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Angola: Opposition parties call for election recount

Four opposition parties in Angola on Sunday called for a recount in last week's general election, alleging "irregularities" during the vote that kept the ruling party in power.

South African deputy president admits affair

South Africa's Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted having an extra-marital affair, but denied reports of multiple affairs.

Mugabe criticizes three African countries over Gaddafi’s death

Zimbabwe’s President, Robert Mugabe has condemned the 2011 role of Nato in Libya leading to the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime and his eventually death in the hands of Libyan rebel forces.

Zimbabweans march for Grace Mugabe over SA assault case

The ruling party in Zimbabwe, Zanu-PF on Wednesday organized a rally and a march in the capital, Harare in solidarity with the country’s first lady, Grace Mugabe.

Dlamini-Zuma angry at claims ex-husband Zuma is helping her presidency bid

South African veteran politician and anti-apartheid activist Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said on Tuesday it was “offensive” to suggest her ex-husband, President Jacob Zuma, would have a hand in promoting her political career.

Grace Mugabe makes first public statement after SA assault case

The first lady of Zimbabwean Grace Mugabe has made her first public comment since returning to the country from South Africa where she was accused of assaulting a 20-year old model in a Johannesburg hotel.

South Africa cannibalism suspects appear in court, abandon bail

Five men accused of cannibalism in South Africa appeared in Court on Friday and refused to file application for bail.

2 miners die in South Africa’s Harmony Gold mine

Two miners at a South African gold mine owned by Harmony Gold have died after they were trapped underground following an earth tremor, the company said on Sunday.

SA court convicts farmers for forcing man into coffin

A South African court on Friday convicted two white South African farmers of of attempted murder and kidnapping for forcing a black man into a coffin.

Angola’s ruling party wins elections

The ruling MPLA party won Angola's elections, a poll official announced on Thursday, with party candidate Joao Lourenco now set to succeed President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos who has ruled for 38 years.

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Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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