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Togo Bans Protests Over Canceled Presidential Election
AfriqueCAN: TOGO’S government said a planned three-day protest this week over the arrest of opposition figures and new legislation scrapping…
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Ivory Coast Bets On Solar
AfriqueCAN: IVORY Coast officially opened a 37.5 megawatt (MW) solar power plant on Wednesday in what the government said was…
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Faye Sworn in as Senegal President
AFRIQUECAN: SENEGAL’S once jailed opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn in on Tuesday as the West African nation’s fifth…
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Kenyan Doctors Strike Over Pay
AFRIQUECAN: KENYAN public hospital doctors who have been on strike since last month convened in two major cities on Tuesday…
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12 killed, 15 Children Missing in South Sudan Attack
AFRIQUECAN: YOUTHS attacked a village in Eastern South Sudan and shot dead at least 12 people while 15 children are…
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DR Congo Gets First Female Prime Minister
AFRIQUECAN: DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi on Monday appointed the country’s first ever female prime minister, naming planning…
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IMF Ties Egypt Loan Disbursements to Currency Flexibility
AFRIQUECAN: THE IMF will tie payments to Egypt under an $8 billion financial programme to Cairo’s letting market conditions determine…
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Opposition Faye Wins Senegalese Presidential Election
AFRIQUECAN: BASSIROU Diomaye Faye has won the Senegalese presidential election… www.afriquecan.com The anti-establishment figure won with 54.28% of votes in…
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S African Parliament Speaker Takes Special Leave Over Corruption Inquiry
AFRIQUECAN: SOUTH AFRICA’S National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said on Thursday that she will take special leave as a result…
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Gambian Parliament Debates Bill to Reverse Ban on Female Genital Mutilation
AFRIQUECAN: GAMBIAN lawmakers on Monday debated whether to repeal a ban on female genital mutilation, which has been on the…
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