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August 05, 2022
"Kenya Female Candidates Endure Abuse" - Rights Groups

Kenyan women have endured violence including rape, with female candidates subjected to a barrage of online abuse as East Africa's economic powerhouse prepares to hold elections next week, rights groups said Friday.
August 05, 2022
Mali, Mercenaries Kill 33 Civilians - UN Report

The Malian army and "white-skinned soldiers" were involved in the deaths of 33 civilians, according to an expert report to the UN seen by AFP Friday.
August 05, 2022
More Grain Ships Sail From Black Sea

Three more ships loaded with grain sailed from Ukraine on Friday under a UN-backed deal lifting Russia's blockade of the Black Sea, Turkey's defense ministry said.
August 05, 2022
World Food Prices Drop Following Grain Pact - UN

World food prices fell sharply in July, partly thanks to a deal between Ukraine and Russia lifting a sea blockade that had stopped Ukrainian grain shipments, a UN agency said Friday.
August 05, 2022
Insurgents Hit Burkina Faso Again

Suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso have killed three soldiers and nine civilian auxiliaries, local and security sources said on Friday.
August 04, 2022
Morocco Sentences More Migrants for Melilla Melee

Morocco on Thursday sentenced 14 migrants to eight months' jail following their arrest a day before a deadly mass crossing into the Spanish enclave of Melilla in June, their lawyer said.
August 04, 2022
U.S. Charges Four Cops For Black Killing

The US Justice Department charged four police officers on Thursday over the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman killed in a botched 2020 raid on her home in Louisville, Kentucky.
August 04, 2022
Bezos Blasts Egyptian Into Space

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin system on Thursday launched six people to space, including the first from Egypt and Portugal, on the company's sixth crewed flight.
August 04, 2022
Rwanda Inside DRC, Aiding M23 - Report

Rwandan troops have attacked soldiers inside DR Congo and aided the M23 rebel group, according to a report by independent experts for the UN seen by AFP on Thursday.
August 04, 2022
Griner Gets Nine Years For Cannabis

A Russian court on Thursday sentenced US basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison after she was found guilty of smuggling and storing narcotics, AFP heard in court.
August 04, 2022
South Sudan Extends "Transition"

South Sudan's leaders announced Thursday that the country's post-war transitional government would remain in power two years beyond an agreed deadline, in a move foreign partners warned lacked legitimacy.
August 04, 2022
Kenya's Election Uses High-Tech "Checks"

After the violence in the 2007 election, technology was proposed as a way of bolstering transparency and quickly transmitting results. In the subsequent 2013 and 2017 elections, results were transmitted electronically, and biometrics used to register voters and identify them on polling day.
August 04, 2022
UN "Regrets" DRC Expulsion of MONUSCO Spokes

The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday said it "regretted" a move by the government to expel its spokesman.
August 04, 2022
Mali Ex-Officials Deny Fraud Charges

Three Malian ex-ministers named in international arrest warrants for alleged fraud have denied any guilt and say they are willing to clear their names.
August 04, 2022
Nigeria Fines Broadcasters for "Bandit" Documentary

Nigerian regulators have fined three broadcasters the equivalent of $12,000 each for airing a BBC documentary about bandit militias who raid villages and carry out mass kidnappings for ransom in the country's northwest.
August 03, 2022
UK Bans US Consultancy Firm Over S.Africa Graft

Britain said on Wednesday that it will ban the U.S.-based consulting firm Bain & Company from receiving UK government contracts for three years following its involvement in a massive corruption scandal in South Africa.
August 03, 2022
Napoli Shuns Footballers With National Commitments

Napoli will only sign new African or South American players if they agree to skip competitions with their national teams, said the Serie A club's president Aurelio de Laurentiis.
August 03, 2022
Burkina Air Raid Kills Dozens

Burkina Faso's army said on Wednesday that civilians had been killed in an air strike against jihadists, as local inhabitants reported around 30 people had died.
August 03, 2022
Afar's Hungry Beg for Relief

From a makeshift camp in Ethiopia's Afar region for people displaced by war, herder Abdu Robso stares in bewilderment at the food aid trucks rolling up the nearby hill towards Tigray. The displaced claim they are being ignored while the world focuses on that northernmost region ravaged by conflict.
August 03, 2022
Kenya Pols Rev Campaigns With Novelties

At funerals, in rap videos or even inside public toilets: Kenya's election candidates are leaving no stone unturned in their fight for votes. In addition to traditional election convoys blasting slogans and giant posters along roads, candidates have looked for ingenious ways to excite weary voters.

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