https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/10/10/multimedia/10liberia-election-kvbm/10liberia-election-kvbm-moth-v2.jpgGeorge Weah, a former soccer superstar, is running for re-election amid doubts over his ability to tackle rampant corruption and fears of post-election violence.
Jackie Jesko spoke about the subject of her HBO docu-series, a Christian missionary accused of playing doctor with the lives of Ugandan children.
Kenya is deploying a force of 1,000 police officers to Haiti to fight criminal gangs that have taken control of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. However, Kenya is not the first foreign intervention in Haiti; Brazil led a mission from 2004 to 2016, with a mixed outcome. But can Kenya succeed where others have failed? And what…
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https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000–0aff-0242-b1cf-08dbb3d6436c_cx0_cy10_cw0_w800_h450.jpgNigerians are praising the lifting of a visa ban by the United Arab Emirates following a meeting in Abu Dhabi this week between President Bola Tinubu and United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Nigerian authorities also secured an investment deal worth billions of dollars, according to the presidency. Nigerian presidential spokesperson Ajuri…
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https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7e253d90645b9fdc39fcbc6dc24b88dbb8077995/0_248_3741_2245/master/3741.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=69cc09dea924bf18d4eeaf5b0ae2b8d6We just returned from a delegation to Brazil, Chile and Colombia. Each country is still seeking answers about the history of US intervention On the morning of 11 September 1973, the Central Intelligence Agency briefed President Richard Nixon about the Chilean military’s imminent plan to “trigger military action against the Allende government”. By noon, bombs…
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https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7e1de31a54359fc0f9f5308d781cb0f298c239f0/0_147_3741_2245/master/3741.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=c408804e13fa3c9be110d179e4e70e62The US president’s remarks came after after meeting in Vietnam with Communist party official to secure global supply chain Joe Biden’s national security tour of south-east Asia reached Hanoi, Vietnam, on Sunday, where the president called for stability in the US-China relationship against an increasingly complex diplomatic picture in the region for his country. “I don’t…
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African students in Sudan share the realities of finding themselves in a war zone, after moving to the country for a new chapter and education. “Just imagine waking up the morning with bomb blasts.” “Very, very, very scary,” says Fauziya Idris Safiyo. #sudan #sudanwar #bbcafrica Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/
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DENVER, Colo., USA — (Africa News Matters) This week’s most important headlines out of and about Africa Al Jazeeera News – 08/27/23 Indian PM Modi proposes full G20 membership for African Union https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/27/indian-pm-modi-proposes-full-g20-membership-for-african-union Mint – 08/27/23 India in talks for UPI expansion in Africa https://www.livemint.com/news/world/india-expanding-unified-payment-interface-upi-to-african-countries-for-commercial-partnerships-and-financial-inclusion-11693155015557.html BBC News ‑08/26/23 Wagner in Africa: Precarious…
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The 1963 march brought more than 250,000 people to the nation’s capital to push for an end to discrimination.
https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Mozambique-Nacala-Woman-Child-Contraception-GettyImages-995085202.jpgRapid population growth is about to hit the countries whose economies and climates are least equipped to handle it.