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Tanzania’s CCM government suppresses the main opposition CHADEMA
Mounting repression and attacks on democratic rights in Tanzania is part of a broader authoritarian turn across East Africa ...
Who do Africans trust most? Surveys show it’s not the state (more likely the army)
A general decline in trust in public institutions across Africa reflects the disconnect between state officials and the ...
Africa was vital to Francis’s papacy — and will shape the church’s future
One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...
The US oversees a peace pledge for east Congo, hoping to ease its access to critical minerals
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has overseen the signing by Congo and Rwanda of a pledge to work toward a peace deal that ...
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Ruto among African Heads of State to attend Pope Francis' funeral
President Ruto among 12 African Heads of State set to attend Pope Francis' funeral tomorrow, Vatican confirms; others include ...
Gabon's constitutional court confirms Nguema's presidential win
Gabon's Constitutional Court on Friday confirmed Brice Oligui Nguema won the Central African nation's April 12 presidential ...
Catholics remember Pope Francis as a friend of Africa, with some setting theology aside
Pope Francis visited a record 10 African countries throughout his pontificate, often venturing to areas ravaged by war, poverty or natural disaster ...
Chechnya leader's son, 17, becomes head of Chechen security council
The teenage son of Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia's Chechnya region and close ally of President Vladimir Putin, has ...
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Vatican: Two cardinals who may make history as first African pope in 1,500 years
As the Catholic world begins the solemn ritual of mourning Pope Francis, a quieter but no less historic conversation is ...