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• August 05, 2022

  Ramaphosa Challenged on Multiple Fronts

  ANALYSIS: South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa is beset by crises that have cast doubt on his presidency and left him vulnerable to a leadership challenge as his party begins the process of selecting candidates for the next national election.

• August 05, 2022

  Senegal Vote Shrinks Ruling Majority

  Senegal's ruling Benno Bokk Yakaar (BBY) coalition has lost its comfortable majority in parliament, securing just two seats more than two allied opposition coalitions in a legislative election at the weekend, the electoral commission said on Thursday.

• August 04, 2022

  US Declares Monkeypox Public Health Emergency

  Move is expected to free up additional funding, tools to fight disease

• August 04, 2022

  South Africa COVID Death Linked to Vaccine

  South Africa's health regulator reported on Thursday a causal link between the death of an individual and Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, the first time such a direct link has been made in the country.

• August 04, 2022

  Senegal Oppo Questions Election Resuls

  A Senegalese opposition leader on Wednesday called on supporters to be ready to defend their votes by any means, accusing the ruling party of President Macky Sall of wanting to steal a legislative election the opposition claims to have won.

• August 04, 2022

  Gambia Hit With Torrential Rains, Flooding

  The Gambia recorded its heaviest rainfall in more than 30 years last weekend, causing widespread flooding and at least two deaths, the government said on Wednesday, blaming climate change for the extreme weather.

• August 03, 2022

  Locals Urge Election Calm in Divided Kenyan Town

  The road the cuts through Kibigori town in Kenya's sugar-growing country is more than a county boundary, it is also a fault-line dividing communities fielding rival presidential candidates in the Aug. 9 election.

• August 03, 2022

  EU Heightens Watch On Crypto

  The European Union's securities watchdog has begun preparations for increased scrutiny of crypto transactions after the bloc agreed groundbreaking rules to regulate what it called a "Wild West" sector, a public tender document showed.

• August 03, 2022

  DRC Boots MONUSCO Spokes

  Democratic Republic of Congo has asked the spokesman of the U.N. peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, to leave the country, blaming him for stoking tensions that led to deadly protests last week.

• August 03, 2022

  Nigeria Amps Abuja Police

  Nigeria's police has deployed additional manpower around Abuja to bolster security of "critical national assets and vulnerable facilities," its spokesperson said on Tuesday, days after local reports of an attack at a checkpoint near the capital.

• August 03, 2022

  Eskom Unplugged. AGAIN!

  South African power utility Eskom said it would implement "Stage 2" scheduled power cuts from 1600 until midnight local time (1400 to 2200 GMT) on Wednesday and Thursday due to a shortage of generation capacity.

• August 02, 2022

  Double Bad News for Crypto

  U.S. crypto firm Nomad has been hit by a $190 million theft, blockchain researchers said on Tuesday, while New York State's financial regulator has fined the crypto arm of Robinhood Markets Inc $30 million for alleged violations of anti-money-laundering, cybersecurity and consumer protection rules.

• August 02, 2022

  Beijing Rattles the Sword for Pelosi's Taiwan Visit

  The Chinese military has been put on high alert and will launch "targeted military operations" in response to U.S. House Speaker Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, Beijing's defense ministry said on Tuesday night.

• August 02, 2022

  al-Shabab Leader Gets Somali Government Post

  Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Tuesday named a co-founder and spokesman of the Islamist al Shabab insurgent movement as minister for religious affairs, a move that could either help strengthen the fight against the insurgents or provoke further clan clashes.

• August 02, 2022

  Kenya Female Candidates Face Harassment

  Liz Njue, a Kenyan psychologist who wanted to stand for a county assembly seat, is one of dozens of female candidates who have been physically assaulted during campaigning for presidential, legislative and local elections on Aug. 9, according to the Kenya Women Parliamentary Association.

• August 02, 2022

  U.S. Forces Near Taiwan Ahead of Pelosi Visit

  Four U.S. warships, including an aircraft carrier, were positioned in waters east of Taiwan on what the U.S. Navy called routine deployments on Tuesday amid Chinese anger over U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit the island.

• August 02, 2022

  Kenya Drought May Keep Some Voters Out

  In Kenya's northern Samburu County, people are reportedly more focused on saving animals and livelihoods than on casting their ballots. Severe drought has forced herders to migrate hundreds of kilometers in search of pasture and water, meaning some may need to skip voting in elections Aug. 9.

• August 02, 2022

  Sierra Leone Doctors Walk

  Doctors across Sierra Leone began an indefinite strike on Monday to protest low pay and lack of benefits, leaving dozens of patients in hospital waiting rooms in need of care.

• August 01, 2022

  Profile: William Ruto - United Democratic Alliance Candidate

  Deputy President William Ruto is running in Kenya’s August 9 presidential election on a platform of tackling corruption and growing the economy as the cost of living rises in the East African nation. David Doyle of Reuters reports.

• August 01, 2022

  Uganda Flood Toll Rises

  Floods in parts of eastern Uganda resulting from torrential rains have killed at least 24 people, the government and Uganda Red Cross said.

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