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Africa
BREAKING: Kenyan priest killed in Cameroon’s anglophone region (Punch)
A Kenyan priest was killed in francophone Cameroon’s volatile English-speaking Southwest region where violence has…
Cameroon army frees kidnapped students (BBC)
Cameroon’s security forces have rescued kidnapped students and one teacher after a raid on a…
UN Human Rights Body Decries Cameroon Violence (CNN)
The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has condemned the continuing insecurity in Cameroon, amid…
South Africa’s Zuma seeks to have corruption case scrapped (Punch)
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma on Friday lodged a court application to try to…
Don’t die during our strike, mortuary union warns public (Punch)
Mortuary Staff Union in Ghana, on Thursday, advised members of the public to wait until…
Angola shut 34 Churches (Vanguard)
No fewer than 34 churches have been shut in Angola following an operation dubbed Operação…
Madagascar rivals set for election run-off (Guardian)
Two former presidents of Madagascar look set to compete in a hotly-contested run-off election in…
Feted Zimbabwe women rangers denied visas (BBC)
The UK’s decision to deny visas for two pioneering female anti-poaching rangers to attend an…
UN to lift nine-year Eritrea sanctions (BBC)
The UN Security Council is expected to agree shortly to lift sanctions against Eritrea. An…