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Ruto loyalists plot new laws to stifle protests

A new bill could give police sweeping powers to ban or break up demonstrations and impose harsh fines and jail terms

Legislators are pressing ahead with new laws aimed at giving the police powers to break up demonstrations just weeks after the Generation Z protest movement swept across Kenya.

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Mutharika sets up election rerun

The former President plans to stand on the success of his economic record and cash in on in the unpopularity of his successor

Next year’s presidential elections are set to be a rerun of 2020, after the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on 18 August endorsed former President Peter Mutharika as...

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Wave of arrests points to pre-election crackdown

Opposition leaders Tundu Lissu and hundreds of supporters were among those detained

The arrest and detention of hundreds of opposition leaders and supporters on 11 August, ahead of a planned rally to mark International Youth Day on 12 August, suggests...

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Kyiv counts diplomatic costs of ambush boasts

Bamako has cut ties with Ukraine, accusing it of complicity in an attack that killed Malian soldiers and 50 Russian Wagner operatives

The Cold War politics in the Sahel has been given fresh heat after Mali announced it was severing ties with Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of involvement in a deadly...

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Egypt plans to make Olympic bid despite fears over costs

ANOCA head says the state is determined to become the first country on the continent to host the Games

Egypt will bid to host the 2036 and 2040 Summer Olympics, says Mustapha Berraf, the Algerian head of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), following...

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