Category: Africa
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Ghana: 3-day protests over economic hardship ends
With placards reading Ghana deserves better, we are tired of being voting machines or people equals power, protestors rallied in Accra.
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Libya: Flood disaster displaced over 43,000 People – IOM
Libya’s flood disaster, which killed thousands in the city of Derna, also displaced more than 43,000 people, the International Organisation for Migration said Thursday.
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Tunisia arrests 1,200 illegal immigrants in 24 hours
Tunisian security units have arrested 1,200 people of different nationalities who planned to cross the Mediterranean to Europe illegally, local media reported.
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No coup attempt in Congo Brazzaville – Moungalla
The Congolese Government has quashed rumours of a coup attempt against President Denis Nguesso.
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Devastating floods: Libya’s woes multiply over state of two more dams
Following the devastating floods a week ago in Libya, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Sunday said it was concerned about two more dams which were reportedly dealing with massive amounts of pressure.
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Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso sign mutual defence pact
Military leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger on Saturday signed a mutual defence pact, ministerial delegations from the three Sahel countries announced in Mali’s capital Bamako.
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Niger denounces military cooperation agreement with Benin
Military in power in Niger has said that it had denounced a military cooperation agreement concluded in 2022 with neighbouring Benin, which they accuse of “considering aggression” against their country.
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How wedding party saved Moroccan villagers from deadly earthquake
A wedding celebration saved all the people of a Moroccan village during Friday’s deadly earthquake, which destroyed their stone and mud-brick houses.
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African Union extends condolences to Libya over devastating floods
Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has extended condolences to Libya over devastating floods in the country.
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Absence of foreign forces making Mali more vulnerable – Analyst
Analyst for the Economist Intelligence Unit suggested last Friday that recent attacks in Mali took place in areas where there used to be a high concentration of foreign forces.