash from their people in several countries around…
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Kenya puts new model for funding integration on hold
THURSDAY December 16, 2021 By Joe Lihundi The Tranquility News Reporter, Tanzania Kenya has smelt a rat in the hybrid…
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Sudan strongman is seen as an insider with powerful allies
October 27, 2021 By Associated Press CAIRO — The general leading Sudan’s coup has vowed to usher the country to…
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Ivory Coast’s ex-leader Gbagbo vows return to political life
October 18, 2021 By Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo told supporters Sunday that he’ll…
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Uganda Suspends 54 Aid Groups; Groups Say They Are Being Harassed
August 22, 2021 By VOA KAMPALA, UGANDA – Authorities in Uganda have suspended 54 aid groups, accusing them of failing…
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‘A new day’: Opposition leader elected president in Zambia
August 17, 2021 By Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia — Zambia’s veteran opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has won the southern African…
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Congo says U.S. to deploy counter-terrorism advisors to restive east
August 17, 2021 By Reuters, KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) – Special forces from the United States will soon deploy…
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Celebrations as Zambian opposition candidate leads in count
August 15, 2021 By Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Supporters of Zambian opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema have begun celebrating…
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Tanzania suspends newspaper for story on president it calls false
August 13, 2021 By Reuters NAIROBI, KENYA – The Tanzanian government on Wednesday suspended a local newspaper for running what…
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Zambians Head to Polls in Key Democracy Test
August 12, 2021 By VOA LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – Zambians head to the polls Thursday to choose a new president, Parliament…
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Tunisia’s leader wants corrupt tycoons to fund poor regions
July 30, 2021 By Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s president is proposing that hundreds of tycoons suspected of embezzlement…
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Ugandan opposition, activists denounce digital car tracker plan
July 30, 2021 By Reuters KAMPALA, UGANDA – A move by Uganda’s government to install digital tracking devices on vehicles…
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