Politics
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Unprecedented number of women leaders, but parity still far off
March 12, 2021 By UN News While the number of women heads of State or in government around the world has reached unprecedented levels, the challenge in…
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South Africa’s president fights own party over corruption
February 21, 2021 By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s anti-corruption drive is facing stiff resistance…
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Cameroon President, Oldest African Leader, Celebrates 88th Birthday
February 16, 2021 By Moki Edwin Kindzeka of VOA YAOUNDÉ – Africa’s oldest and second longest serving leader, Cameroonian President Paul…
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Egypt urged to remove activists from ‘terrorist’ list
February 16, 2021 By UN News UN independent human rights experts appealed on Feb.11 for authorities in Egypt to remove…
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Egypt’s revolution: I saw the unimaginable happen
February 10, 2021 By Wael Hussein BBC News, Cairo On a quiet Tuesday, at the BBC Cairo office back in 2011,…
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Sudan’s PM reshuffles Cabinet to add rebel ministers
February 9, 2021 By SAMY MAGDY CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Monday announced a Cabinet reshuffle…
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Burundi sentences 34 accused of coup attempt; all in exile
February 6, 2021 By ELOGE WILLY KANEZA NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi has sentenced 34 people to life in prison…
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Uganda’s president orders suspension of European-backed fund
February 4, 2021 By RODNEY MUHUMUZA KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the suspension of a…
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Armed Group in DR Congo Blamed for Spike in Deaths, Rights Violations
February 2, 2021 By Lisa Schlein, reports for VOA GENEVA – A U.N. report finds an alarming surge in human rights…
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How states ‘set ground’ for contempt of court orders
Sunday April 8, 2018 By Isaac Mwangi East African News Agency, Arusha It is a tale of two deportations.…
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