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Burkinabés urge calm as they await poll results

africanews– Burkinabés await results of Sunday’s presidential elections. Thousands of voters were disenfranchised in the general elections due to security threats, officials said....

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Burkina Faso election: Peace, security among key issues

Six years after heading into exile, the shadow of former president Blaise Compaore still lingers in Burkina Faso as the country heads to...

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The Red Cross Reports Hundreds Injured in Ethiopia-Tigray Conflict

Casualties of War Following the escalation of the conflict between the Ethiopian federal government and Tigray in the north of the country, whose...

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Zambia Declared in Default of Debt Repayment to Creditors

The Debt Remains Unpaid After failing to make an interest payment on a Eurobond which was due on Friday — making it Africa’s...

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Eyewitnesses say Nigerian forces opened fire on protesters

Demonstrators have taken part in daily protests across the country for nearly two weeks over widespr..

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Witnesses told CNN that multiple demonstrators were shot by soldiers

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Protests against police brutality in Lagos, Nigeria, turned ..

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African monitors say Guinea election conducted properly, opposition decries fraud

Issued on: 21/10/2020 – 04:42 African monitors said Tuesday that Guinea's weekend election wa..

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Soldiers open fire on protesters in Lagos

Issued on: 20/10/2020 – 23:15 In tonight's edition: Soldiers opened fire on Nigerianprotester..

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Lagos imposes 24-hour curfew as Nigeria anti-police protests worsen

Issued on: 20/10/2020 – 14:20 Authorities on Tuesday imposed a 24-hour curfew in Nigeria's ec..

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Tensions rise in Nigeria as some 2,000 inmates escape in attacks on prisons

Issued on: 20/10/2020 – 22:00Modified: 20/10/2020 – 22:01 Nigerian authorities said on Tuesday tha..