World & Africa

Kenya’s new deputy president sworn in as his predecessor challenges his impeachment in court

By Associated Press NAIROBI: Kenya’s new deputy president has been sworn into office, two weeks after his predecessor was overwhelmingly
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LATEST: Botswana ruling party rejected after 58 years in power

By BBC News Voters in Botswana have rejected the country’s long-serving governing party in a result that marks a political
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Uganda struggles to feed more than 1.7 million refugees as international support dwindles

By Associated Press RWAMWANJA: For months, Agnes Bulaba, a Congolese refugee in Uganda, has had to get by without the food rations
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Kenyan court clears the way for a new deputy president to take office

By Associated Press NAIROBI: A high court in Kenya cleared the way Thursday for a new deputy president to take office
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Spats over Russia and Ukraine show cracks in South Africa’s unity government

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s unity government has been rocked by a spat between its main political parties, the African
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Diamond-rich Botswana holds an election with new economic challenges for a long-ruling party

By Associated Press GABORONE: Botswana votes in a national election this week that will decide if the ruling party extends
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France and Morocco announce high speed rail investments as Macron visits Rabat

By Associated Press RABAT: Morocco’s King Mohammed VI welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to Morocco on Monday, kicking off a state
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UK denies a visa to Mandela’s grandson over his support for Hamas

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: The grandson of South Africa’s first Black president, Nelson Mandela, said Friday the U.K. government denied
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DRC president announces plans for a new constitution; opposition worried about term limit change

By Associated Press DR Congo’s President announced a national commission will be set up next year to draft a new
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Mozambique’s ruling party candidate declared winner of presidential election as rigging claims swirl

By Associated Press MAPUTO: Mozambique’s ruling party candidate Daniel Chapo was declared the winner of the country’s presidential election Thursday as the opposition
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