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Rights group demands probe of ex-governor, 2 army officers in Congo for possible…
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Amnesty International called for an investigation Wednesday into a former governor and two…
A farming project in South Africa is helping deaf people build skills and find…
In South Africa, where the general unemployment rate is over 32%, deaf people face even steeper hurdles. Unlike…
Young Ghanaians see presidential vote as a way out of hardship. But their options…
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Joseph Antwi knows what he wants as a young person in Ghana casting his vote for the first time…
Senegalese artisans in the spotlight as they exhibit for the first time at a…
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — For the artistic and cultural elites of Senegal, the monthlong Dakar Biennale of Contemporary…
Namibia’s decision to extend election voting due to technical issues draws…
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Voting in Namibia for a new president and parliament has been extended into the weekend by…
Opposition parties ask South Africa’s top court to revive impeachment…
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Two South African opposition parties asked the country's top court Tuesday to revive…
Senegal’s ruling party secures majority in parliament, paving the way for…
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s ruling party, PASTEF, secured a resounding victory in the country's legislative…
Congo accuses rebel group of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in country’s…
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo's government on Tuesday accused the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group of “ethnic…
They fled war in Sudan. Now, women in refugee camps say they’re being forced to…
ADRE, Chad (AP) — Crossing into Chad, the 27-year-old thought she'd left the horrors of Sudan's war behind: the…
Voting underway for presidential election in Somalia’s breakaway region of…
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Voting was underway Wednesday in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland in a key…
