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Cars torched and shops looted as anti-migrant violence erupts in South Africa

BBC At least 24 vehicles have been set ablaze and foreign-owned shops looted in South Africa as anti-immigration protests descended into violence in two major cities, police say. Clashes broke out...
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South Africa asylum system reopens after ConCourt judgment

GroundUp For the first time in years, all asylum seekers, including people who entered South Africa unlawfully or have...
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Why pastors may not be seen – or heard – preaching on Ghana’s buses for much longer

By BBC BEFORE the morning rush begins, the sound of praise and worship fills the Neoplan bus station in...
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Algeria introduces death penalty for arsonists after deadly wildfires

BBC Algeria has adopted a law imposing the death penalty on people convicted of arson of forests or fields...
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Twelve women have been killed in one part of South Africa since July. Here’s what we know so far

BBC Police in South Africa have confirmed the discovery of the bodies of three more women in an area...

Israeli based Africans in limbo after Netanyahu somersault

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Halofom Sultan went from being jailed in his native Eritrea for opposing the oppressive government to detention in Israel, where he is seeking asylum...

Comrades cry foul as Kabila rival dies in suspicious house fire

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By AFP Pro-democracy activist Luc Nkulala was killed in a suspicious fire overnight at his home in Goma, in eastern Democratic of Republic of Congo,...

Beaten Sierra Leone candidate offers backing to new leader

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Sierra Leone's beaten presidential hopeful Samura Kamara, who narrowly lost a run-off vote, congratulated victor Julius Maada Bio on Saturday and vowed to throw...

Tsvangirai torch bearer of Africa’s second liberation

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FORMER prime minister and MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai is a torch-bearer of Africa's second liberation, a Kenyan opposition leader has said. Orange Democracy Movement leader...

Ghana says wont offer millitary base to the US

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Ghana will not sign an agreement with Washington to set up a military base, President Nana Akufo-Addo said on Thursday. The president confirmed in a...

Dozens dead in attacks on Burkina military HQ, French embassy

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TWIN attacks on the French embassy in Burkina Faso and the country's military headquarters Friday left dozens dead or wounded, security sources said. The apparently...
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