Sub-Saharan Africa

May 17, 2021

South Africa’s ex-president says he is ready for graft trialGlobal News

Associated Press, reprinted in Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/south-africas-ex-president-says-he-is-ready-for-graft-trial/2021/05/17/f10f3d5e-b71e-11eb-bc4a-62849cf6cca9_story.html

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May 17, 2021

Nigeria’s Boko Haram militants: Six reasons they have not been defeatedGlobal News

BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57117296

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May 14, 2021

Kenya’s BBI blocked in scathing court verdict for President KenyattaGlobal News

BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57094387

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May 13, 2021

Ivory Coast, Ghana push cocoa industry to boost premium paymentsGlobal News

Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-ghana-push-cocoa-industry-boost-premium-payments-2021-05-13/

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May 13, 2021

Column: Cobalt, Congo and a mass artisanal mining experimentGlobal News

Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/cobalt-congo-mass-artisanal-mining-experiment-andy-home-2021-05-13/

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May 13, 2021

Zimbabwe chief justice’s tenure extended, lawyers challenge decisionGlobal News

Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/zimbabwe-chief-justices-tenure-extended-lawyers-challenge-decision-2021-05-13/

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May 13, 2021

As Ethiopia Fights in Tigray Region, a Crackdown on JournalistsGlobal News

New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/13/world/africa/ethiopia-tigray-journalists.html

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May 10, 2021

Ethiopian former UN peacekeepers seek asylum in SudanGlobal News

BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57055014

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May 10, 2021

Chad claims win over rebels after President Déby’s deathGlobal News

BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-57055411

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May 10, 2021

Ivory Coast police rescue 68 children working on cocoa farmsGlobal News

Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-police-rescue-68-children-working-cocoa-farms-2021-05-10/

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