Jul 16, 2024

RWANDA ELECTION: Paul Kagame Now With 95.15% - Partial Results

President Paul Kagame is poised to extend his 24-year rule in Rwanda with a landslide victory, having secured 99.15% of the vote so far, with 79% of ballots counted....

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  Jul 16, 2024

Gambia's Parliament Upholds Ban on Female Genital Mutilation

Gambia's parliament on Monday rejected a bill that sought to overturn the country's ban on female genital mutilation (FGM)....

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  Jul 15, 2024

Rwanda Holds Election With Incumbent Kagame Poised to Land Victory

Polling centers opened at 7 a.m. local time for over nine million eligible voters to cast their ballots for the president and lawmakers. Provisional results are anticipated by July 20....

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  Jul 10, 2024

South Sudan Peace Talks Hit Roadblock Over Controversial Detention Bill

South Sudan peace talks that almost reached completion faced a stumbling block with opposition groups demanding a newly passed bill allowing the detention of people without an arrest warrant scratched out in order to sign a proposed agreement....

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  Jul 10, 2024

JOHN GARANG: The True Story of South Sudan's Founding Father

John Garang, born in 1945 in Bor, Sudan, pursued higher education in the U.S. and actively engaged in politics, leading the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) against the northern Sudanese government....

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  Jul 10, 2024

Senegal to Terminate Multi-Million Dollar Water Purification Contract

Senegal plans to terminate a multi-million dollar water purification project contract awarded to a Saudi Arabian company....

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