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When pop star D'banj signed up to help get Goodluck Jonathan elected president, fans turned on him. But a hit song turned things around.

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[The Conversation Africa] Musicians play a prominent role in Nigeria's dynamic political landscape, especially since the country became a democracy. Politics and music have always enjoyed a symbiotic relationship, even during austere military regimes. For example, in 1995, the late dictator, General Sani Abacha (1993-1998) commissioned highlife maestro, King Oliver de Coque to record an album titled Democracy. The project was designed to launder his image, and position him as an aspiring democratic president.

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Traditional retailers in South Africa can no longer defer their omnichannel sales strategies, with the COVID-19 pandemic having significantly accelerated the shift to online shopping.

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[Nation] Regional women rights advocates want the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights to lift Tanzania's ban on learning and school re-entry of teen mothers and pregnant girls.

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[East African] Nearly 20 African countries have reported a 20 per cent increase in new cases in the past one month according to the World Health Organisation. The agency issued a warning of a possible surge in Covid-19 cases as families plan end-of-year festivities.

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[East African] Tundu Lissu has warned the opposition in Tanzania to brace for hard times ahead as President John Magufuli's administration has nothing to lose and the crackdown on opposition is likely to intensify in the next five years of its rule.

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[East African] Absa Bank Kenya PLC has joined top-tier banks reporting huge declines in profits as a result of the higher provisioning for bad loans.

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[East African] As Uganda descended into violent protests that swept the capital Kampala and several towns across the country, former opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been compiling the "ongoing atrocities" to present before the International Criminal Court. This week's protests had, by Thursday, reportedly claimed the lives of 37, shot by security forces.

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[East African] Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine was on Friday released on a Ush1 million ($270) bail, ending three days of tension in Kampala. His arrest on Wednesday triggered protests in the city and major towns, and were crushed by Uganda's security forces.

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[DW] A former DRC militia leader, Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, has been sentenced to life in prison for crimes including mass rape and recruitment of child soldiers. The UN has hailed the verdict as giving "immense hope" to victims.

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[DW] Liberians are worried about growing insecurity in the country on the eve of important senatorial elections. Is the government of President George Weah instigating fear for political reasons?

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[DW] The latest protests in Uganda are an indication that people are sick and tired of President Yoweri Museveni's insatiable appetite for power. But the ex-guerilla fighter is not going anywhere, writes DW's Daniel Gakuba.

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[The Conversation Africa] In the long dark tunnel that has been 2020, November stands out as the month that light appeared. Some might see it as a bright light, others as a faint light - but it is unmistakably a light.

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[African Arguments] South Sudan is not seen as a threat by any of the warring parties and has close personal relationships with leaders in Addis, Mek'ele, and Asmara.

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[The New Humanitarian] Geneva -- Analysts fear the conflict in Tigray could fuel violence in other parts of the country.

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[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Bomet, Kenya -- Community conservation programme includes planting trees, erecting fences and adding taps to keep spring waters free of contamination and make them easier to access

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[East African] Three years after a coup that unseated long-time ruler Robert Mugabe, Zimbabweans are losing hope of a new dawn as President Emmerson Mnangagwa tightens his grip on power while the promised economic turnaround remains elusive.

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[East African] South Africa could return into lockdown following an upsurge in Covid-19 infections. Ranked 16th in the world in infections, the country has the highest number of cases in Africa.

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[Thomson Reuters Foundation] London -- UNICEF will work with over 350 airlines and freight companies to deliver nearly 2 billion COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries next year

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[ISS] Recent flooding is becoming a humanitarian disaster that could simultaneously endanger Sudan's peace process.

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[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Expanding gold mining in Zimbabwe is key to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's plans to revitalise the country's economy, especially at a time when the price of the metal is soaring on world markets.