Congo's Dennis Sassou -Nguesso sworn in for fifth term

Congo's President Denis Sassou Nguesso has taken the oath of office for another term, extending his 36-year accumulated rule. The 77-year-old won 88.4 percent of the vote in the March 21 election, boycotted by the main opposition. Sassou Nguesso was sworn in the capital Brazzaville on Friday.
Police officers are in Luanda, Angola, on November 11, 2020. Police recently arrested and detained journalist Jorge Manuel.
Angolan journalist Jorge Manuel arrested, detained for 5 days while reporting on evictions
Angolan authorities must refrain from arresting members of the press covering public events, and should return all equipment confiscated from journalist Jorge Manuel, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
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Monrovia: Gender Ministry consoles deceased family in Cyber-Ed fatal shooting
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) is disheartened by the fatal shooting that occurred at Cyber-Ed Christian School leaving 14-year-old Precious Ireland dead.
Chadian women pulverising concrete
The Chadian women crushing gravel to make ends meet in dust and heat
In one hand Idjele grips a heavy hammer, in the other a block of concrete that she smashes into pieces with heavy blows that narrowly miss her fingers, her gaze towards the horizon.
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Burkinabé Tour du Faso cycling race back after pandemic hiatus
The Burkinabé government decided Wednesday that the nation's flagship cycling competition Tour du Faso will take place from October 29th to November 7.
Lieutenant Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga
Mali's interim govt sets date for general election next year
Mali will hold presidential and parliamentary elections in February next year, the country’s interim government announced on Thursday.
bombing that killed 9 French soldiers in the second largest city of Bouake.
Bouaké bombing: Paris court hands down life sentences to defendants in absentia
A court in the French capital Paris on Thursday handed down life sentences to the three defendants in the trial of the bombing of a French camp in Ivory Coast in 2004.
Late Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich. first introduced the US slavery reparations bill in 1989.
Historic first vote in US Congress to right the wrongs of slavery
A US congressional committee on Wednesday passed a bill to provide financial compensation for the wrongs of slavery in the United States, a historic first vote in a country still marked by racial discrimination.
Double Olympics 800 metres champion Caster Semenya on her way to winning the South African championships 5,000m title in Pretoria.
Semenya wins 5,000m race, but falls short of Tokyo qualifying time
Double Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya moved closer to qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Games in a new event after defending her South African championships 5,000m title in Pretoria Thursday.
Camels stand in their pens as they wait to be released to pasture at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) ranch.
With giant swabs and grumpy camels, Kenya hunts for next deadly virus
Kicking and grunting under the restraint of three men, the camel makes its displeasure known as Kenyan veterinarian Nelson Kipchirchir swirls a giant swab in the nostril of the grumpy dromedary.
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