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[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- Bishop Kortu K. Brown has called on President Joseph Boakai to decisively address the sources of confusion within his administration, cautioning that inaction could compromise the government's effectiveness.

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[allAfrica] Senegal woke up this Tuesday, September 24, 2024, under an overcast sky, and sad to show its mourning, following the disappearance of the patriarch, Amadou Mahtar Mbow, former director general of UNESCO for 13 years from 1974 to 1987.

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"I must recall here that peace and security in Africa are inseparable from world peace. It is imperative that the Security Council fully fulfils its role as guarantor of international stability.”

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Families fleeing the escalating conflict in Lebanon poured into Syria in growing numbers on Wednesday, waiting for hours in heavy traffic to reach the relative safety of another war-torn country.

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‘Inside Harare Alcatraz and Other Short Stories’ is a collection of eleven neatly written stories that are pulsating with global urgency—the heat, anger, and frustration weaved within each sentence palpable and alive.

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The remains of 42 South African freedom fighters who died while exiled in Zimbabwe and Zambia during the struggle against white minority rule arrived in the country Wednesday, officials said.

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Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi called on the international community to sanction Rwanda for its role in “destabilizing” his country Wednesday as he addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

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The accused include the head of the Republican Guard, who is accused of planning to allow the coup to proceed.

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On the sidelines of the General Assembly High-Level debate, for the first time in history, the G20 Foreign Ministers gathered at the United Nations Headquarters, bringing together the world's largest economies in an event open to all 193 UN member states.

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Women work long and gruelling hours to grow the flowers sold across Europe.

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The Fossil Fuel Non Proliferation Treaty Initiative announced the appointment of Kumi Naidoo, globally recognized environmental and human rights leader, as its new President. Naidoo brings over three decades of activism and leadership experience to the role.

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The parties called for the release of Jean-Marc Kabund, leader of the Alliance for Change party; Mike Mukebayi, a former member of the provincial parliament for Together for the Republic; and Seth Kikuni, a candidate in the presidential elections last year

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[State Department] Secretary Blinken hosts a Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment Roundtable on the Lobito Corridor: Supporting Transcontinental ConnectivitySecretary of State Antony J. Blinken hosts a Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment Roundtable on the Lobito Corridor: Supporting Transcontinental Connectivity in New York City, New York.

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Rights groups say more than 60 people were killed during weeks of protests triggered by a controversial finance bill which proposed tax hikes and new levies on an already overburdened population

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[Civicus] Thanks to his latest constitutional maneuver, Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé can stay in power as long as he wants. To do so, he only needs the international community to keep looking the other way as he continues to repress domestic demands for democracy. He's already been in charge for 20 years, having inherited the presidency from his father, Gnassingbé Eyadéma, who seized it in a military coup in 1967. The dynasty is now almost 60 years old.

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His lawyers told the BBC that he was denied immediate care by the police.

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The satellite internet company is expanding across Africa, but not without some controversy.

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[White House] President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will travel to Germany and Angola, from October 10 to 15. In Germany, President Biden will meet with German leaders to further strengthen the close bond the United States and Germany share as Allies and friends and coordinate on shared priorities. The President will reinforce the U.S. and German commitment to democracy and countering antisemitism and hatred, strengthen the enduring people-to-people ties between our countries, and advance cooperation on economics, trade, and

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Speaking to Russian media on the eve of the UN General Assembly, Moscow's foreign affairs minister Sergei Lavrov called Africa's call for a permanent seat on the UN's top organ 'legitimate'

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Lebanese Caretaker Health Minister Firas Abiad was at the airport to receive the Turkish aid.

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Ex-France and Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane has announced that he is retiring from football at the age of 31. It comes after Varane, who recently signed with Como, suffered a knee injury during a match against Sampdoria. His illustrious career saw him bag a world cup victory.