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Mozambique's Nyusi takes election lead, opposition cries foul
With around 39% of the votes counted from roughly 13 million registered voters, Nyusi has taken a lead securing 68.85%, while his main competitor Osuffo Momade of the Renamo party has racked up 26.20% of the vote so far.
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Mali army says it killed 50 militants, freed soldiers in counter-attack
Unidentified assailants killed 38 soldiers during the 30 September attacks, among the heaviest losses for Mali’s army this year as it struggles to repel increasingly brazen raids by militant groups, some with links to al-Qaeda and Islamic State.
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African debt stabilising but region faces headwinds - IMF
The IMF has previously warned of the continent’s rising debt burden, largely the result of borrowing to plug gaping budget deficits in mineral- and oil-producing countries that followed commodities and crude oil slumps.
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Ebola concentrated in Congo mining area, still an emergency - WHO
The virus has infected 3,227 people and killed 2,154 of them since the outbreak was declared in August 2018 and went on to became the world’s second-worst outbreak, it said.
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Six killed in Mali attack on pro-government forces
Four more people were missing after the attack in Aguelhok, an alliance of pro-government forces calling itself Platform of the June 2014 Movements said.
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Ebola still an 'urgent' global health emergency: WHO
DRC's latest Ebola epidemic, which began in August 2018, has killed 2,144 people, making it the second deadliest outbreak of the virus, after the West Africa pandemic of 2014-2016.
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Ghana flooding leaves 28 dead
Flooding in northern and other parts of Ghana happens each year during the rainy season.
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Sudan peace talks resume after deadlock
The talks between the new government in Khartoum and rebels who fought now ousted president Omar al-Bashir's forces in Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan states, are being mediated by South Sudan - a former foe still struggling to end its own war.
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DA to raise plight of protesting asylum seekers in Parliament
Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Adrian Roos, a member of the parliamentary portfolio committee on Home Affairs, said government and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) should clarify the matter.
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Ebola survivors battle grief and stigma in eastern Congo
More than 3,200 people are known to have been infected with the virus, of whom more than 2,100 have died since the outbreak was declared in the eastern region.
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Oil, diamonds and nuclear power: Russia eyes Africa business
Russia is one of the world's top hydrocarbon producers and exporters through energy giants like Gazprom, Rosneft and Lukoil.
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Kenya's president refuses to sign the budget over rate cap
The move was the latest in a running dispute over the rates cap, which the government and banking officials say is debilitating to the economy because it stalls lending.
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Benin parliament vows amnesty and reform to try ease crisis
National Assembly president Louis Vlavonou announced an 'amnesty' for 'all those who are implicated in the events following the legislative elections... so that they can find their liberty and peace'.
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Observers flag concerns over Mozambique election
The southern African country voted in presidential, parliamentary and provincial polls on Tuesday after a campaign marked by violence and claims of electoral fraud.
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Zimbabwe's power cuts to worsen due to suppressed imports, warns Zesa
It said the country would experience suppressed power supply until imports were restored to normal levels.
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Calls for former Mozambican Minister Manuel Chang to be extradited to US
Manuel Chang allegedly helped himself to a portion of a $2 billion loan that the country secured during his tenure.
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Price of bread rises 60% overnight in Zimbabwe
Zimbabweans can barely keep pace with the price rises that have rekindled fears of hyperinflation which reached 500 billion percent a decade ago and forced the country to trash its own currency.
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Tensions rise in Mozambique as vote counting under way
President Filipe Nyusi's Frelimo party is widely expected to win the polls held on Tuesday.
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SA most food-secure country in Africa - Global Food Security Index
Today is World Food Day, which puts the spotlight on access, affordability and the nutritional value of food systems.
