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Ivory Coast’s Ouattara says he’s free to run again in 2020
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said he is free to stand for a third term in the 2020 presidential election under the country’s new constitution, according to an interview in
LETTER FROM AFRICA: Why Ghanaians are so slow to bury their dead
In our series of letters from African journalists, writer Elizabeth Ohene considers why bodies are not buried for months, sometimes years, in Ghana. This past week there was another one
Tunisia boat capsizes killing dozens of migrants
At least 48 migrants died after their boat capsized off the eastern coast of Tunisia, the Tunisian government says. Sixty-seven others – from Tunisia and elsewhere – were rescued by
Burkina Faso Abolishes Death Penalty
Burkina Faso’s parliament has abolished the death penalty by adopting a new penal code that strikes it as a possible sentence. Justice Minister Rene Bagoro said Thursday that the revised
Rwanda defends $39m sponsorship deal with Arsenal
Rwanda’s government on Tuesday defended its $39m sponsorship deal with the Arsenal football club as some aid donors and rights activists raised an outcry. “Visit Rwanda” will be emblazoned on
