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WWF report reveals stark disparities in plastic pollution impact/in /by
As negotiations unfold in Kenya, the WWF calls on governments to implement measures such as a ban on high-risk plastic products, establish global requirements for product design, and provide financial support for low- and middle-income countries.
Polls open in Madagascar presidential election hit by boycott/in /by
Following a nighttime curfew and weeks of protests, voting got calmly under way on Thursday morning, according to journalists, with polls set to close at 05:00 pm (1400 GMT).
Rwanda takes issue with British court ruling on migration plan/in /by
Kigali says it does not agree with the court's point stating that refugees or migrants sent from Britain to Rwanda would not be safe.
Counting continues in Liberia’s presidential run-off vote/in /by
Late Wednesday, oppostion leader Joseph Boakai had a slight lead in the closely contested presidential race with votes from just over 22 per cent of polling stations confirmed.
Niger’s military regime congratulates Mali on “liberation of Kidal”/in /by
The military regime in Niger, has congratulated the Malian army for capturing the strategic northern Tuareg stronghold of Kidal.
South Sudan deploys first unified forces after peace deal/in /by
The unification of forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and his rival, Vice President Riek Machar, was a key condition of the 2018 peace deal that ended a five-year conflict in which nearly 400,000 people died.
Zimbabwe: 33 opposition lawmakers barred due to alleged imposture./in /by
Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC), has lost a shocking 18 new parliamentary seats after an imposter announced in Parliament that they had left the party, resulting in the loss of their seats.
Madagascar: Authorities impose curfew in Antananarivo on eve of presidential election/in /by
"Faced with the various acts of sabotage that took place" on Tuesday evening, "I will shortly be issuing an order instituting a curfew from 21:00" (18:00 GMT) and "until 04:00 in the morning" (01:00 GMT), said General Angelo Ravelonarivo at a press conference in Antananarivo shortly before Wednesday
Benin struggles to halt coastal erosion despite spending millions of dollars/in /by
Climate change and rising sea levels have made Benin's Atlantic coastline more vulnerable to erosion.
Nigerian rapper, Oladips is dead/in /by
In the late hours of yesterday, videos made the rounds on social media of the Lalakukulala crooner seeming to have collapsed as his friends surrounded him.