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South African banking stocks rallied on Tuesday, buoyed by optimism that the newly elected leader of the ruling African National Congress will push through policies aimed at putting the economy on a stronger footing. South Africa’s…
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The head of Zimbabwe’s military, who led the de facto coup that ended Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule last month, General Constantino Chiwenga, is set to retire, according to a government statement released on Monday. The retirement is…
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A Kenyan court has awarded a schoolgirl four million Kenyan shillings ($40,000; £30,000) after she was strip-searched by police looking for drugs in 2015. Half-naked pictures of the young woman, allegedly taken by police during the…
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Donald Trump's national security adviser has accused Russia of "a sophisticated campaign of subversion" to undermine free and open societies. Gen HR McMaster told the BBC that Moscow used propaganda and disinformation against democracies.…
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A spokesperson for the Gadaffi family has said that Saif al-Islam Gadaffi, the son of the former Libyan leader will contest in the upcoming presidential elections. Basem al-Hashimi al-Soul told the influential local media agency,…
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South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has elected deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa as its new leader. The former trade unionist and top businessman will replace his boss embattled President Jacob Zuma and would lead the…
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At least 61 people have been killed in clashes between different ethnic groups in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region, officials said, the latest bout of violence to highlight increasing instability in a province racked by bloody protests in 2015…
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A suicide bomb and gun attack on a Methodist church in Pakistan has killed at least nine people, officials say. Militants stormed the church, which was packed with worshippers at the time, in the city of Quetta, some 65km (40 miles) from…
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Around 5,000 delegates from South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) have gathered in Johannesburg for a key conference to choose the ruling party's next leader. The five-day convention, which started on Saturday, comes amid…
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A Canadian billionaire and his wife have been found dead at their home in Toronto in circumstances that police described as "suspicious". The bodies of Barry Sherman and his wife Honey were found in the basement by an estate agent, reports…
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