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The mourning that filled one house in Cameroon’s coastal city of Douala, for a man witnesses said was shot by a soldier, underscored the fear gripping the country since the contested re-election of President Paul Biya.Achille Simo, a 45-year-old father of five, was killed Wednesday amid the chaos following the vote that maintained Biya, 92, …

Cameroonian families bereaved in post-election violenceSat, 01 Nov 2025 16:41:24 GMT Read More »

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan condemned protests around the election in which she was declared winner on Saturday with almost 98 percent of the vote, while the opposition said hundreds have been killed by security forces. The electoral commission said Hassan won 97.66 percent of the vote, with turnout at 87 percent, despite reports from AFP …

Tanzania president wins 98% in election as opposition says hundreds killedSat, 01 Nov 2025 15:41:43 GMT Read More »

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has won a landslide election victory, results showed Saturday, after key candidates were jailed or barred from a vote that has triggered days of violent protests.The electoral commission said Hassan won 97.66 percent of the vote, dominating every constituency.It added that turnout was at 87 percent, despite reports from AFP …

Tanzania president wins 98% of votes after violence-marred pollsSat, 01 Nov 2025 09:52:32 GMT Read More »

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has won a landslide election victory, official results showed Saturday, after key candidates were jailed or barred from a vote that has triggered days of violent protests.The final result showed Hassan won 97.66 percent of the vote, dominating every constituency, the electoral commission announced on state television.A quick swearing-in ceremony …

Tanzania president wins election landslide after deadly protestsSat, 01 Nov 2025 05:45:27 GMT Read More »

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Gabes in southern Tunisia on Friday, calling for the closure of facilities at an ageing chemical factory blamed for hundreds of cases of poisoning.Anger has reignited in the city over pollution from the plant and its toll on residents’ health, while authorities push to expand the output of fertiliser, produced …

Thousands gather to urge closure of Tunisia chemical plantFri, 31 Oct 2025 21:16:23 GMT Read More »

US President Donald Trump said Friday that Christians in Nigeria face an “existential threat,” as right-wing political allies including Senator Ted Cruz push claims of “Christian mass murder” that experts say are false.Narratives of “Christian genocide” and “persecution” in Nigeria have been bubbling up on social media in recent months, finding purchase among the American …

Trump says Christians in Nigeria face ‘existential threat’Fri, 31 Oct 2025 21:15:38 GMT Read More »

Tanzania’s main opposition said hundreds had been killed in three days of election protests, with the country still under an internet blackout on Friday and the government denying any use of “excessive force”.A security source and diplomat in Dar es Salaam both told AFP that deaths were “in the hundreds” as protests continued on Friday.President …

Tanzania opposition says ‘hundreds dead’ in post-vote violenceFri, 31 Oct 2025 18:29:35 GMT Read More »

Embassies in Mali urged citizens to depart the country immediately this week while the United States and United Kingdom withdrew non-essential staff, as a fuel blockade by jihadists upturns daily life and stokes fears of growing insecurity.Since back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021, Mali has been ruled by a military junta that is struggling to …

Mali fuel crisis, insecurity spark foreign embassy warnings to leaveFri, 31 Oct 2025 14:56:17 GMT Read More »

Hundreds of textile workers marched in Lesotho’s capital Friday in protest against massive job losses caused by US-imposed tariffs on exports.The Trump administration slapped the small southern African nation with 50 percent tariffs — the highest for any country — in April, before lowering the levy to 15 percent in July.Its textile sector — the …

Lesotho textile workers march against US-tariff job lossesFri, 31 Oct 2025 14:13:05 GMT Read More »