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President Buhari’s fight to recover Nigeria’s stolen assets

DW– For quite some time now, Nigeria has been intensifying efforts to recover stolen state assets from abroad. President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has won some recent battles — but it

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Tanzania’s President Refuses to Extend Presidential Term Limit

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Monday rejected calls from some of his supporters to extend his rule beyond the constitutional limit of two, five-year terms,

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Kenya court cancels presidential election result

  DW – Marking a major setback for Kenya’s president, the country’s Supreme Court has accused the electoral board of committing “irregularities and illegalities” during the election. Kenya’s Supreme Court

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Kenya elections: three women make political history

VOA News – Under the shadow of an ongoing tallying dispute in Kenya’s presidential election, three women are set to become governors. However, there is still a long road to

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Kenya’s Electoral Commission: ‘We Are Now in the Final Stretch’

VOA News — Voters in Kenya are awaiting the announcement Friday of the winner of Tuesday’s presidential election that pitted incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta against opposition leader Raila Odinga. On Thursday, election

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Rwanda’s longtime President Paul Kagame wins third presidential term

DW – Results released by Rwanda’s electoral commission have given incumbent President Paul Kagame nearly 99 percent of the vote in the national election. The win granted him a third

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Thousands Protest Against Guinea’s Conde Over Election Delays, Insecurity

VOA News, CONAKRY — Several thousand opponents of Guinea’s President Alpha Conde protested in the capital Conakry on Wednesday against election delays and insecurity, as political tensions escalate. Conde’s election win

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Malawi’s Former President says ‘Innocent’ of Graft, Will Return Home

LILONGWE — Malawi’s former president denied on Tuesday any wrongdoing in a corruption scandal that erupted when she was in office, saying she will be going back to the southern African

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Tanzania’s President Signs New Mining Bills into Law

VOA NEWS – DAR ES SALAAM — Tanzanian President John Magufuli said on Monday he has signed into law new mining bills which require the government to own at least a

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Stop maltreating Ghanaians – Akufo-Addo tells Qatar

 dailyguideafrica.com – President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Qatar to take immediate steps to stop the maltreatment of Ghanaians in that Gulf State. President Akufo-Addo made the call when he