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Kenya Elections 2017: Re-Run Presidential Election Boycotted by Main Opposition

Kenyan voters go to polls amid tight security in a re-run of the presidential election, which is being boycotted by…

7 years ago

Kenya Elections 2017: Raila Odinga Pull Out of Election Re-Run

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has decided to withdraw from October's election re-run. Raila Odinga said his decision would give…

7 years ago

Kenya Presidential Election Annulled by Supreme Court

The result of Kenya's presidential election has been annulled by the country’s Supreme Court after citing irregularities. The court ordered…

7 years ago

Nigeria: President Muhammadu Buhari Returns Home After Three Months

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari returned to the country on August 19, after three months in London for medical treatment. Officials…

7 years ago

Senegal: Eight Dead in Wall Collapse at Demba Diop Stadium

A wall collapsed at Senegal’s Demba Diop stadium at the end of the League Cup final between Stade de Mbour…

7 years ago

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi: Muammar Gaddafi’s Son Freed in Libya

Col. Muammar Gaddafi’s second son, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, is said to have been freed in Libya under an amnesty, in…

7 years ago

Ebola Outbreak Declared in DR Congo

An Ebola outbreak has been declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) announces. At least…

8 years ago

Boko Haram Releases 82 Chibok Girls After Negotiations

Boko Haram has released 82 schoolgirls from a group of 276 they abducted in north-eastern Nigeria three years ago, President…

8 years ago

Jacob Zuma Leaves May Day Rally After Being Booed

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has abandoned a May Day rally after he was booed by workers demanding his resignation.…

8 years ago

Study by Sahan Africa: Uncovering Criminal Networks

Smuggling networks are quite intricate, their networks are multilateral: they involve people on both sides of the Mediterranean, that’s to…

8 years ago