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Nigeria's President Tinubu to run for re-election after clinching party nomination

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Nigeria’s president Bola Tinubu will run for re-election in January after clinching his party’s presidential nomination with a landslide victory in the All Progressives Congress primaries.

Morocco's king pardons Senegalese football fans jailed over AFCON hooliganism

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Eighteen Senegalese football fans jailed for hooliganism during the Africa Cup of Nations final in Rabat have been pardoned by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI.

Africa: Senegal's Young Revolutionaries Now Face the Old African Curse

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[allAfrica] Africa has seen this before.

Ethiopia heads for one of 'least competitive' elections

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Ethiopia holds a general election on June 1, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed all but guaranteed of victory despite multiple armed conflicts and the economic impact of the Middle East war.

Eid shoppers hit by soaring sheep prices in Ivory Coast

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With Eid-al Adha just days away, customers at a sheep market in Ivory Coast’s capital Abidjan are looking for the best-priced sheep to sacrifice for the Muslim festival. But supply is significantly down on last year and traders are driving hard bargains.

Concern and caution in DRC as Ebola risk at highest level

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As the World Health Organization raises the risk of Ebola to the highest level for the DR Congo, the African Union is warning that 10 countries are at risk of being affected by the virus.

East Africa wants to curb imports of used clothes. But it's not easy

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Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are major importers of used garments from the West and China.

Countries in the Horn of Africa and Yemen recommit to ending variant poliovirus

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Countries in the horn: During the Interministerial Meeting on Polio in the Horn of Africa and Yemen, held on the sidelines of the Seventy-ninth World

Seychelles: President Visits Police and Fire Services in Final Stop on La Digue Tour

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Seychelles president visits police: President of the Republic of Seychelles, Dr Patrick Herminie, concluded his series of visits on La Digue with a stop

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) scales up emergency Ebola response in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to contain risk of regional crisis

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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is urgently scaling up its emergency response in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), working

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Inspection Team Visits ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea Bissau

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Economic community of west: The acting Head of the ECOWAS Peace Support Operations Division, Dr Sani Adamu led an Operational Readiness Inspection Team to

Member States advance regional coordination on Bundibugyo Ebola response

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Member states advance regional: As countries across the African region intensify preparedness and response measures against the ongoing outbreak of Ebola

Red Cross volunteers die from suspected Ebola in DR Congo

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They are thought to have caught the virus before the outbreak was identified, the Red Cross says.

Electronic music meets orchestra as South Africa's DJ Black Coffee stuns UK crowds

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In London for one night only ahead of his Ibiza residency, this sell-out show represented far more than just a performance.

World Bank: Iran war forcing more African nations to seek emergency funding

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The World Bank is warning that the Iran war is forcing more African countries to seek emergency financing.

Heat dome traps Europe under scorching temperatures

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It's still spring in western Europe, but hot weather has already arrived. Forecasters say it’s only going to get worse.

Dakar residents react to sacking of Senegal's PM Sonko

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Residents of Dakar have been reacting to Friday’s sacking of prime minister Ousmane Sonko. After months of tensions, Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved government and fired Sonko. But the former prime minister retains a passionate following among the country’s youth.

Uganda confirms three new cases of Ebola, bringing total to five

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Uganda said on Saturday it had confirmed three new cases of Ebola, bringing to five the total since the virus outbreak was discovered in the east African country on May 15.

Muslim pilgrims pray in Mecca before start of Hajj

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Muslim worshippers gathered in Mecca for prayers on Friday in the final days before the start of the Hajj, one of the biggest gatherings in the Islamic calendar.

Sonkomania: Senegal's ousted PM strikes a chord with disaffected youth

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Senegal's charismatic former prime minister Ousmane Sonko has a passionate following among Senegal’s disaffected youth. Their response to his pan-African and anti-colonial rhetoric led to the term 'Sonkomania' to describe the fervor of their support.

Senegal's president sacks prime minister Sonko after months of tensions

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Bassirou Diomaye Faye also dissolved the government, creating uncertainty amid a debt crisis in the country.

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