Politics
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Activists Condemn Terror Charge Against Tanzania Opposition Leader
July 28, 2021 By VOA DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – Tanzania’s main opposition party and rights activists are condemning the…
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Tunisia on edge as president suspends parliament, fires PM
July 27, 2021 By Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Troops surrounded Tunisia’s parliament and blocked its speaker from entering…
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Equatorial Guinea to close embassy in London
July 28, 2021 Reuters DAKAR, SENEGAL – Equatorial Guinea will close its diplomatic mission in London, the country’s foreign minister…
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UN experts: Africa became hardest hit by terrorism this year
July 23, 2021 By Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Africa became the region hardest hit by terrorism in the…
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UK sanctions Equatorial Guinea leader’s son over “lavish lifestyle” spending
July 23, 2021 Reuters LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain on Thursday sanctioned the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president for misappropriating millions…
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South African court grants delay in Zuma’s arms deal corruption trial
July 21, 2021 Reuters JOHANNESBURG, July 20 (Reuters) – A South African court granted former President Jacob Zuma’s request for…
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Call for ‘dignity, equality, justice and human rights’ rings out on Mandela Day
July 19, 2021 UN News “Each year, on this day, Nelson’s Mandela’s birthday, we pay tribute to this…
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Pentagon Identifies 7 Suspects in Moise Killing Who Received US Military Training
July 17, 2021 By VOA WASHINGTON – At least seven Colombian nationals who were arrested by Haitian authorities in connection…
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Somalia’s Only Female Presidential Candidate Says Time for Women to Lead
July 15, 2021 By VOA MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Somalia’s top leaders, all men, have struggled for years to tame the…
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Hundreds of Ghana opposition supporters march in protest at killings
July 7, 2021 Reuters, Accra, Ghana – Hundreds of opposition supporters marched through the streets of Ghana’s capital Accra on…
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Algeria Revokes France 24 Accreditation as Pressure on Media Mounts
June 24, 2021 By VOA WASHINGTON – Algeria’s decision to revoke the accreditation of France 24 over its coverage of…
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Ivory Coast’s ex-President Gbagbo returns home after ICC acquittal
June 18, 2021 BBC Mr Gbagbo has been living in the Belgian capital Brussels since his release from detention three…
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