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A year after a flash flood ripped through Derna and killed thousands of people, the coastal Libyan city is hosting a theatre festival with a message of hope.The city in the war-torn country’s east is still reeling from the flooding that destroyed historic buildings, including Libya’s oldest theatre where the festival was held in previous …

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Ghana’s Asante king, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will receive 28 historic gold ornaments and regalia this weekend, in the latest major restoration of cultural treasures to the West African country. The objects, dating to the 19th century, are symbols of governance, chiefship and royal heritage. Originally crafted by Asante court artisans, they include swords, linguist staffs, palace …

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With a president who owes his success to his mentor-turned-prime minister Ousmane Sonko, Senegal’s political situation was unusual even before last weekend’s snap parliamentary polls.Now, a projected legislative landslide masterminded by the highly influential and charismatic Sonko has amplified questions over what leadership role he should take in the West African country.Sonko propelled President Bassirou Diomaye …

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Kenya deployed a heavy police presence Thursday ahead of President William Ruto’s state of the nation speech, which comes as he faces criticism over abductions, corruption and unpopular economic policies.There were some calls online to protest Ruto’s speech to parliament. But the energy behind the mass demonstrations between June and August, sparked by proposed tax rises, …

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The tooth of DR Congo’s independence hero Patrice Lumumba, said to be kept in a mausoleum which was vandalised earlier this week, is “secure”, the interior minister said Thursday. “The relic has been secured and it is protected,” Jacquemain Shabani said in a recorded statement sent to AFP.The minister did not specify where the gold-capped tooth …

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Will Namibia be the next country in southern Africa to kick out a political party in power since independence?In a year that has proven fatal for many ruling parties across the region, Namibia’s election on November 27 is set to be a tight contest for the ruling South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO). In the last …

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She was, for a while, the oldest known member of the human family. Fifty years after the discovery of Lucy in Ethiopia, the remarkable remains continue to yield theories and questions.In a non-descript room in the National Museum of Ethiopia, the 3.18-million-year-old bones are delicately removed from a safe and placed on a long table. They …

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The eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit is suspected of a second rape, police said Wednesday, two days after his arrest over another allegation of sexual assault.Born of a relationship before Mette-Marit’s marriage to heir Prince Haakon, Marius Borg Hoiby was arrested on Monday evening on suspicion of rape. Since the investigation unearthed a second …

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Mali’s junta chief on Wednesday sacked civilian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga and the government, days after Maiga issued a rare criticism of the military rulers.The West African country, plagued by jihadist and separatist violence, has been led by the military since back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021.Maiga, who was appointed by the military after …

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