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Kenya's National Assembly impeaches deputy president
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Kenya's National Assembly impeaches deputy president

Kenya's National Assembly has impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over alleged violation of the constitution and undermining the government. By Brian Okoth Kenya's National Assembly has voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. On Tuesday, a total of 281 members of parliament (M...

Zambia signs deal with China for its first cholera vaccine plant
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Zambia signs deal with China for its first cholera vaccine plant

At least three million vaccine doses are expected to be produced in the first phase of the project. Zambia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China on Monday to establish the southern African nation's first cholera vaccine manufacturing plant. The project’s first phase will cost $37...

Burkina Faso suspends Voice of America for insurgency report
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Burkina Faso suspends Voice of America for insurgency report

The authorities accuse Voice of America (VOA) of broadcasting comments that demoralised troops in Burkina Faso and neighbouring Mali. Burkina Faso's junta has suspended US-funded broadcaster Voice of America for three months over comments about a militant insurgency in West Africa's Sahel region,...

Abin da ya sa munin bala'in yaƙin Sudan yake kama da na Gaza
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Abin da ya sa munin bala'in yaƙin Sudan yake kama da na Gaza

A mafi yawan lokuta ana mantawa da ƙiraye-kirayen neman shiga tsakani da kuma taimakon jinƙai daga Sudan da ke cikin tsananin yaƙi a yanayin karkatar hankali duniya kan ayyukan Isra’ila a Gaza da kuma tasirin siyasa a yakin Rasha da Ukraine. Daga Mazhun Idris Babu wani yaki da ya fi wani kyau ko...

Who is Kenya's embattled Deputy President Gachagua?
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Who is Kenya's embattled Deputy President Gachagua?

Kenya's National Assembly on Tuesday impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, who says his only mistake is being a "truthful man." Kenya's Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua was a scandal-tainted political novice when he rode an anti-establishment wave to become deputy president – only to be impeached...

Le président tunisien Saied réélu avec plus de 90 % des voix
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Le président tunisien Saied réélu avec plus de 90 % des voix

La commission électorale a annoncé lundi que le président tunisien Kais Saied avait été réélu avec plus de 90 % des voix. Le président tunisien Kais Saied a été réélu haut la main, selon les résultats annoncés lundi, après une campagne électorale qui a vu ses opposants emprisonnés, de même que de...

Mpox: Ugandan prisoner isolated after virus detected
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Mpox: Ugandan prisoner isolated after virus detected

The authorities say the virus was detected on a patient being held for murder and suspect he came in with it. A case of mpox has been found in Nakasongola jail in central Uganda, a prison spokesperson said on Tuesday, adding that the patient had been isolated and was receiving treatment. The Worl...

Displaced Chagossians reject UK-Mauritius deal over US military base
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Displaced Chagossians reject UK-Mauritius deal over US military base

The UK and Mauritius announced an agreement to end British rule over the Chagos islands, but a US military base will remain there for the next 99 years. Islanders who were forced to leave their remote Indian Ocean home to make way for a US military base half a century ago have protested on Monday...

Why Sudan is no less a catastrophe than Gaza
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Why Sudan is no less a catastrophe than Gaza

War-torn Sudan's anguished cries for intervention and humanitarian assistance often drown in the din of the global debate on Israel's wrongs in Gaza and the geopolitical implications of the prolonged Russia-Ukraine conflict. By Mazhun Idris No war is better or worse than the other, yet the world'...