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Tshisekedi names Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde new DRC prime minister

africanews– Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi appointed Monday Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde as Prime Minister. Mr. Sama Lukonde Kyenge, 43, was until Monday the General Director of the state mining company Gécamines (General Quarries and Mines), the country’s mining flagship project,

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Ghana Suspends Parliament Amid A Surge In COVID-19 Cases

republicworld– Ghana’s parliament has been suspended for at least three weeks following a surge in COVID-19 cases among parliament members and staff. Speaker Alban Bagbin announced the suspension late Tuesday, saying that at least 17 members of parliament and 151 staffers have tested positive for the coronavirus. He has urged lawmakers and other parliament staffers

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Locals Share the Horrors of Darfur’s Most Recent Inter-ethnic Conflict

africanew– Violence erupted on January 18 in the village of Twail Saadoun in South Darfur, Sudan when members of the Rizeigat Arab tribe attacked the Fallata in an inter-ethnic clash. The attack resulted in the deaths of around 60 people and left dozens wounded from the Fallata — the self-identified marginalised minority, which has suffered […]

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Al-Shabab Terrorists Attack Hotel In Somalia’s Mogadishu; 7 Casualties Reported So Far

republicworld– A hotel in Somalia was attacked by terrorists on Sunday, who barged into the premises with guns and started firing indiscriminately on people after a vehicle carrying explosives hit the entrance gate. The attack was claimed by the terrorist organisation Al-Shabab, who took responsibility on their radio channel Andalus. The attack took place near […]

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The Junta that Ousted IBK is No More

africanews– The junta in Mali which ousted ex-president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita from power last year following weeks of protests is no more. As per a decree dated January 18 and obtained from a military official from sources of the ground, “The National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) is dissolved.” This comes five […]

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Insecurity is Affecting Humanitarian Workers in the CAR

africanews- A little over a hundred humanitarian workers of several organisations have abandoned their offices — finding refuge within the United Nations MISSA since the occupation of Bangassou city by elements of the Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC) on January 3. As such, it is currently difficult to provide a significant humanitarian response to […]

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‘We don’t need lectures’: Uganda President Museveni to foreign critics

africanews– Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni reacted with defiance to international criticism of a government crackdown on the opposition and Facebook closing down the ruling party’s account, two days before presidential and parliamentary polls. He said Uganda’s sovereignty should be respected. “This is unfortunate but it is unavoidable. There is not way

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Brawl in Ghana’s parliament taint election of speaker

africanews– Opposition politicians clashed in Ghana’s parliament on Wednesday night, prompting a military intervention. Legislators were voting to choose the next parliament speaker. Chaos erupted after a lawmaker from the ruling party tried to seize the ballot box. The ensuing clash lasted several hours until the army moved in, with national television

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3 French soldiers killed by IED in Mali

africanews– Three French soldiers died in Mali on Monday as their armoured vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in a military operation aimed at fighting Islamist extremists in Africa’s Sahel region, the French presidency announced. The soldiers were taking part in a military operation in the Hombori area of Mali’s central Mopti province,

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Calm as Niger counts down hours to crucial election

africanews– Niger’s capital Niamey was calm as the country counted down hours to Sunday’s vote. On Saturday, the country’s electoral commission prepared materials to be used in the presidential and parliamentary elections. More than 7 million people are eligible to vote. Campaigning for the more than a dozen presidential candidates closed on Friday.