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January 17, 2020
S. Sudan talks fail to end impasse over state boundaries
JUBA —The latest round of peace talks between South Sudan's two rival leaders has failed to strike a deal on the vital issue of internal boundaries, mediators said on Friday.Critics have accused President Salva Kiir of re-organizing state boundaries to shore up his power and the issue has hobbled talks with rebel leader Riek Machar.South Africa's Deputy President David Mabuza, mediating the talks in South Sudan's capital Juba, said the ...
January 15, 2020
Ethiopia election board proposes August vote
ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia's electoral board on Wednesday proposed holding landmark national polls in August, drawing criticism over the timing — at the height of the rainy season — of the first competitive elections in 15 years.The elections are a critical step in the political transition to real democracy being managed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who was appointed in 2018 after several years of anti-government protests.Abiy, this year's Nobel ...
January 14, 2020
Two dead in Guinea at start of sweeping anti-government rally
CONAKRY - Two youths were killed in Guinea on Monday at the start of open-ended protests against President Alpha Conde's suspected bid to prolong his rule.The West African country has been wracked by demonstrations since mid-October over concerns that Conde intends to use a planned constitutional reform to seek a third term in office.At least 20 civilians and one gendarme have been killed since the start of protests, which have ...
January 12, 2020
Guinea government warns it won't tolerate protest violence
CONAKRY - The Guinean government warned it will respond vigorously to any violence at an opposition rally on Monday, the latest protest over fears that President Alpha Conde is changing the constitution to extend his mandate.The West African country has been wracked by mass demonstrations since mid-October over constitutional reform.At least 20 civilians and one gendarme have been killed in the protests, which have drawn hundreds of thousands of people. ...
January 11, 2020
Lesotho court issues arrest warrant for PM's wife
MASERU, LESOTHO - A court has issued an arrest warrant for the prime minister's wife after she failed to turn up for questioning over the 2017 murder of his previous wife, police said Saturday.The announcement came just days after senior officials in the ruling party called for Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to resign, accusing him of obstructing the investigation into the killing.Lipolelo Thabane was gunned down by unknown assailants on ...
January 11, 2020
Drought ignites human-wildlife conflict in Zimbabwe
HWANGE, ZIMBABWE - Zimbabwean villager Dumisani Khumalo appeared to be in pain as he walked gingerly towards a chair under the shade of a tree near his one-room brick shack.The 45-year-old was attacked by a buffalo days earlier, and he was lucky to be on his feet.Wild animals in Zimbabwe were responsible for the deaths of at least 36 people in 2019, up from 20 in the previous year."I thank ...
January 10, 2020
Police disperse protesters in Algerian capital
ALGIERS — Baton-wielding police broke up a protest in Algiers on Friday, cracking down on demonstrators vowing to keep up the anti-regime movement that has rocked Algeria for nearly a year.Police charged a group of several dozen people chanting anti-regime slogans, after demonstrators were blocked from gathering at the central Algiers rallying point of the weekly protest marches, now in their 47th week."Civil state, not military state," shouted protesters, a ...
January 9, 2020
Ethiopia and Egypt fail to clinch Nile dam deal
ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia and Egypt failed to resolve a long-running dispute over a massive dam being built on the Blue Nile River during the latest round of talks this week.Officials said Thursday that some progress had been made, though they remained at odds over major sticking points, including how fast the dam's reservoir would be filled.The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has been a source of tension ever since Ethiopia ...
January 9, 2020
Angola billionaire Isabel dos Santos lashes out over graft probe
LUANDA — Isabel dos Santos, Angola's billionaire businesswoman and daughter of the former president, has launched a head-on attack on the government since her assets were frozen last month by graft investigators.Usually wary of the media limelight, Dos Santos has fired a broadside of scathing tweets, interviews and statements, lashing what she says are lies and a corrupt regime.The 46-year-old has been named "Africa's richest woman" by Forbes magazine, which ...
January 8, 2020
Botswana opposition wins right to challenge election result
GABORONE, BOTSWANA - Botswana's court of appeal on Wednesday ruled in favor of hearing an opposition bid to throw out general election results after a lower court rejected their petition for lack of evidence.The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) won a sweeping majority in the October 23 polls, securing 38 out of 57 seats in parliament.The runner-up, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), which won 15 seats, had filed suit ...
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