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‘Yellow cake’ theft

Libya’s hide-and-go-seek of its uranium

The day after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced that several tonnes of natural uranium had disappeared, the Libyan National ... Army claimed to have found it.

wage woes

South Africa: Union’s strike sparks 2024 political headaches

A public workers' strike, which at first appeared to be a pattern of the annual ‘protest season’, has intensified. The protests are wreaking ... havoc on public hospitals and piling fresh headaches on President Cyril Ramaphosa, whose ruling ANC party is traditionally close to rebellious unions.

Fighting words

US accuses Ethiopia of ‘crimes against humanity’ in warning to Abiy

The US on Monday formally accused Ethiopian and Eritrean forces of committing crimes against humanity in Tigray, raising the stakes on all sides ... to respect last fall’s ceasefire.

A supporter of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu holds a Biafra flag during a rally in support of Kanu, who is expected to appear at a magistrate court in Abuja

Nigerian nightmare

Nigeria 2023: Biafra agitations may deepen after divisive elections

After a violent governorship election in Lagos State where Igbo and other non-Yoruba speakers were profiled and prevented from voting, renewed ... hostility is brewing, evoking memories of a civil war that ended 53 years ago.

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wage woes

South Africa: Union’s strike sparks 2024 political headaches

Fighting words

US accuses Ethiopia of ‘crimes against humanity’ in warning to Abiy

Nigerian nightmare

Nigeria 2023: Biafra agitations may deepen after divisive elections

wage woes

South Africa: Union’s strike sparks 2024 political headaches

Fighting words

US accuses Ethiopia of ‘crimes against humanity’ in warning to Abiy

Nigerian nightmare

Nigeria 2023: Biafra agitations may deepen after divisive elections

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profiling and intimidation

Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu re-elected Lagos governor in controversial election

Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu the winner of 2023 governorship election ... in Lagos, in an exercise observers and journalists say was marred by low turnout, violence, and voter intimidation.

PLAYER ONE

South Korea coming for a slice of Africa’s emerging nuclear power market

As African countries firm up their nuclear power ambitions, South Korea’s Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), a subsidiary of state-owned ... Korea Electric Power Corporation is coming for a share of the continent’s emerging market.

bloated roll

Zimbabwe: Errors in voters’ roll could derail the election

Zimbabwe will hold harmonised elections in four months even though the country’s electoral commission (ZEC) has not released an electronic ... voters’ roll for scrutiny despite several court challenges.

opaque and lucrative

Washington, capital of African lobbying

Handsomely compensated in order to influence the policies of American decision-makers, the lobbying firms of the renowned K Street also have ... a growing number of African clients. From Kinshasa to Ouagadougou via Tunis, we delve into the opaque and lucrative market of influence.

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Kenya: Police arrest and fire tear gas as opposition holds protests

Kenyan riot police fired tear gas Monday to disperse demonstrators gathered in Nairobi for a day of action called by the opposition to protest ... the country's punishing cost of living crisis, AFP correspondents said.

Political party agents discuss results after the vote-counting process at a polling unit, in Lagos

street pressure

Nigeria 2023: Low turnout in Lagos as thugs attack, suppress voters

Nigeria's gubernatorial election in Lagos State on Saturday 18 March was marred by violence and voter intimidation leading to low turnout. ...

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