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Failed Wagner revolt leaves a question in Africa: Will the ruthless mercenaries remain?/in /by
The Russian mercenary group that briefly threatened President Vladimir Putin's authority has for years been a ruthless force-for-hire across Africa, protecting rulers at the expense of the masses.
In conservative Somalia, an online app to find your soulmate/in /by
"It's less difficult than physically meeting strangers. When you interact with someone online, you can ask them all the questions you want and make sure they're right for you before you meet them," she smiles.
Vote on future of UN mission in Mali postponed until Friday/in /by
On June 16, taking everyone by surprise, Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop had demanded the "immediate withdrawal" of Minusma, denouncing its "failure".
Rapper Stormzy and Zaha buy hometown football club/in /by
Rapper Stormzy has teamed up with Crystal Palace striker Wilfried Zaha to buy ninth-tier English soccer side Croydon Athletic, the club said on Tuesday.
African leaders meet in Angola to discuss East DRC tensions/in /by
High-level representatives of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the East African Community (EAC), the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICRGL) and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS ) participate in this summit in Luanda.
Sierra Leone: Bio secures second term as opposition leader rejects results/in /by
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio was re-elected to serve a second term with 56.17 percent of the vote, the head of the electoral commission said Tuesday, prompting the runner-up to "categorically reject" the result.
UN Security Council extends authorization for African Union mission in Somalia/in /by
The UN Security Council on Tuesday extended for six months the authorization of the African Union (AU) force in Somalia, which has begun to withdraw, thus allowing up to 3,000 additional troops to leave by the end of September.
SIerra Leone: Julius Maada Bio re-elected for second term/in /by
Incumbent President Julius Maada Bio re-elected in the first round for a second term at the head of Sierra Leone with 56.17% of the vote, according to the head of the electoral commission.
Sudan: UN warns on possible ethnic conflict amid war/in /by
The conflict in Sudan is taking an ethnic turn in Darfur, the UN said on Tuesday, at a time when the number of people who have fled the fighting abroad exceeds 560,000 and the number of displaced persons in the country is close to two million.
Hunger kills hundreds after US and UN pause food aid to Ethiopia’s Tigray region, officials say/in /by
Hunger has killed at least 700 people in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region in recent weeks after the United States and the United Nations paused food aid, local officials and researchers say.