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Togo adopts new Constitution moves from presidential to parliamentary system


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Togolese lawmakers adopted a new constitution introduced by members of the ruling party which transitions the West African nation from a presidential to a parliamentary system. The country's opposition, which boycotted the last…

Senegalese votes to elect new leader


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Senegalese lined up to vote Sunday in a tightly contested presidential race that followed months of uncertainty and unrest that has tested the West African nation’s reputation as a stable democracy in a region that has experienced a wave of…

Agencies consider new aid route to Sudan


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Aid agencies are looking at delivering aid to Sudan on a new route from South Sudan as they struggle to access much of the country, a senior U.N. official said, nine months into a war that has caused a major humanitarian crisis. The war…

Chad appoints former opposition leader as new PM


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Chadian politician Succès Masra was named the first Prime minister under the nation's newly adopted 5th Republic Constitution. The announcement was read on national television on 1st January by minister Mahamat Ahmad Alhabo. "Through…

Tunisians vote in local elections to fill new chamber


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This is the environment in which Tunisians vote on Sunday for the country's first local elections since President Kais Saied wrote a new constitution that voters approved last year. Voting will determine the composition of a new National…

Guinea President forms new government, tackles corruption


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Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has anannounced the formation of a new government on Wednesday evening, designating the crucial responsibility of combating corruption to the newly appointed leader. This development unfolds…

South Africa to build new nuclear plants


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South Africa, battling crippling power blackouts, plans to add 2,500 megawatts of new nuclear generation, the government announced. The country has Africa's only nuclear power station but the Koeberg plant near Cape Town is currently…

Nigerien electricity company commissions new photovoltaic power plant


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Niger's electricity company (Nigelec) has commissioned a 30-megawatt photovoltaic plant to compensate for major shortages since Nigeria stopped supplying electricity to Niger in response to the July coup, the country's energy minister…

Senegalese opposition party sponsors new candidate in presidential polls


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The party of Senegal’s jailed opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, says it was sponsoring its number two politician, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, as candidate for the 25th February presidential election. The announcement came just days after the…

Uganda Unrest: UK, US issue new security alert


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The United States and United Kingdom’s diplomatic missions issued a warning to their respective nationals about going to big events, especially religious services. Ahead of Thursday’s widely attended Nyege Nyege festival, they also…