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Congo is holding its elections under a media blackout and the tense vote is expected to see President Denis Sassou Nguesso prolong his 32-year rule over the oil-rich but poor nation. Telephone, internet and SMS services shut down for 48 hours for “reasons of security” as Congo heads to the polls. Check also: Ugandan government shuts down social media ahead ...

The five remaining American presidential hopefuls are drumming up support from voters days before two more primaries and one state’s caucuses measure their popular support. As usual, Republican front-runner Donald Trump has been generating controversy and attention. Check also:Donald Trump Resembles Hitler, Says Former Mexican President Protesters tried Saturday to stop a Trump rally in Arizona near the Mexican border ...

The level of support among Nigerians for Boko Haram is hard to measure, but the group could have millions of backers in the country.[2]   One of the many unknowns about Boko Haram, the radical Islamist terrorist movement associated with over 150 killings thus far in 2016, is how much popular support it actually enjoys.[1] Check also: Niger attacked by both ...

HARARE  – President Robert Mugabe on Friday said veterans of Zimbabwe’s independence war had indicated they wanted him to retire and he would consider it if they asked him directly. Mugabe, at 92 Africa’s oldest leader, pointed out however that others had tried to push him out in the past and failed. Check also: President Robert Mugabe declares state of ...

Islamist militants from al-Qaeda and Boko Haram have killed four security forces in two separate attacks in Niger, officials have said. Three policemen were shot dead by suspected al-Qaeda members in a village near the border with Burkina Faso. Niger: One soldier was killed and two others wounded when a military convoy was attacked close to Nigeria’s border. Thursday’s attacks ...