Africa
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Amnesty International suspends Zimbabwe office over fraud
May 31, 2019 08:47Corruption in Amnesty International escalated as it suspended its bureau in Zimbabwe for serious fraudulent practices.
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Women control half of South Africa cabinet
May 30, 2019 19:48South Africa's new cabinet consists of 50 percent women, for the first time in their history.
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Moroccan King will not attend the Arab summit in Mecca
May 29, 2019 10:34Moroccan King will not participate in the emergency Arab summit which will be held in Mecca on May 30.
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Ramaphosa signs into law carbon tax
May 28, 2019 08:42South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a carbon tax to cut emissions in the continent's worst polluter, the treasury said Monday.
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Africans favour China over its technology cold war with US
May 27, 2019 16:33In spite of Trump's global efforts against Huawei and worries about technology cold war between US and China, African nations have already picked China over its rival.
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No candidates register for Algeria presidential election
May 26, 2019 20:18No one has managed to register successfully to stand in Algeria's presidential elections next July.
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Cyril Ramaphosa sworn in as South Africa’s president
May 25, 2019 17:05South African businessman Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as the country's new president on Saturday, vowing to create jobs and tackle deep-rooted corruption, and to stimulate economic growth.
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Failure of Sudan's talks under Saudi-UAE shadow
May 20, 2019 17:00Saudi Arabia and UAE financial aid to Sudan under interim military transitional government means support for military who are under civilian pressure to give up power and main reason for failure of Sudan's talks.
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Nigerian army opens fire on Sheikh Zakzaky supporters
May 19, 2019 09:45The Nigerian army has opened fire on protesters demanding the release of top Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky.
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Libyan House of Representative boycotted due to Tripoli attack
May 18, 2019 16:58Following the forces known as 'National Army' to Tripoli, a number of Libyan representatives boycotted the House' cessions.
