Mali votes again amid high security
25/11/2013Mali has voted amid high security in parliamentary elections, the second nationwide poll since a French military intervention against Islamist militants in the north earlier this year. There was a.
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Tanzania Snubs EAC Joint Tourist Visa Plan
05/11/2013Tanzania has categorically stated that it will not be joining other East African Community (EAC) member states – Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda – in plans to launch a “single tourist.
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Long-awaited election: Madagascar voters go to polls
28/10/2013Voters in Madagascar are going to the polls in the first election since the military-backed coup four years ago. Two front-runners are competing with a similar pledge to rebuild Madagascar’s.
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Kenyan president excused from regular presence at ICC trial
21/10/2013The International Criminal Court has excused Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta from his “continuing presence” at his upcoming trial on charges of crimes against humanity. The excuse “is strictly for purposes.
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Trial resumes for Egyptian former President Hosni Mubarak
21/10/2013The retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resumed behind closed doors Saturday, state-run MENA news agency reported. Former intelligence and national security officials took the stand in the hearing..
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African Union urges ICC to drop cases against leaders
12/10/2013The African Union has urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to defer cases against sitting leaders until they leave office. The current presidents of Kenya and Sudan both face ICC.
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President Obama congratulates Goodluck Jonathan and Nigerians on 53rd independence anniversary
02/10/2013Washington, DC – The U.S. President, Barack Obama, has congratulated President Goodluck Jonathan and the people of Nigeria as the nation celebrates 53rd anniversary it Independence Day on Oct.1. “A.
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Guinea votes in long-delayed legislative election amid heavy security, fears of violence
28/09/2013Long lines and a strong security presence marked the opening of voting in Guinea for hotly contested legislative elections that have sparked fears of violence. Saturday’s vote, delayed several times.
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Rwandans vote in parliamentary poll
16/09/2013Rwandans are going to the polls to elect a new parliament, with the governing RPF widely expected to retain its huge majority. The party of President Paul Kagame had 42.
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Mali’s new President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita sworn in
05/09/2013Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been sworn in as Mali’s new president at the Supreme Court in the capital, Bamako. Before he took his oath of office, transitional leader Dioncounda Traore.
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