Libya election committee rejects Gaddafi’s son Saif as presidential candidate
Issued on: 24/11/2021 – 20:24Modified: 24/11/2021 – 20:27 Libya’s election commission said on Wednesday that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the former ruler and...
African politics
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Murder trial of ‘African Che Guevera’ Thomas Sankara to finally begin
The murder trial of Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso’s iconic “father of the revolution”, is due to open on Monday, 34 years after his assassination. Fourteen people,...
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Mali junta’s sovereignty push arouses hope, fear amid troubled anti-jihadist struggle
Mali’s military-dominated government has vociferously emphasised its national sovereignty in recent days, lambasting France’s military strategy in the region and dismissing the election timetable set...