World & Africa

Zimbabwe-based critic and former DRC police chief in war of words with president Tshisekedi

By Agencies John Numbi’s verbal attack on Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi comes just as presidential hopefuls are submitting candidacies. The
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Liberia’s presidential election likely headed for a run-off in closest race since end of civil

By Associated Press MONROVIA: Liberia’s presidential election Wednesday appeared headed for a run-off, with the top candidates neck and neck
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SA: Court thwarts Minister’s new bid to appeal judgment on Zimbabwean Exemption Permits

By Daily Maverick SOUTH AFRICA: Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s crusade against the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) programme has hit
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UN aid chief says six months of war in Sudan has killed 9,000 people

By Associated Press CAIRO: Six months of war between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary group has killed up to
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Unlike recent trends in West Africa, Liberia had a pretty clean election

By News 24 Liberia went to the polls on Tuesday, in what is now largely hailed as a peaceful, free,
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Water runs out at UN shelters in Gaza; medics fear for patients as Israeli ground

By Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS: Water has run out at U.N. shelters across Gaza as thousands packed into the courtyard
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UN will repatriate 9 South African peacekeepers in DR Congo accused of sexual assault

By Associated Press The United Nations said it will repatriate nine peacekeepers from a South African contingent in eastern Congo
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Liberian President George Weah seeks a second term in a rematch with his main challenger

By Associated Press MONROVIA: Liberian President George Weah is seeking a second term in office Tuesday, hoping that his efforts
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DRC orders regional peacekeepers to leave by December

By Associated Press GOMA: DR Congo’s government spokesperson has said that the East African regional force would have to leave
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Angola police crack down on anti-government protests

By AFP More than 100 people, including women and the elderly, have been detained by police following protests in the
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